The Shemwell Family

John Riley RobinsonAge: 59 years18781937

Name
John Riley Robinson
Given names
John Riley
Surname
Robinson
Birth March 7, 1878

MarriageEmma D BidwellView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#1
Susan Francise Robinson
August 18, 1901 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Frankie Frances Robinson
January 6, 1915 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lorine Laura Robinson
August 31, 1916 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 51 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 grandson
#1
William Eugene Burke
July 6, 1933 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Gladys Ann Burke
November 8, 1933 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Dorothy Louise Burke
June 13, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Ewing Burke
December 6, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Grace Evelyn Burke
January 22, 1937 (Age 58 years)
Death April 28, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Family with Emma D Bidwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
13 years
daughter
20 months
daughter
Lorine Laura Robinson
Birth: August 31, 1916 38 37Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 1999Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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