The Shemwell Family

Myrtle May “Mirty” LeeAge: 77 years18991977

Name
Myrtle May “Mirty” Lee
Given names
Myrtle May
Surname
Lee
Married name
Myrtle May Werner
Nickname
Mirty
Birth May 17, 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageHarvey W WernerView this family
June 4, 1917 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 30 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 daughter
#1
Violet I Werner
January 15, 1931 (Age 31 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Death of a husbandHarvey W Werner
December 24, 1942 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
#1
James Harold Hollenback
October 10, 1949 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ralph David Hollenback
February 10, 1959 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Jerry Lynn Hollenback
May 9, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Ronald E Hollenback
December 13, 1962 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 5, 1977 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Weston Cemetery
Family with Harvey W Werner - View this family
husband
Harvey W Werner
Birth: May 19, 1888Weston, Wood, Ohio, United States
Death: December 24, 1942Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, United States
herself
Myrtle May “Mirty” Lee
Birth: May 17, 1899Fulton, Ohio, United States
Death: March 5, 1977Maumee, Lucas, Ohio, United States
Marriage: June 4, 1917Fulton, Ohio, United States
14 years
daughter

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Harvey W Werner - Household

Center, Wood, Ohio, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Werner, HarveyxheadR10NoMW51MNoOH?/ WastePW52
Werner, MaewifeFW40MNoOHSeamstressGovt ProjectPW46455
Werner, CharlessonMW16SYesMI00
Werner, MaybelledaughterFW13SYesOH
Werner, BerthadaughterFW9SYesOH
Werner, VioletdaughterFW6SYesOH
Werner, EunicedaughterFW4SNoOH
Werner, GracedaughterFW2SNoOH