The Shemwell Family

Ella M BabcockAge: 65 years18801946

Name
Ella M Babcock
Given names
Ella M
Surname
Babcock
Married name
Ella M Finton
Birth September 1880
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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
MarriageWilliam H FintonView this family
October 15, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Juanita Finton
September 16, 1905 (Age 25 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert D Barnett
December 9, 1925 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 49 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (on the date of death)
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 1946 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with William H Finton - View this family
husband
William H Finton
Birth: August 1, 1874Pierceton, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: 1955Mishawaka, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
herself
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

No family available

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