The Shemwell Family

John Richardson StephensAge: 73 years18931966

Name
John Richardson Stephens
Given names
John Richardson
Surname
Stephens
Birth April 9, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
MarriageMildred Nancy CatesView this family
February 10, 1923 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Richardson Stephens Jr
November 21, 1923 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lucretia Ann Stephens
December 25, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy Bricknell Stephens
March 21, 1926 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 8, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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 52 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 September 16, 1966 (Age 73 years)
Family with Mildred Nancy Cates - View this family
himself
John Richardson Stephens
Birth: April 9, 1893Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: September 16, 1966San Diego, California, United States
wife
Mildred Nancy Cates
Birth: October 30, 1896 33 23Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: October 28, 1981Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States
Marriage: February 10, 1923Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States
9 months
son
John Richardson Stephens Jr
Birth: November 21, 1923 30 27Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: March 25, 2002Aptos, Santa Cruz, California, United States
13 months
daughter
Lucretia Ann Stephens
Birth: December 25, 1924 31 28Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: April 1980San Diego, California, United States
15 months
daughter
Nancy Bricknell Stephens
Birth: March 21, 1926 32 29Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: 2017California, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Richardson Stephens - Household

166 N. McCadden Pl. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stephens, John RheadMW36M29CATNCASalesmanReal Estate
Stephens, Mildred CwifeFW33M26CAMECA
Stephens, John RsonMW6SCACACA
Stephens, Lucretia AdaughterFW5SCACACA

Nancy Bricknell Stephens is missing -b