The Shemwell Family

John William FallsAge: 94 years19001995

Name
John William Falls
Given names
John William
Surname
Falls
Birth May 1, 1900 36 36
Birth of a sisterFalls
January 30, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterFalls
January 30, 1908 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Alice Falls
August 16, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 fatherDaniel Walker Falls
March 23, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Lobar Pneumonia
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Death of a sisterLula Viola Falls
April 14, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
Burial of a sisterLula Viola Falls
April 16, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Susan Falls
December 4, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 motherMary Frances Virginia Sandy
January 28, 1963 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 March 21, 1995 (Age 94 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Mary Frances Virginia Sandy
Birth: February 19, 1864 51 44Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: January 28, 1963Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 2, 1886Rockingham, Virginia, United States
21 months
elder sister
Anna Susan Falls
Birth: September 23, 1887 24 23Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1950Dennis, Labette, Kansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Lula Viola Falls
Birth: December 31, 1889 26 25Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Death: April 14, 1947Grape Grove, Ray, Missouri, United States
10 years
himself
John William Falls
Birth: May 1, 1900 36 36Missouri, United States
Death: March 21, 1995Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, United States
8 years
younger sister
Falls
Birth: January 30, 1908 44 43Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1908Missouri, United States
19 months
younger sister
Hazel Alice Falls
Birth: August 16, 1909 46 45Missouri, United States
Death: February 20, 2002Hardin, Ray, Missouri, United States