The Shemwell Family

Bertha Maude BurrowsAge: 85 years18811966

Name
Bertha Maude Burrows
Given names
Bertha Maude
Surname
Burrows
Married name
Bertha Maude Home
Birth August 5, 1881
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
MarriageJohn Paul HomeView this family
November 25, 1908 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Madeline Home
September 1, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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
Marriage of a childDale Earl SnyderMary Madeline HomeView this family
February 21, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Paul Home
March 6, 1945 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 64 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 August 7, 1966 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Family with John Paul Home - View this family
husband
John Paul Home
Birth: January 27, 1883Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: March 6, 1945Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Bertha Maude Burrows
Birth: August 5, 1881Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
Death: August 7, 1966Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1908Los Angeles, California, United States
9 months
daughter
Mary Madeline Home
Birth: September 1, 1909 26 28Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: November 14, 2003Port Hueneme, Ventura, California, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Paul Home - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Home, John PheadMW27M11ILIlILEnglishPainterHousesOAYesYesRH
Home, BerthawifeFW27M1111UTEnglishEnglishEnglishNoneYesYes
Home, AddalenedaughterFW0 years 7 monthsSCAILUTNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Mary Madeline Home - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Snyder, Dale EheadMW34MarCanadaYesWK40Mail CarrierPost OfficeG
Snyder, Mary MwifeFW40MarCAWK40Grade TeacherCity SchoolG
Home, Bertha Mmother-in-lawFW66WdUTU
Benjamin, Ruth RmaidFW53SepWK40MaidPrivate HomeP