The Shemwell Family

Howard Henry WoodwardAge: 88 years18891977

Name
Howard Henry Woodward
Given names
Howard Henry
Surname
Woodward
Birth February 20, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageElla Mae KellerView this family
December 23, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Leonard Donald Woodward
April 25, 1913 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 March 6, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 grandson
#1
Donald Howard Woodward
1939 (Age 49 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Eileen Marie Woodward
October 3, 1942 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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
Dennis Jon Woodward
January 16, 1952 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 wifeElla Mae Keller
September 15, 1971 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 November 4, 1977 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Isle Cemetery
Family with Ella Mae Keller - View this family
himself
Howard Henry Woodward
Birth: February 20, 1889Woodhull, Steuben, New York, United States
Death: November 4, 1977Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
wife
Ella Mae Keller
Birth: July 23, 1894Palermo, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: September 15, 1971Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Marriage: December 23, 1911Oswego, New York, United States
16 months
son
Leonard Donald Woodward
Birth: April 25, 1913 24 18Vermilion, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: April 10, 2001Redfield, Oswego, New York, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Howard Henry Woodward - Household

Geddes, Onondaga, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Woodward, HowardheadRMW32MYesYesNYNYNYYesLaborerElec SupplyW
Woodward, EllawifeFW28MYesYesNYNYNYYesNone
Woodward, LeonardsonMW6SNoNYNYNYNone
Woodward, NormadaughterFW3 years 0 monthsSNYNYNYNone

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