The Shemwell Family

John Henry SlisherAge: 71 years18741946

Name
John Henry Slisher
Given names
John Henry
Surname
Slisher
Birth September 13, 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
MarriageEllen Sarah WagonerView this family
October 26, 1897 (Age 23 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Zadie Rosalind Slisher
July 24, 1914 (Age 39 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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Death of a wifeEllen Sarah Wagoner
November 16, 1926 (Age 52 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
Marriage of a childJohn E CannonZadie Rosalind SlisherView this family
October 31, 1932 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Alice Maxine Cannon
May 20, 1933 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Deloris Ruth Cannon
December 22, 1934 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Carl Francis Cannon
September 1, 1937 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childClarence Wilburn GuntherZadie Rosalind SlisherView this family
September 6, 1941 (Age 66 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
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 March 3, 1946 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainview Cemetery
Family with Ellen Sarah Wagoner - View this family
himself
John Henry Slisher
Birth: September 13, 1874Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1946Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, United States
wife
Ellen Sarah Wagoner
Birth: August 4, 1878Allen, Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: November 16, 1926Macy, Miami, Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 26, 1897Miami, Indiana, United States
17 years
daughter

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Slisher - Household

Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Slisher, John HheadORMW45MYesYesINGermanyGermanPAYesForemanPacking PlantW
Slisher, Sarah EwifeFW42MYesYesINOHOHYesNone
Slisher, WilliamsonMW21SYesYesINININYesPainterR.R. CarsW
Slisher, PaulsonMW17SNoYesYesINININYesLaborerGeneralW
Slisher, CarlsonMW15SNoYesYesINININYesNone
Slisher, DevoesonMW13SYesYesYesINININYesNone
Slisher, CharlessonMW10SYesYesYesINININYesNone
Slisher, Anna MdaughterFW9SYesINININNone
Slisher, RosezadiedaughterFW6SYesINININNone