The Shemwell Family

Curtis Nelson LyonAge: 87 years18991986

Name
Curtis Nelson Lyon
Given names
Curtis Nelson
Surname
Lyon
Birth May 14, 1899 24 20
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a sisterEula Mae Lyon
September 9, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEunice Lea Lyon
September 13, 1906 (Age 7 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 10 years)
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
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 19 years)
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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 20 years)
MarriageLaura E View this family
about 1921 (Age 21 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 1, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Residence 1937 (Age 37 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
February 15, 1942 (Age 42 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Henry Hall
March 7, 1943 (Age 43 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
Residence 1959 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherPrince Edgar Lyon
January 19, 1966 (Age 66 years)
Death of a motherCarma Ann Hall
August 3, 1975 (Age 76 years)
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 brotherCarl Ernest Lyon
March 10, 1984 (Age 84 years)
Death August 20, 1986 (Age 87 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Prince Edgar Lyon
Birth: October 30, 1874 30 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 1966Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: March 21, 1894Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder brother
17 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
Curtis Nelson Lyon
Birth: May 14, 1899 24 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Eunice Lea Lyon
Birth: September 13, 1906 31 27Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1986Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Private - View this family
himself
Curtis Nelson Lyon
Birth: May 14, 1899 24 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Private
Family with Laura E - View this family
himself
Curtis Nelson Lyon
Birth: May 14, 1899 24 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1986Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1921

Curtis Nelson Lyon has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Prince Edgar Lyon - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Lyon, Prince EheadWMOct187425M6KYTNKYFarmer
Lyon, Carma HwifeWFSep187821M633KYKYMO
Lyon, EarnestsonWMApr18955SKYKYKY
Lyon, Amie BdaughterWFAug18963SKYKYKY
Lyon, Curtis NsonWMMay18991SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Prince Edgar Lyon - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Lyon, P EheadMW35M116KYTNKYBlacksmith
Lyon, Carma AwifeFW31M11655KYKYKY
Lyon, C EsonMW15SKYKYKY
Lyon, Amy BdaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Lyon, C NsonMW10SKYKYKY
Lyon, Eula MdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Lyon, Ellla DdaughterFW3SKYKYKY

Hard to read - Eunice is Ella?

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Nelson Lyon - Household

LaVerne, Los Angeles, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lyon, C NheadMW31M22KYUSKYPackerCitrus Farm
Lyon, LaurawifeFW30M21CAININ