The Shemwell Family

Elinor Joan TateAge: 93 years19222016

Name
Elinor Joan Tate
Given names
Elinor Joan
Surname
Tate
Married name
Elinor Joan Couts
Birth January 21, 1922 40 34
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 2, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Jefferson Tate
September 30, 1934 (Age 12 years)
Death of a motherVirginia Eunice Kerr
June 22, 1935 (Age 13 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Bonnie Lee Couts
April 28, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 23 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 of a husbandHerman Dee Couts Jr
October 26, 1983 (Age 61 years)
Death of a daughterBonnie Lee Couts
March 4, 2007 (Age 85 years)
Death 2016 (Age 93 years)
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father
Robert Jefferson Tate
Birth: March 13, 1881California, United States
Death: September 30, 1934Colusa, California, United States
mother
Virginia Eunice Kerr
Birth: October 19, 1887Colusa, Colusa, California, United States
Death: June 22, 1935Colusa, California, United States
Marriage: about 1912Colusa, California, United States
10 years
herself
Elinor Joan Tate
Birth: January 21, 1922 40 34California, United States
Death: 2016California, United States
Family with Herman Dee Couts Jr - View this family
husband
Herman Dee Couts Jr
Birth: October 10, 1918 28 24Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1983Alameda, California, United States
herself
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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Jefferson Tate - Household

Colusa, Colusa, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tate, Robert JheadRRYesMW49M26NoYesCATNILYesFarmerGrain FarmingOYes
Tate, Virginia EwifeFW43M18NoYesCACanadaCanadaYesNone
Tate, Roberta VdaughterFW17SYesYesCACACAYesStudent
Tate, Richard LsonMW12SYesYesCACACAYesNone
Tate, Raymond JsonMW10SYesYesCACACAYesNone
Tate, Elinor JdaughterFW8SYesCACACANone

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