The Shemwell Family

John Wesley HallAge: 75 years18701945

Name
John Wesley Hall
Given names
John Wesley
Surname
Hall
Birth April 5, 1870
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageSarah Anna “Sally” ParhamView this family
December 22, 1892 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ethel Lee Hall
January 10, 1894 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 27 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Clara May Hall
August 21, 1899 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Otis Grant Hall
October 5, 1902 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Hughlon Hobert Hall
July 30, 1904 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
William Arthur Hall
November 11, 1910 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Herman Clay Hall
November 5, 1912 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childReuben Brown LeeEthel Lee HallView this family
November 3, 1913 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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/
Death of a sonHughlon Hobert Hall
June 13, 1928 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Rodney Eugene Hall
May 8, 1931 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childHerman Clay HallRozann Jeanne HumbachView this family
May 19, 1934 (Age 64 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Arthur HallNorma Othelia TilbyView this family
December 24, 1938 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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
Death May 15, 1945 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery,
Family with Sarah Anna “Sally” Parham - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 22, 1892Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Clara May Hall
Birth: August 21, 1899 29 21Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1956Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
-6 years
daughter
Ethel Lee Hall
Birth: January 10, 1894 23 15Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 17, 1989Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
9 years
son
Otis Grant Hall
Birth: October 5, 1902 32 24Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 30, 1987Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
22 months
son
Hughlon Hobert Hall
Birth: July 30, 1904 34 26Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 13, 1928Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, United States
6 years
son
William Arthur Hall
Birth: November 11, 1910 40 32Waldron, Harper, Kansas, United States
Death: December 24, 1963Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
2 years
son
Herman Clay Hall
Birth: November 5, 1912 42 34Waldron, Harper, Kansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1995Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States