The Shemwell Family

Jeanette Olive ChalfantAge: 91 years18791971

Name
Jeanette Olive Chalfant
Given names
Jeanette Olive
Surname
Chalfant
Married name
Jeanette Olive Burgess
Birth June 15, 1879
MarriageRoger Carl BurgessView this family
December 4, 1897 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 son
#1
Eugene Carl Burgess
March 10, 1912 (Age 32 years)
Census 1915 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 husbandRoger Carl Burgess
July 27, 1933 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Nancy Joan Burgess
May 9, 1934 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Shirley Sue Burgess
September 2, 1936 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Daniel Jerel Burgess
November 9, 1948 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 66 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 6, 1971 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Iola Cemetery
Family with Roger Carl Burgess - View this family
husband
Roger Carl Burgess
Birth: February 11, 1878Delaware, Indiana, United States
Death: July 27, 1933Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
herself
Jeanette Olive Chalfant
Birth: June 15, 1879Delaware, Indiana, United States
Death: March 6, 1971Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 4, 1897Blackford, Indiana, United States
14 years
son

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CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Roger Carl Burgess - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Burgess, R CheadMW38MINCorn Farm
Burgess, OlliewifeFW37MINHousewife
Burgess, LafesonMW16SINStudent
Burgess, GladisdaughterFW13SINStudent
Burgess, SadiedaughterFW9SINStudent
Burgess, BonniedaughterFW8SINStudent
Burgess, FerndaughterFW5SKS
Burgess, CarlsonMW3SKS