The Shemwell Family

Velma BlakeAge: 80 years18921972

Name
Velma Blake
Given names
Velma
Surname
Blake
Married name
Velma Martin
Birth July 2, 1892
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
MarriageMack Samuel MartinView this family
October 12, 1911 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Ray Martin
December 26, 1918 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 25 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 1, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
Death of a husbandMack Samuel Martin
February 28, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Larry Ray Martin
July 15, 1944 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 57 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Tony Eugene Martin
October 19, 1954 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 July 2, 1972 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Prairie Lawn Cemetery
Family with Mack Samuel Martin - View this family
husband
Mack Samuel Martin
Birth: August 20, 1879Missouri, United States
Death: February 28, 1943Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: October 12, 1911Kansas, United States
7 years
son

No family available

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mack Samuel Martin - Household

South Haven, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Martin, M SheadRMW40MYesYesMOMOMOYesFarmerOA
Martin, VelmawifeFW28MYesYesMOKYKYYesNone
Martin, InesdaughterFW7SYesKSMOMONone
Martin, GuysonMW3 years 3 monthsSKSMOMONone
Martin, RaysonMW1SKSMOMONone