The Shemwell Family

Mabel Ruth McSparrinAge: 75 years19131988

Name
Mabel Ruth McSparrin
Given names
Mabel Ruth
Surname
McSparrin
Married name
Mabel Ruth O'Neal
Birth March 21, 1913
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 16 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
MarriageJames Willard O'NealView this family
1936 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Donald Edward O'Neal
August 18, 1941 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 May 18, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 32 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 husbandJames Willard O'Neal
October 15, 1982 (Age 69 years)
Death March 28, 1988 (Age 75 years)
Family with James Willard O'Neal - View this family
husband
James Willard O'Neal
Birth: March 14, 1916 27 25Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 15, 1982Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
herself
Mabel Ruth McSparrin
Birth: March 21, 1913Pope, Illinois, United States
Death: March 28, 1988Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: 1936
6 years
son
Donald Edward O'Neal
Birth: August 18, 1941 25 28Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death: December 19, 1988Los Angeles, California, United States
James Willard O'Neal + Jean Helen - View this family
husband
James Willard O'Neal
Birth: March 14, 1916 27 25Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 15, 1982Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
husband’s wife
Jean Helen
Birth: April 26, 1922Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Death: June 21, 2016Arizona, United States
Marriage:

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Willard O'Neal - Household

3434 apt. 3 Valencia Tucson, Pima, Arizona

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
O'Neal, James WheadMW34MarILBartenderBar
O'Neal, Mabel RwifeFW37MarIL
O'Neal, Donald EsonMW8NevIL