The Shemwell Family

Vera Ruth HollenbackAge: 91 years19152006

Name
Vera Ruth Hollenback
Given names
Vera Ruth
Surname
Hollenback
Married name
Vera Ruth Woodward
Birth January 20, 1915 45 21
Birth of a brotherChester Eugene Hollenback
July 2, 1916 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 months)

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 23 months)

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 2 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/
Birth of a sisterDoris Evelyn Hollenback
February 25, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherRalph Doyle Hollenback
July 7, 1924 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Marion “Charley” Hollenback
February 20, 1927 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentMelvin Preston GravesElizabeth EdwardsView this family
April 30, 1928 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Troutman
April 1, 1929 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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
Birth of a half-sisterAvis Veronica Graves
February 12, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Census April 14, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-sisterShirley L Graves
April 13, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Howard Woodward
1939 (Age 23 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Eileen Marie Woodward
October 3, 1942 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Dennis Jon Woodward
January 16, 1952 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherIva Flavilla Jones
September 20, 1958 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Edwards
November 7, 1966 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 of a brotherChester Eugene Hollenback
October 16, 1985 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterDoris Evelyn Hollenback
May 29, 1986 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Doyle Hollenback
February 24, 1992 (Age 77 years)
Death of a husbandLeonard Donald Woodward
April 10, 2001 (Age 86 years)
Death December 8, 2006 (Age 91 years)
Obituary
Vera Ruth Woodward (nee Hollenback) Obituary and Family Listing
December 9, 2006 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Osceola Village Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 6, 1912Clark, Indiana, United States
3 years
herself
Vera Ruth Hollenback
Birth: January 20, 1915 45 21Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 2006Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States
17 months
younger brother
Chester Eugene Hollenback
Birth: July 2, 1916 46 23Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 16, 1985Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Father’s family with Velma Edith Young - View this family
father
step-mother
Velma Edith Young
Birth: June 6, 1883Alexandria, Madison, Indiana, United States
Death: August 6, 1961Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 23, 1908Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Mary Elizabeth Dean - View this family
father
step-mother
Mary Elizabeth Dean
Birth: 1868Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: September 1, 1892Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: March 10, 1892Cass, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Emma Nicholas - View this family
father
step-mother
Emma Nicholas
Birth: September 15, 1866Delaware, Indiana, United States
Death: 1904Grant, Indiana, United States
Marriage: May 22, 1897Cass, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Melvin Preston Graves - View this family
step-father
Melvin Preston Graves
Birth: January 15, 1887New York, United States
Death: February 1969Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
mother
Marriage: April 30, 1928Tipton, Indiana, United States
21 months
half-sister
Avis Veronica Graves
Birth: February 12, 1930 43 36Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States
Death: May 25, 2022Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
6 years
half-sister
Shirley L Graves
Birth: April 13, 1936 49 43New York, United States
Death: December 30, 2012Warners, Onondaga, New York, United States
Family with Leonard Donald Woodward - View this family
husband
Leonard Donald Woodward
Birth: April 25, 1913 24 18Vermilion, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: April 10, 2001Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States
herself
Vera Ruth Hollenback
Birth: January 20, 1915 45 21Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 2006Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States
son
Donald Howard Woodward
Birth: 1939 25 23New York, United States
Death: October 29, 2019Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States
4 years
daughter
Eileen Marie Woodward
Birth: October 3, 1942 29 27Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Death: June 6, 2020Redfield, Grant, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Dennis Jon Woodward
Birth: January 16, 1952 38 36Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Death: May 23, 2016North Carolina, United States

Vera Ruth Hollenback has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Elizabeth Troutman - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hollenback, Sarah EheadOMFW72WdYesYesINININYesNone
Hollenback, CharlessonMW50MYesYesINOHINYesCarpenterHousesW
Hollenback, Bessiedaughter-in-lawFW26MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Hollenback, Ruthgrand-daughterFW4 years 11 monthsSININMONone
Hollenback, ChestergrandsonMW3 years 1 monthsSININMONone
Hollenback, Dorisgrand-daughterFW0 years 10 monthsSININMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Vera Ruth Hollenback - Household

Clay, Onondaga, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hollenback, Vera RServant HelperFW15SININMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Donald Woodward - Household

Geddes, Onondaga, New York, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Woodward, HowardfatherO2000NoMW50MNoNYLaborerElectrical AppliancesPW521300
Woodward, EllamotherFW48MNoNYWaitressRestaurantPw52728
Woodward, NelsonsonMW17SYesNY00
Woodward, LeonardxsonMW27MNoNYLaborerFurniturePW12156
Woodward, Veradaughter-in-lawFW23MNoINLaborerElectrical AppliancesPW40560

Name
Elizabeth Hollenback (nee Edwards) Obituary and Family Listing Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard Wednesday, November 9, 1966 Page 9, Column 3 Services for MRS. BESSIE E. GRAVES, 73, of Newport Road, Warners, who died Monday in St. Joseph’s Hospital, will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the B. L. Bush & Sons Funeral Home, Camillus, the Rev. Howard F. Buies officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Warners. Born in Missouri, Mrs. Graves lived in Warners seven years. Surviving are two sons, Ralph Hollenback of West Monroe and Chester Hollenback of Tujunga, Calif.; five daughters, Mrs. Vera Woodward of Warners, Mrs. Doris Young of Adams Center, Mrs. Leonard Egbert of Syarcuse, Mrs. Shirley Graves of Warners and Mrs. Myron Snider of Sulpula, Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Leon Carson of Atlanta, Ind., and Mrs. Erwin Miller of Indianapolis, Ind.; 26 grandchildren. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187957658/bessie_elizabeth_graves
Name
Dennis Jon Woodward Obituary and Family Listing ELLENBORO - Dennis Jon Woodward, 64, died Monday, May 23, 2016, at his home. A private family service will be held at his home. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family. Online condolences at www.claybarnette.com To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. Published by Gaston Gazette on May 26, 2016. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/gastongazette/name/dennis-woodward-obituary?id=31782839