The Shemwell Family

George M GibbonsAge: 87 years19162004

Name
George M Gibbons
Given names
George M
Surname
Gibbons
Birth June 6, 1916 19 18
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 6 months)

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 18 months)

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 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret Elaine Gibbons
January 22, 1923 (Age 6 years)
Census 1925 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentSmithFlorence Marie TroutmanView this family
between 1928 and 1942 (Age 11 years)

Note: Florence divorced George Gibbons in 1928 and filed a correspondence with Social Security on 1942.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 maternal grandfatherRoy Nelson Troutman
February 15, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann Craney
November 28, 1932 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 33 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
Death of a fatherGeorge William Gibbons
November 9, 1961 (Age 45 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna C Traub
November 6, 1965 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 of a motherFlorence Marie Troutman
April 12, 1989 (Age 72 years)
Death January 24, 2004 (Age 87 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 22, 1916Jackson, Missouri, United States
Divorce: May 12, 1928Iowa, United States
himself
George M Gibbons
Birth: June 6, 1916 19 18Nebraska, United States
Death: January 24, 2004
7 years
younger sister
Margaret Elaine Gibbons
Birth: January 22, 1923 26 25Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with Smith - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: between 1928 and 1942

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Anna C Traub - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibbons, George WheadRMW23MYesYesIAIrelandIrishIAYesCheckerUnion DepotW
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW22MYesYesILILILYesNone
Gibbons, George MsonMW3 years 7 monthsSNEIAILYesNone
Troutman, Anna Cmother-in-lawFW45WDYesYesILScotlandScotchScotlandYesDressmakerOA

CensusIowa United State - Census transcript - George William Gibbons - Household

Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Gibbons, George WheadMW28MIA
Gibbons, Florence MwifeFW27MIL
Gibbons, George WsonMW8SNE
Gibbons, Margaret EdaughterFW2SIA