The Shemwell Family

George Washington Dellinger IIAge: 78 years18641942

Name
George Washington Dellinger II
Given names
George Washington
Surname
Dellinger
Name suffix
II
Birth August 27, 1864
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 2 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 2 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLucy Ann GringView this family
November 1, 1892 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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
Ethel Edna Dellinger
October 18, 1904 (Age 40 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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/
Death of a wifeLucy Ann Gring
June 3, 1924 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Anderson CarterEthel Edna DellingerView this family
November 23, 1927 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Carol Sue Carter
February 17, 1929 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 65 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 77 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
Death October 30, 1942 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with Lucy Ann Gring - View this family
himself
George Washington Dellinger II
Birth: August 27, 1864Hancock, Ohio, United States
Death: October 30, 1942Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife
Lucy Ann Gring
Birth: March 28, 1871Eagle, Hancock, Ohio, United States
Death: June 3, 1924Bruce Lake Station, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 1, 1892Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
12 years
daughter
Ethel Edna Dellinger
Birth: October 18, 1904 40 33Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: December 4, 1978Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Dellinger II - Household

Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dellinger, George WheadMW45M117OHOHMDEnglishMail arrierRural RouteWNo0YesYes
Dellinger, LucywifeFW39M11733OHOHPAEnglishNoneYesYes
Dellinger, HuldadaughterFW16SINOHOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Dellinger, daughtersonMW13SINOHOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Dellinger, Ethel EdaughterFW5SINOHOHNone