The Shemwell Family

James Michael CostelloAge: 49 years1901–1950

Name
James Michael Costello
Given names
James Michael
Surname
Costello
Birth March 14, 1901 24 25
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 motherAnna I Sinnott
November 18, 1917 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 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 16 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/
MarriageEdith Anna Barnett — View this family
February 19, 1927 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Aleck Costello
1928 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Helen Louise Costello
December 12, 1928 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonJames Aleck Costello
1928 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ann Marie Costello
May 16, 1932 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James Francis Costello
1934 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonJames Francis Costello
1934 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherPaul H Costello
November 16, 1935 (Age 34 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 December 28, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Anns Catholic Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Paul H Costello
Birth: March 23, 1876 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 16, 1935 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
Anna I Sinnott
Birth: July 1875 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: November 18, 1917 — Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 27, 1897 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
himself
James Michael Costello
Birth: March 14, 1901 24 25 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 28, 1950 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Edith Anna Barnett - View this family
himself
James Michael Costello
Birth: March 14, 1901 24 25 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 28, 1950 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Marriage: February 19, 1927 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
22 months
son
James Aleck Costello
Birth: 1928 26 28 — Indiana, United States
Death: 1928 — Indiana, United States
11 months
daughter
Helen Louise Costello
Birth: December 12, 1928 27 29 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 31, 1970 — El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Ann Marie Costello
Birth: May 16, 1932 31 32 — Logansport, Indiana, United States
Death: 1972 — Indiana, United States
3 years
son
James Francis Costello
Birth: 1934 32 34 — Indiana, United States
Death: 1934 — Indiana, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Paul H Costello - Household

1910 Wayne, Fulton, Indiana - Paul Costello

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Costello, PaulheadMW34M12INEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Costello, Annie IwifeFW34M1274ININOHEnglishNoneNoneYesYes
Costello, Marie AdaughterFW11SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costello, James MsonMW9SINININEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Costello, Ella GdaughterFW6SINININEnglishNoneYesYes
Costello, Mildred LdaughterFW2SINININEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Michael Costello - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Costello, James MheadRRYesMW29M26NoYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Costello, Edith AwifeFW30M27NoYesINININYesNone
Costello, Helen LdaughterFW1SNoINININNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Michael Costello - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Costello, JamesxheadR32YesMW39MNoINFarmerFarmingOA520
Costello, EdithwifeFW40MNoINHousewifeHouse Work00
Costello, Helen LouisedaughterFW11SYesIN
Costello, Anna MariedaughterFW7SYesIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Enid A Barnett - Household

Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Costello, James MheadMW49MarINWK51State Road RepairPavementG
Costello, EdithwifeFW50MarINH
Costello, Ann MariedaughterFW17NevINH
Barnett, Enidsister-in-lawFW51NevINWK42Practical NurseNursingP

Name
Nita Bell Barnett (nee Gillespie) Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester News-Sentinel Monday, August 27, 1945 Nita Bell Barnett Final rites for Mrs. Nita Bell BARNETT, 67, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the residence, Kewanna, with the Rev. Douglas B. STARKE officiating. Interment will be made in the Barnett cemetery near Kewanna. Nita Bell [GILLESPIE], daughter of J. C. and Anna (EPLER) GILLESPIE, was born on July 9, 1878, in Kosciusko county, where she resided until about six years of age, when she removed with her parents to Fulton county. In October, 1897, she became the bride of John BARNETT and with him established a home in Kewanna, where she has since resided. For the past 20 years she has been employed as a librarian in the Kewanna public library. Her death occurred at the Ewing nursing home in Rochester at 3:40 o'clock Sunday after an illness of several months. Surviving are the husband; two daughters, Miss Edna [BARNETT], and Mrs. Edith COSTELLO of Kewanna; one son, Alex [BARNETT] of Evansville; two sisters, Mrs. Una WILSON, Kewanna, and Miss Barbara GILLESPIE of Roann; three brothers, Freemont [GILLESPIE] of Fort Wayne, Jack [GILLESPIE] of Roann and Ted GILLESPIE of Winslow, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Helen Louise [COSTELLO] and Anna Marie COSTELLO of Kewanna. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67094935/nita_bell_barnett