The Shemwell Family

Ora Etta AdamsAge: 63 years18881952

Name
Ora Etta Adams
Given names
Ora Etta
Surname
Adams
Married name
Ora Etta Lowry
Birth September 14, 1888
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageThomas Francis LowryView this family
November 26, 1907 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Inez Lowry
August 7, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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/
Marriage of a childAsa Burton “Ace” TroutmanInez LowryView this family
about 1928 (Age 39 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 Jean Troutman
June 19, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Death of a granddaughterBarbara Jean Troutman
January 15, 1931 (Age 42 years)
Death of a daughterInez Lowry
January 15, 1931 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 61 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 57 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 February 4, 1952 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with Thomas Francis Lowry - View this family
husband
herself
Ora Etta Adams
Birth: September 14, 1888Illinois, United States
Death: February 4, 1952Illinois, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1907Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
20 months
daughter
Inez Lowry
Birth: August 7, 1909 21 20Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: January 15, 1931Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Francis Lowry - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lowry, ThomasheadMW22M13ILILILEnglishSwitchmanRail RoadWNo0YesYesRH
Lowry, OrawifeFW21M1311ILILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Lowry, InezdaughterFW0 years 8 monthsSILILILNone