The Shemwell Family

Donald Justin LambAge: 89 years18941983

Name
Donald Justin Lamb
Given names
Donald Justin
Surname
Lamb
Birth April 27, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriageElizabeth Mary MastersonView this family
about 1913 (Age 18 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a daughter
#1
Phyllis K Lamb
December 28, 1914 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 January 6, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 wifeElizabeth Mary Masterson
November 6, 1941 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 December 30, 1983 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Westminster Memorial Park
Family with Elizabeth Mary Masterson - View this family
himself
Donald Justin Lamb
Birth: April 27, 1894North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Death: December 30, 1983Westminster, Orange, California, United States
wife
Elizabeth Mary Masterson
Birth: March 24, 1889Williamstown, Oswego, New York, United States
Death: November 6, 1941Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Marriage: about 1913New York, United States
2 years
daughter
Phyllis K Lamb
Birth: December 28, 1914 20 25Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Death: April 6, 2005Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Donald Justin Lamb - Household

Onondaga, New York, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Lamb, Donald JheadRMW25MYesYesNENYNYYesSalesmanGrocery SupplyW
Lamb, ElizabethwifeFW30MYesYesNYNYCTYesNone
Lamb, PhyllisdaughterFW5MNYNYNYNone
Lamb, ElizabethdaughterFW0 years 2 monthsSNYNYNYNone
Masterson, Kathleensis-in-lawFW21SYesYesNYNYCTYesStenographerLaw OfficeW