The Shemwell Family

Charles Leroy HizerAge: 54 years18961951

Name
Charles Leroy Hizer
Given names
Charles Leroy
Surname
Hizer
Also known as
Charles Leroy Heiser
Birth May 5, 1896 39 31
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 months)
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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAaron Hizer
October 24, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJane Ann Troutman
May 25, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Death of a sisterOllie V Hizer
before 1910 (Age 13 years)
Note: Was listed as deceased in her mother's 1910 Census
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOscar E Smith
July 22, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel P Hizer
1911 (Age 14 years)
Marriage of a parentEdgar C DownsDora Alice SmithView this family
April 26, 1913 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 33 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 motherDora Alice Smith
November 17, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 sisterBertha Mae Hizer
December 23, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 49 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 14, 1951 (Age 54 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenhill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
5 years
elder sister
Ollie V Hizer
Birth: August 1882 25 17Indiana, United States
Death: before 1910Kansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Bertha Mae Hizer
Birth: July 1885 28 20Indiana, United States
Death: December 23, 1950Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
11 years
himself
Charles Leroy Hizer
Birth: May 5, 1896 39 31Brazilton, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: March 14, 1951Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Mother’s family with Edgar C Downs - View this family
step-father
Edgar C Downs
Birth: February 1859Delaware, United States
Death: November 21, 1927Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Marriage: April 26, 1913Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel P Hizer - Household

Parker, Montgomery, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hizer, Daniel PheadWMMar186139M20INOHINCanvas ??8YesYesYesRH
Hizer, Dora AwifeWFApr186535M2033KSKSOHYesYesYes
Hizer, Howley VdaughterWFAug188217SKSINKSYesYesYes
Hizer, Burthey MdaughterWFJul188514SKSINKS4YesYesYes
Hizer, CharlessonWMMay18964SKSINKSNoNoYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Daniel P Hizer - Household

Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Valentine, LeoheadMW23M11NYNYNYEnglishBlowerGlass FactoryWNo0YesYesRH
Hizer, Bertha MwifeFW22M2111KSININEnglishNoneYesYes
Hall, Violet BstepdaughterFW3SKSOHKSNone
Heier, Daniel Tfather-in-lawMW46M124ININKYEnglishNoneYesYes
Hizer, Dora Amother-in-lawFW40M12432INKYKYEnglishNoneYesYes
Hizer, Charles Lbrother-in-lawMW13SKSININEnglishNewsboyCityWNo0YesYesYes