The Shemwell Family

Nina Irene SmithAge: 93 years18991993

Name
Nina Irene Smith
Given names
Nina Irene
Surname
Smith
Married name
Nina Irene Coons
Birth September 18, 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
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/
MarriageWilliam Beck “Willie” CoonsView this family
February 1, 1919 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Charles Coons
November 20, 1919 (Age 20 years)
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
Census April 3, 1930 (Age 30 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
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
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 of a husbandWilliam Beck “Willie” Coons
November 17, 1986 (Age 87 years)
Death March 1993 (Age 93 years)
Family with William Beck “Willie” Coons - View this family
husband
William Beck “Willie” Coons
Birth: February 11, 1898 36 29Baxter Springs, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: November 17, 1986Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
herself
Nina Irene Smith
Birth: September 18, 1899Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1993Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: February 1, 1919Vancouver, Clarke, Washington, United States
10 months
son
William Charles Coons
Birth: November 20, 1919 21 20Wichita, Kansas, United States
Death: November 10, 2000Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

No family available

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Beck Coons - Household

1803 S. Santa Fe Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Coons, William BheadMW32M21KSWIMOPlumberPlumbing Shop
Coons, Nina IwifeFW30M19MOMOMOProprietor ManagerGrocery Store
Coons, William CsonMW10SKSKSMO