The Shemwell Family

Stella Alma TaylorAge: 97 years18971995

Name
Stella Alma Taylor
Given names
Stella Alma
Surname
Taylor
Married name
Stella Alma Joslin
Birth May 14, 1897 29 30
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 months)
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
Birth of a siblingTaylor
about 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lewis Taylor
September 2, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a siblingTaylor
about 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Everett Taylor
July 21, 1904 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterElla Maude Taylor
June 11, 1909 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherTaylor
about 1911 (Age 13 years)
Death of a brotherTaylor
about 1911 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterVirginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
May 5, 1912 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 sisterVirginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
October 11, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 fatherJohn Harvey Fry Taylor
August 14, 1926 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherMary Caroline Coombes
May 22, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 44 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 brotherJames Thomas “Tom” Taylor
January 12, 1954 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lewis Taylor
December 6, 1964 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterElla Maude Taylor
February 6, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 of a sisterLouisa Jane Taylor
March 17, 1976 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Bertha Taylor
August 28, 1976 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Everett Taylor
December 1, 1980 (Age 83 years)
Death March 18, 1995 (Age 97 years)
Burial
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father
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1884Douglas, Missouri, United States
20 months
elder brother
James Thomas “Tom” Taylor
Birth: June 29, 1886 18 20Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1954Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
14 months
elder sister
Louisa Jane Taylor
Birth: August 26, 1887 19 21Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1976Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
elder sister
Sarah Bertha Taylor
Birth: May 12, 1891 23 24Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: August 28, 1976Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
20 months
elder sibling
Taylor
Birth: about 1892 23 25Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1892Douglas, Missouri, United States
5 years
herself
Stella Alma Taylor
Birth: May 14, 1897 29 30Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1995Ozark, Christian, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sibling
Taylor
Birth: about 1900 31 33Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1900Douglas, Missouri, United States
8 months
younger brother
William Lewis Taylor
Birth: September 2, 1900 32 34Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 6, 1964Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
4 years
younger brother
Samuel Everett Taylor
Birth: July 21, 1904 36 38Witty, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1980Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
5 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Taylor
Birth: about 1911 42 44Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: about 1911Douglas, Missouri, United States
16 months
younger sister
Virginia Elizabeth “Virgie” Taylor
Birth: May 5, 1912 44 45Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States
Death: October 11, 1918Ava, Douglas, Missouri, United States