The Shemwell Family

Adam PoffenrothAge: 70 years18731943

Name
Adam Poffenroth
Given names
Adam
Surname
Poffenroth
Birth February 21, 1873
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 4 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 25 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
MarriageKatherine Elizabeth DippelView this family
about 1899 (Age 25 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alvina Mae Poffenroth
September 25, 1911 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 42 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 43 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 44 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/
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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 granddaughter
#1
Barbara Elaine Snyder
March 6, 1934 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Richard Lee Snyder
September 23, 1937 (Age 64 years)
Shared note: Birth and Death date taken from Obituary
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 July 12, 1943 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Family with Katherine Elizabeth Dippel - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1899Russia
13 years
daughter
Alvina Mae Poffenroth
Birth: September 25, 1911 38 39Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States
Death: December 4, 1994Port Hueneme, Ventura, California, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Adam Poffenroth - Household

Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Poffenroth, AdamheadOFMW45M1901PaYesNoRussiaGermanRussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesLaborerRailroadW
Poffenroth, KatiewifeFW46M1901PaYesNoRussiaGermanRussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesNone
Poffenroth, AdamsonMW19SYesYesYesRussiaGermanRussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesNone
Poffenroth, JohnsonMW17SYesYesYesWIRussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesNone
Poffenroth, PaulinedaughterFW12SYesYesYesWARussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesNone
Poffenroth, AlexsonMW10SYesYesYesWARussiaGermanRussiaGermanYesNone
Poffenroth, Alvina MdaughterFW8SYesWARussiaGermanRussiaGermanNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Adam Poffenroth - Household

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Poffenroth, EabanheadO3500NoMW66MNoRussia
Poffenroth, Catherine ExwifeFW67MNoRussia
Poffenroth, AlecsonMW30SNoWARelief Man Creamery PlantDairy PlantPW521749No
Snyder, AlvinadaughterFW28M?NoWA
Snyder, Barbaragrand-daughterFW6SYesCA
Snyder, RichardgrandsonMW2SNoCA