The Shemwell Family

Herman Dee Couts JrAge: 65 years19181983

Name
Herman Dee Couts Jr
Given names
Herman Dee
Surname
Couts
Name suffix
Jr
Birth October 10, 1918 28 24
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 3, 1920 (Age 14 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Herman Couts
February 12, 1927 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
Census April 4, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Ambrose Troutman
1940 (Age 21 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bonnie Lee Couts
April 28, 1942 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLurah Elisabeth Leonard
June 6, 1943 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 10, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 fatherHerman Dee Couts Sr
September 12, 1957 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherGladys Marie Troutman
May 18, 1968 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 26, 1983 (Age 65 years)
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father
Herman Dee Couts Sr
Birth: December 2, 1889 26 20Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: September 12, 1957Alameda, California, United States
mother
Marriage: 1917Jackson, Missouri, United States
21 months
himself
Herman Dee Couts Jr
Birth: October 10, 1918 28 24Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1983Alameda, California, United States
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step-father
Arthur W Murdock
Birth: October 14, 1893Fort Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States
Death: November 10, 1918Belfort, Franche-Comté, France
mother
Marriage: January 27, 1915Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States
Family with Elinor Joan Tate - View this family
himself
Herman Dee Couts Jr
Birth: October 10, 1918 28 24Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1983Alameda, California, United States
wife
Elinor Joan Tate
Birth: January 21, 1922 40 34California, United States
Death: 2016California, United States
daughter
Bonnie Lee Couts
Birth: April 28, 1942 23 20Alameda, California, United States
Death: March 4, 2007California, United States
son
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herman Dee Couts Sr - Household

Moreau, Morgan, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Couts, Herman DheadRMW31MYesYesMOIAIAYesMachinistGarageW
Couts, GladyswifeFW28MYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Couts, HermansonMW1 years 3 monthsMMOMOMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herman Dee Couts Sr - Household

Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Couts, Herman DheadR3250RMW40M28NoYesMOIAIAYesMechanicAuto RepairWYes
Couts, Gladys MwifeFW35M23NoYesIAINILYesNone
Couts, Herman DsonMW11MYesYesMOMOIAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herman Dee Couts Jr - Household

Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Couts, Herman DxheadR35NoMW21SNoMOAutomobile MechanicRetail Autombile ShopPW521095
Couts, Elinor JwifeFW18SNoCASTenographer and BookeeperWeatherstripping Sales Co.PW210