The Shemwell Family

Juan Migel VigilAge: 72 years18721945

Name
Juan Migel Vigil
Given names
Juan Migel
Surname
Vigil
Birth September 29, 1872
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageMaria Cleofes MartinezView this family
1896 (Age 23 years)
Shared note: Maria Cleofes Martinez (aka Mrs Cliofes Vigil) was listed as Juan's nearest relative on his WWI Draft Registration
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Rosa Anna Vigil
March 14, 1912 (Age 39 years)
Note: Birth date/location based on input from Nephew of Rosa Anna Vigil.
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
Juan Miguel Vigil WWI Draft Registration
September 12, 1918 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 44 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 45 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 wifeMaria Cleofes Martinez
1919 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 25, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Carter
after 1937 (Age 64 years)

Note: Pending the discovery of a birth record, it is assumed he was born after his parent's marriage date in 1937
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Betty Lou Carter
January 20, 1945 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 June 24, 1945 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery
Note: Parents, according to the death records of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Book 1, 11-5, were Juan de Dios Vigil and (Maria) Francisca Sanchez. His spouse is listed as (Maria) Cleofas Martinez.
Family with Maria Cleofes Martinez - View this family
himself
Juan Migel Vigil
Birth: September 29, 1872Capulin, Conejos, Colorado, United States
Death: June 24, 1945Capulin, Conejos, Colorado, United States
wife
Marriage: 1896Capulin, Conejos, Colorado, United States
16 years
daughter
Rosa Anna Vigil
Birth: March 14, 1912 39 30Conejos, Colorado, United States
Death: March 10, 2000Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States

No family available

Marriage
Maria Cleofes Martinez (aka Mrs Cliofes Vigil) was listed as Juan's nearest relative on his WWI Draft Registration
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Juan Migel Vigil - Household

Hat Creek, Conejos, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Vigil, Juan MheadOYMW57Wd25NoYesCONMNMYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Vigil, Juan DsonMW29SNoYesCOCOCOYesLaborerFarm LaborerNPYes
Vigil, EloysonMW24SNoYesCOCOCOYesLaborerFarm LaborerNPYes
Vigil, ElisardosonMW20SNoYesCOCOCOYesLaborerFarm LaborerNPYes
Vigil, RosanadaughterFW18SYesYesCOCOCOYesNone
Vigil, CuliadaughterFW15SYesYesCOCOCOYesNone

Burial
Parents, according to the death records of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Book 1, 11-5, were Juan de Dios Vigil and (Maria) Francisca Sanchez. His spouse is listed as (Maria) Cleofas Martinez.