The Shemwell Family

Harry Lee AndersonAge: 86 years18841971

Name
Harry Lee Anderson
Given names
Harry Lee
Surname
Anderson
Birth July 11, 1884
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
MarriageFlorence Faye “Florsie” JonesView this family
April 1, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Birth of a son
#1
James E Anderson
October 13, 1926 (Age 42 years)
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
Census April 1930 (Age 45 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Mark E Anderson
February 7, 1956 (Age 71 years)
Death of a wifeFlorence Faye “Florsie” Jones
July 14, 1959 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 June 23, 1971 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverview Cemetery
Family with Florence Faye “Florsie” Jones - View this family
himself
Harry Lee Anderson
Birth: July 11, 1884Columbia, Whitley, Indiana, United States
Death: June 23, 1971South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
wife
Florence Faye “Florsie” Jones
Birth: August 11, 1892White, Indiana, United States
Death: July 14, 1959South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 1, 1911Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
16 years
son
James E Anderson
Birth: October 13, 1926 42 34Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
Death: April 18, 1989Clear Creek, Monroe, Indiana, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harry Lee Anderson - Household

Fort Wayne Allen, Indiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Anderson, Harry LheadR30NMW46M27NoYesINIAINYesSalesmanAuto AccessoryWYes
Anderson, Fay FwifeFW37M18NoYesININPAYesNone
Anderson, Robert LsonMW17SYesYesINININYesNone
Anderson, Richard NsonMW10SYesYesCAININYesNone
Anderson, James EsonMW3 years 6 monthsSNoINININNone