The Shemwell Family

Rosa Belle ChaffeeAge: 74 years18751950

Name
Rosa Belle Chaffee
Given names
Rosa Belle
Surname
Chaffee
Married name
Rosa Belle McGraw
Birth June 24, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCharles William Phillip McGrawView this family
May 28, 1894 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Laura Esther McGraw
October 21, 1912 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 granddaughter
#1
Nancy Kay Troutman
July 18, 1942 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 74 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 29, 1950 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lowell Memorial Cemetery
Family with Charles William Phillip McGraw - View this family
husband
Charles William Phillip McGraw
Birth: March 4, 1874Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: April 14, 1964Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
herself
Rosa Belle Chaffee
Birth: June 24, 1875Colfax, Wexford, Michigan, United States
Death: March 29, 1950Gary, Calumet, Lake, Indiana, United States
Marriage: May 28, 1894Lake, Indiana, United States
18 years
daughter
Laura Esther McGraw
Birth: October 21, 1912 38 37Center, Lake, Indiana, United States
Death: May 1985Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Phillip McGraw - Household

Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGraw, CharlesheadOMMW45MYesYesILUnited StatesILYesAuto MechanicGarageW
McGraw, Rose BellewifeFW44MYesYesMIMSNYYesNone
McGraw, PhillipsonMW17SNoYesYesINILMIYesMachinistSteel MillW
McGraw, Laura EdaughterFW7SYesYesYesINILMI