The Shemwell Family

Chester Eugene HollenbackAge: 69 years19161985

Name
Chester Eugene Hollenback
Given names
Chester Eugene
Surname
Hollenback
Birth July 2, 1916 46 23
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 5 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 17 months)

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 2 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRalph Doyle Hollenback
July 7, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Marion “Charley” Hollenback
February 20, 1927 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentMelvin Preston GravesElizabeth EdwardsView this family
April 30, 1928 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Troutman
April 1, 1929 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 13 years)
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterShirley L Graves
April 13, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 20, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 42 years)
MarriageEva Bernice CozzensView this family
between 1962 and 1966 (Age 45 years)
Note: Claude Ellis (Eva's 1st husband) remarried in 1962. Eva remarried Chester Hollenback and divorced him in Aug 1966.
DivorceEva Bernice CozzensView this family
August 1966 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Edwards
November 7, 1966 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 October 16, 1985 (Age 69 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 6, 1912Clark, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Vera Ruth Hollenback
Birth: January 20, 1915 45 21Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: December 8, 2006Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States
17 months
himself
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 Phyllis K Lamb - View this family
himself
Chester Eugene Hollenback
Birth: July 2, 1916 46 23Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 16, 1985Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Phyllis K Lamb
Birth: December 28, 1914 20 25Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Death: April 6, 2005Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Eva Bernice Cozzens - View this family
himself
Chester Eugene Hollenback
Birth: July 2, 1916 46 23Frankfort, Clinton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 16, 1985Tujunga, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
ex-wife
Eva Bernice Cozzens
Birth: October 5, 1920Miles City, Custer, Montana, United States
Death: August 14, 1991Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: between 1962 and 1966California, United States
Divorce: August 1966Los Angeles, California, United States

Chester Eugene 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 - Chester Eugene Hollenback - Household

Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hollenback, ChisterboarderYesMW14sYesYesININKYYesNone

Marriage
Claude Ellis (Eva's 1st husband) remarried in 1962. Eva remarried Chester Hollenback and divorced him in Aug 1966.
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