The Shemwell Family

John T B ChismAge: 71 years18941966

Name
John T B Chism
Given names
John T B
Surname
Chism
Birth April 2, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
MarriageMildred Leona “Blondie” StewardView this family
July 25, 1921 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Leona Chism
December 23, 1923 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewell Geraldine Chism
June 19, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 47 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
Marriage of a childSylvanus Joseph UrbanMildred Leona ChismView this family
January 16, 1946 (Age 51 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Joseph “Rik” Urban
July 7, 1948 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 January 2, 1966 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward - View this family
himself
John T B Chism
Birth: April 2, 1894Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 2, 1966Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
Birth: July 15, 1901 28 25Anderson, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 13, 1993Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: July 25, 1921Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Mildred Leona Chism
Birth: December 23, 1923 29 22Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 2004Westminster, Adams, Colorado, United States
18 months
daughter
Jewell Geraldine Chism
Birth: June 19, 1925 31 23Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 31, 2014Oklahoma, United States

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