The Shemwell Family

Amos Riley HowardAge: 79 years18901969

Name
Amos Riley Howard
Given names
Amos Riley
Surname
Howard
Birth July 13, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 25 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 26 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
MarriagePerna ShemwellView this family
about 1918 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 27 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/
Birth of a son
#1
Herman Lee Howard
November 17, 1927 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Barbara Louise Howard
August 8, 1929 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Helen Marie Howard
March 18, 1931 (Age 40 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 59 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 55 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 August 4, 1969 (Age 79 years)
Family with Perna Shemwell - View this family
himself
Amos Riley Howard
Birth: July 13, 1890Illinois, United States
Death: August 4, 1969San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
wife
Perna Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1889 27 20Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 1975San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage: about 1918
10 years
son
Herman Lee Howard
Birth: November 17, 1927 37 38San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: December 28, 1993Jackson, Oregon, United States
21 months
daughter
Barbara Louise Howard
Birth: August 8, 1929 39 40San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 15, 2001San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
19 months
daughter
Helen Marie Howard
Birth: March 18, 1931 40 41San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 9, 2003San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Amos R Howard - Household

San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Howard, AmosheadMW39M27ILILILWatchmanIron Works
Shemwell, PernawifeFW40M29KYKYKY
Howard, Herman LsonMW2-4mSCAILKY
Howard, Barbara LdaughterFW8mSCAILKY
Shemwell, Reedbrother in lawMW28SKYKYKYBook keeperWholesale Foods

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Amos R Howard - Household

642 Goelting Ave San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Howard, AmosheadMW49MILSame placeNight WatchmanIron Works
Howard, PernaXwifeFW50MKYSame place
Howard, Herman LeesonMW12MCASame place
Howard, BarbaradaughterFW10SCASame place
Howard, HelendaughterFW9SCASame place