The Shemwell Family

John Henry “Johnie” BacusAge: 60 years18881949

Name
John Henry “Johnie” Bacus
Given names
John Henry
Surname
Bacus
Nickname
Johnie
Birth September 29, 1888 52 36
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherAndrew Samuel Yaryan
February 14, 1902 (Age 13 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Sanford Bacus
April 18, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 brotherAndrew Othniel “Othie” Bacus
July 6, 1917 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherHarriet Elizabeth “Hattie” Yaryan
July 24, 1918 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 brotherJames Edward Bacus
August 21, 1943 (Age 54 years)
Burial of a brotherJames Edward Bacus
August 24, 1943 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 January 20, 1949 (Age 60 years)
Cause of death: Chronic Heart Disease
Burial January 25, 1949 (5 days after death)
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father
mother
Marriage: September 5, 1872Ada, Idaho, United States
16 months
elder brother
Andrew Othniel “Othie” Bacus
Birth: January 5, 1874 37 21Idaho, United States
Death: July 6, 1917Gooding, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder sister
Nellie Elizabeth Bacus
Birth: May 22, 1876 40 24Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: September 5, 1961Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States
20 months
elder brother
Wilbert Lessie Bacus
Birth: January 23, 1878 41 26Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: April 27, 1963Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States
16 months
elder brother
James Edward Bacus
Birth: May 23, 1879 43 27Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: August 21, 1943Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lanna M Bacus
Birth: July 28, 1882 46 30Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: July 1, 1883
2 years
elder brother
Coral Bacus
Birth: September 12, 1884 48 32Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: January 11, 1885Appanoose, Iowa, United States
14 months
elder brother
Perl Byron “Perley” Bacus
Birth: November 2, 1885 49 33Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States
Death: June 11, 1963Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States
3 years
himself
John Henry “Johnie” Bacus
Birth: September 29, 1888 52 36Jetmore, Hodgeman, Kansas, United States
Death: January 20, 1949Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States

John Henry “Johnie” Bacus has 14 first cousins recorded