The Shemwell Family

William H FintonAge: 80 years18741955

Name
William H Finton
Given names
William H
Surname
Finton
Birth August 1, 1874
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
MarriageElla M BabcockView this family
October 15, 1898 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Juanita Finton
September 16, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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/
Marriage of a childWilliam Dean BarnettJuanita FintonView this family
November 1, 1924 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert D Barnett
December 9, 1925 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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 5, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 of a wifeElla M Babcock
1946 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 71 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 1955 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with Ella M Babcock - View this family
himself
William H Finton
Birth: August 1, 1874Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: 1955Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
wife
Ella M Babcock
Birth: September 1880Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: 1946Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 15, 1898Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
7 years
daughter
Juanita Finton
Birth: September 16, 1905 31 25Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: January 2, 1994South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William H Finton - Household

Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Finton, William HheadMW35M111INOHINEnglishHouseWNo0YesYesOFH
Finton, Ella MwifeFW29M11143INOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Finton, LawrencesonMW9SINININNoneYes
Finton, VelmadaughterFW6SINININNoneYes
Finton, JuanitadaughterFW4SINININNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William H Finton - Household

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Finton, William HheadO7000RNoMW55M24NoYesINOHOHYesPlastererContractorWNo
Finton, Ella MwifeFW49M19NoYesINOHOHYesNone
Hostetter, Williamsson-in-lawMW26M26NoYesINUnited StatesUnited StatesYesSalesmanGeneral StoreWYes
Hostetter, VelvadaughterFW26M26NoYesINININYesNone
Barnette, JuanitadaughterFW24D19NoYesINININYesNone
Barnette, Bobbie DgrandsonMW4 years 3 monthsSINININNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William H Finton - Household

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Finton, WilliamheadO5000NoMW65MNoINPlastererBuilding ConsPW8320
Finton, EllaxwifeFW57MNoIN00
Denniston, JuanitadaughterFW34MNoINLaborerRubber Washer Mfg CoPW30768
Barnett, Robert DgrandsonMW14SNoIN00