The Shemwell Family

Francis Elizabeth AitchisonAge: 102 years19092011

Name
Francis Elizabeth Aitchison
Given names
Francis Elizabeth
Surname
Aitchison
Married name
Francis Elizabeth Barnett
Birth July 9, 1909 42 36
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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
Death of a fatherFrank Ervin Aitchison Sr
December 18, 1936 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Deloise Barnett Jr
August 25, 1939 (Age 30 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherIda May Youngling
July 10, 1942 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 36 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 of a husbandJoseph Deloise Barnett Sr
February 27, 2010 (Age 100 years)
Death August 9, 2011 (Age 102 years)
Obituary
Frances E Barnette (nee Aitchison) Obituary and Family Listing
August 12, 2011 (3 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
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father
Frank Ervin Aitchison Sr
Birth: June 28, 1867Esopus, Ulster, New York, United States
Death: December 18, 1936South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
mother
Ida May Youngling
Birth: March 10, 1873Olney, Richland, Illinois, United States
Death: July 10, 1942South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 27, 1903Berrien, Michigan, United States
6 years
herself
Francis Elizabeth Aitchison
Birth: July 9, 1909 42 36Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: August 9, 2011Zionsville, Boone, Indiana, United States
Family with Joseph Deloise Barnett Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Francis Elizabeth Aitchison
Birth: July 9, 1909 42 36Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: August 9, 2011Zionsville, Boone, Indiana, United States
son
Joseph Deloise Barnett Jr
Birth: August 25, 1939 30 30South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: April 27, 2023Naples, Collier, Florida, United States
son
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank Ervin Aitchison Sr - Household

Wheatfield, Jasper, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Aitchison, Frank EheadOMMW52MYesYesNYScotlandScotchNYYesFarmerGeneral FarmEmp
Aitchison, Ida MwifeFW46MYesYesILOHILYesNone
Aitchison, Maragerette EdaughterFW14SYesYesYesILNYILYesNone
Aitchison, WilliamsonMW12SYesYesYesILNYILYesNone
Aitchison, Francis EdaughterFW10SYesYesYesILNYILYesNone
Aitchison, FranksonMW9SYesILNYILNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Delois Barnett - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barnett, J DheadR30NoMW31MNoINSecretary TreasCom BankPW52??
Barnett, Francis ExwifeFW30MNoIL0
Barnett, Joseph DsonMW0 years 8 monthsSNoIL