The Shemwell Family

Ora P StrangAge: 72 years18791952

Name
Ora P Strang
Given names
Ora P
Surname
Strang
Birth July 10, 1879
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
MarriageMaude Luella ShenemanView this family
December 24, 1903 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Amanda Dora “Mandy” Strang
October 12, 1909 (Age 30 years)
Death of a wifeMaude Luella Sheneman
February 3, 1915 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 50 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
Marilyn Jean Barnett
1930 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Barbara Ann Barnett
December 31, 1931 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Marna Lee Barnett
January 3, 1933 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Rose Marie Barnett
1935 (Age 55 years)
Death of a granddaughterMarilyn Jean Barnett
1938 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jack A Barnett
June 1, 1945 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mary Ellen Barnett
January 26, 1949 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
John E Barnett
between 1950 and 1960 (Age 70 years)
Note: John was not listed in the 1950 (or earlier) Census. This suggests he was born after 1950.
Census April 1950 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 April 10, 1952 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Zion Cemetery
Family with Maude Luella Sheneman - View this family
himself
Ora P Strang
Birth: July 10, 1879La Paz, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Death: April 10, 1952Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
wife
Maude Luella Sheneman
Birth: April 26, 1884Michigan, United States
Death: February 3, 1915La Paz, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1903Marshall, Indiana, United States
6 years
daughter

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