The Shemwell Family

Ralph Smith McArtyAge: 71 years18941966

Name
Ralph Smith McArty
Given names
Ralph Smith
Surname
McArty
Birth December 22, 1894 47 44
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Creighton
March 9, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
Death of a fatherWilliam A McArty
August 27, 1923 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William F McArty
December 10, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 1930 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy Jane McArty
October 26, 1937 (Age 42 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Census April 1950 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 May 13, 1966 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harristown Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
William A McArty
Birth: January 17, 1847Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: August 27, 1923Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Mary Elizabeth Creighton
Birth: August 18, 1850Ross, Ohio, United States
Death: March 9, 1918Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 22, 1874Piatt, Illinois, United States
20 years
himself
Ralph Smith McArty
Birth: December 22, 1894 47 44Illinois, United States
Death: May 13, 1966Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Ethel Lucile Troutman - View this family
himself
Ralph Smith McArty
Birth: December 22, 1894 47 44Illinois, United States
Death: May 13, 1966Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
son
William F McArty
Birth: December 10, 1925 30 22Illinois, United States
Death: October 20, 2008Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Nancy Jane McArty
Birth: October 26, 1937 42 34Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 8, 2023Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William A McArty - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McArty, William AheadMW63M135OHOHOHEnglishNoneOwn IncomeYesYesOFH
McArty, Mary EwifeFW59M135107OHOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
McArty, EldosonMW31SILOHOHEnglishPostal ClerkPost OfficeWNo0YesYes
McArty, AmbrosesonMW29SILOHOHEnglishBrokerGrain OfficeWNo0YesYes
McArty, James AsonMW27SILOHOHEnglishWaiterRestaurantWNo0YesYes
McArty, HarrisonsonMW22SILOHOHEnglishFarm LaborerFarmWNo0YesYes
McArty, RussellsonMW18SILOHOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes
McArty, Ralph SsonMW15SILOHOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ralph Smith McArty - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McArty, RalphheadO2800RNoMW35M28NoYesILOHOHYesMail CarrierRural RouteWYes
McArty, LucillewifeFW26M19NoYesILILILYesNone
McArty, WilliamsonMW4 years 3 monthsSNoILILILNone

Name
Fred Troutman Obituary and Family Listing Fred D. Troutman, 56, died Thursday in a hospital in Jacksonville of paralysis. He was born in Harristown and spent most of his life in that vicinity as a farmer. He was a member of the Harristown Christian church and the Masonic lodge. He was married in March 1901 to Miss Rosa D. Musser of Decatur. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs.Ralph McArty and Mrs. R. E. Baer of Harristown, a brother, Samuel of Atlanta, KS, two sisters, Mrs. Nora Churchman of Decatur and Miss Minnie Troutman of Atlanta, Kan. Funeral services will be held Sunday in the Christian church with burial in the Harristown cemetery. Decatur Daily Review 6/2/1933 Obituary furnished by Janet Donner https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40307121/fred-b-troutman