The Shemwell Family

John PullingsAge: 62 years19041967

Name
John Pullings
Given names
John
Surname
Pullings
Birth November 28, 1904
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Anne Pullings
November 23, 1924 (Age 19 years)
MarriageFlora Belle ChildersView this family
March 21, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 41 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 November 1967 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Winchester City Cemetery
Family with Flora Belle Childers - View this family
himself
wife
Flora Belle Childers
Birth: October 14, 1907Scott, Illinois, United States
Death: June 8, 1996Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 21, 1927Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States
-2 years
daughter
Virginia Anne Pullings
Birth: November 23, 1924 19 17Illinois, United States
Death: November 25, 2006Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Pullings - Household

Winchester, Scott, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pulling, JohnheadR14NoMW35MILAsst PainterAsst Paint at GaragePW52832
Pulling, Flora BwifeFW32MILNP
Pulling, VirginiadaughterFW15SIL
Pulling, John JrsonMW12SIL
Pulling, Harold rsonMW9SIL
Pulling, Gary WsonMW3SIL