The Shemwell Family

Howard Henson Riley SrAge: 87 years18961984

Name
Howard Henson Riley Sr
Given names
Howard Henson
Surname
Riley
Name suffix
Sr
Birth July 2, 1896
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
MarriageJane Elizabeth GibsonView this family
November 5, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Russell Dean Riley
July 20, 1925 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 21, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 53 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
Marriage of a childRussell Dean RileyDorothy E ReidView this family
October 7, 1967 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 April 29, 1984 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Camp Butler National Cemetery
Family with Jane Elizabeth Gibson - View this family
himself
Howard Henson Riley Sr
Birth: July 2, 1896Illinois, United States
Death: April 29, 1984Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
wife
Jane Elizabeth Gibson
Birth: January 18, 1900Parris Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 11, 1987Illinois, United States
Marriage: November 5, 1919Charleston, South Carolina, United States
6 years
son
Russell Dean Riley
Birth: July 20, 1925 29 25Illinois, United States
Death: November 28, 2004Clark, Nevada, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Howard Henson Riley Sr - Household

Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Riley, HowardheadR15MW33M23NoYesILILILYesPainterPaint ShopWYes
Riley, JenniewifeFW30M20NoYesSCSCSCYesNone
Riley, Mary EdaughterFW9SYesILILSCNone
Riley, SiothadaughterFW8SYesILILSCNone
Riley, Howard JrsonMW6SYesILILSCNone
Riley, Russell DsonMW4 years 6 monthsSNoILILSCNone
Riley, Jene LsonMW1 years 5 monthsSNoILILSCNone
Riley, Imogene LdaughterFW1 years 5 monthsSNoILILSCNone