The Shemwell Family

Victor Newell VandoverAge: 18 years19161934

Name
Victor Newell Vandover
Given names
Victor Newell
Surname
Vandover
Birth October 15, 1916 29 27
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 2 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 14 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/
Birth of a sisterMarjorie Lorene Vandover
June 16, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAubrey Gene Vandover
March 13, 1923 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterWanda Bernice Vandover
July 15, 1925 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 brotherBilly Ray Vandover
June 12, 1931 (Age 14 years)
Death December 15, 1934 (Age 18 years)
Cause of death: Peritonitis
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 2, 1907Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
elder brother
Archie Lee Vandover
Birth: July 22, 1914 27 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1978Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
himself
Victor Newell Vandover
Birth: October 15, 1916 29 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 15, 1934Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
Birth: June 16, 1919 32 30Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 24, 1968Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Aubrey Gene Vandover
Birth: March 13, 1923 35 34Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
6 years
younger brother
Billy Ray Vandover
Birth: June 12, 1931 44 42Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 25, 2000Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arch Vandover - Household

821 Oak Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Vandover, ArchheadMW33MMOMOMOBook keeperIce Plant
Vandover, HattiewifeFW31MMOMOAR
Vandover, Archie LsonMW5SMOMOMO
Vandover, Victor NsonMW3-2mSMOMOMO
Vandover, Marjorie LdaughterFW7mSMOMOMO
Powers, Aubrey Ebrother in lawMW18SMOMOAR