The Shemwell Family

Arthur O RobinsonAge: 76 years18741950

Name
Arthur O Robinson
Given names
Arthur O
Surname
Robinson
Birth January 8, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageBessie M ChildsView this family
1901 (Age 26 years)

Note: Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Vincent Robinson
June 4, 1906 (Age 32 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 43 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Marriage of a childDonald Vincent RobinsonRuth Elizabeth ClarkView this family
August 31, 1928 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death January 14, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dover Cemetery
Family with Bessie M Childs - View this family
himself
wife
Bessie M Childs
Birth: June 8, 1881Nebraska, United States
Death: March 8, 1956Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: 1901
5 years
son
Donald Vincent Robinson
Birth: June 4, 1906 32 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 1, 1995Oregon, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Arthur O Robinson - Household

Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Robinson, Arthur OheadMW36M19IAININEnglishContractorBuildingEmpYesYesOMH
Robinson, Bessie MwifeFW27M1965NEILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Robinson, Gladys MdaughterFW8SOKIANENoneYes
Robinson, Rex MsonMW5SOKIANENone
Robinson, Donald VsonMW4SOKIANENone
Robinson, Bessie RdaughterFW2SOKIANENone
Robinson, Fern EdaughterFW0 years 9 monthsSOKIANENone