The Shemwell Family

John Henry HeathAge: 73 years19171991

Name
John Henry Heath
Given names
John Henry
Surname
Heath
Birth September 13, 1917
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 3 months)

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 12 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
MarriageMarinda Alice EatonView this family
June 12, 1939 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Luetricia Ann Heath
October 5, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Clyde Heath
April 10, 1944 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 28 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 wifeMarinda Alice Eaton
August 28, 1986 (Age 68 years)
Death June 5, 1991 (Age 73 years)
Family with Marinda Alice Eaton - View this family
himself
John Henry Heath
Birth: September 13, 1917Magazine, Logan, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 5, 1991Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
wife
Marinda Alice Eaton
Birth: April 8, 1920 35 27Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 28, 1986Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: June 12, 1939Yell, Arkansas, United States
16 months
daughter
Luetricia Ann Heath
Birth: October 5, 1940 23 20Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 26, 2023Escalon, San Joaquin, California, United States
4 years
son
William Clyde Heath
Birth: April 10, 1944 26 24Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Death: July 14, 2022Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Heath - Household

Tennant House - Illinois Waterford, Stanislaus, California

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Heath, JohnheadMW32MarARFarm HelperFarm
Heath, AlicewifeFW30MarAR
Heath, LuetriciadaughterFW9NevAR
Heath, WilliamsonMW6NevCA