The Shemwell Family

Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” YaryanAge: 81 years18831965

Name
Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” Yaryan
Given names
Evelyn Edelweise
Surname
Yaryan
Married name
Evelyn Edelweise Payne
Married name
Evelyn Edelweise Morgan
Nickname
Vella
Birth December 17, 1883 26 21
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Burgess
August 1, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherCarroll Clyde Yaryan
February 26, 1887 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherCarroll Clyde Yaryan
March 21, 1887 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherMelville Elmo Yaryan
June 22, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMyrle Curtis Yaryan
May 3, 1890 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 paternal grandfatherAndrew Samuel Yaryan
February 14, 1902 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 brotherMelville Elmo Yaryan
March 2, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Cause: Helano-sarcoma with metastasis to all parts of the body
Burial of a brotherMelville Elmo Yaryan
March 5, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Franklin Yaryan
January 10, 1928 (Age 44 years)
Cause: Cerebral Thrombosis
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 motherMary Theresa Heron
July 11, 1938 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 sisterMyrtle Theresa Yaryan
December 15, 1952 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a sisterMyrtle Theresa Yaryan
December 20, 1952 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 brotherMyrle Curtis Yaryan
December 31, 1958 (Age 75 years)
Burial of a brotherMyrle Curtis Yaryan
January 6, 1959 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 November 17, 1965 (Age 81 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: January 30, 1880Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
10 months
elder sister
Myrtle Theresa Yaryan
Birth: November 29, 1880 23 18Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 15, 1952Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
21 months
elder brother
Adelbert Heron “Bert” Yaryan
Birth: August 19, 1882 24 20Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: May 16, 1967Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
16 months
herself
Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” Yaryan
Birth: December 17, 1883 26 21Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: November 17, 1965Pierce, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
Carroll Clyde Yaryan
Birth: February 26, 1887 29 24Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 21, 1887Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
16 months
younger brother
Melville Elmo Yaryan
Birth: June 22, 1888 30 26Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: March 2, 1924Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
22 months
younger brother
Myrle Curtis Yaryan
Birth: May 3, 1890 32 28Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Death: December 31, 1958Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Evelyn Edelweise “Vella” Yaryan has 16 first cousins recorded