The Shemwell Family

Aubrey Austin YerkeyAge: 74 years19011976

Name
Aubrey Austin Yerkey
Given names
Aubrey Austin
Surname
Yerkey
Birth July 18, 1901
Occupation
Goodyear Tires

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
Religious marriageLillian O'Dell ShemwellView this family
April 4, 1926 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Paul George Yerkey
about 1928 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 7, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sonPaul George Yerkey
April 23, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#2
Aubrey Neal Yerkey
February 4, 1938 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
David Lee Yerkey
January 8, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 April 19, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 April 24, 1976 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park
Family with Lillian O'Dell Shemwell - View this family
himself
Aubrey Austin Yerkey
Birth: July 18, 1901Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
Death: April 24, 1976Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
wife
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell
Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 1993Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: April 4, 1926Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
3 years
son
Paul George Yerkey
Birth: about 1928 26 24
Death: April 23, 1930Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
10 years
son
Aubrey Neal Yerkey
Birth: February 4, 1938 36 34Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: July 30, 2023
23 months
son
David Lee Yerkey
Birth: January 8, 1940 38 36Ohio, United States
Death: October 23, 1999Harris, Texas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

Summit, Ohio, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Yerkey, Aubrey AheadMW28M25WVWVWVtire finisherrubber factory
Yerkey, Lillian OwifeFW26M22KYKYKY
Yerkey, Paul GsonMW2SOHWVKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Yerkey, Aubrey AheadMW38MWVtread bookerrubber manufacturer
Yerkey, Lillian OwifeFW37MKY
Yerkey, Aubrey NsonMW2SOH
Yerkey, David LsonMW2 monthsSOH
Shemwell, Nancy Nsister in lawFW40SKYinspectorrubber manufacturer

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

2420 HamiltonStreet Akron, Summit, Ohio

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Yerkey, AubreyheadMW48MarWVBooking TreadsRubber Industry
Yerkey, LillianwifeFW47MarKY
Yerkey, NeilsonMW12NevOH
Yerkey, DavidsonMW10NevOH