The Shemwell Family

Eva ChristianAge: 71 years18821953

Name
Eva Christian
Given names
Eva
Surname
Christian
Married name
Eva Bradley
Birth August 26, 1882 44 29
Birth of a brotherAlbert Ross Christian
April 26, 1886 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Christian
March 15, 1889 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterInez Mary Christian
April 12, 1894 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Christian Bradley
October 5, 1907 (Age 25 years)

Death of a daughterDorothy Christian Bradley
May 8, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterOdette Christian
November 1, 1916 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Death of a fatherWilliam Lemuel Christian
April 2, 1925 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 4, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherEmma Inez Walton
May 5, 1931 (Age 48 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherBurton Walton Christian
July 1, 1940 (Age 57 years)

Death of a sisterFloy Christian
1942 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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
Death of a sisterLula Christian
October 10, 1945 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Ross Christian
May 16, 1949 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandEdwin Henry Bradley
May 30, 1949 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Perry Christian
July 11, 1953 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 63 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 November 2, 1953 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Golden Gate National Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1872Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
16 months
elder brother
21 months
elder sister
Floy Christian
Birth: November 5, 1875 38 22Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: 1942Sarasota, Florida, United States
4 years
elder sister
Odette Christian
Birth: 1879 41 25Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1, 1916Kansas City, Kansas, United States
13 months
elder brother
William Perry Christian
Birth: February 13, 1880 42 27Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1953Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Eva Christian
Birth: August 26, 1882 44 29Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1953Fresno, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Lula Christian
Birth: March 15, 1889 51 36Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1945Santa Barbara, California, United States
5 years
younger sister
Family with Edwin Henry Bradley - View this family
husband
Edwin Henry Bradley
Birth: July 17, 1878Missouri, United States
Death: May 30, 1949Solano, California, United States
herself
Eva Christian
Birth: August 26, 1882 44 29Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1953Fresno, California, United States
daughter
Dorothy Christian Bradley
Birth: October 5, 1907 29 25
Death: May 8, 1913New York, United States
son
Private

Eva Christian has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Emma Inez Walton - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Christian, Emma IheadWFJan185347M2788ILMENH
Christian, Perry WsonWMFeb188020SMOMOILforeman blind factory
Christian, Eva LdaughterWFMar188217SMOMOILtelephone operator
Christian, RosssonWMApr188614SMOMOIL
Christian, Lulu MdaughterWFMar188911SMOMOIL
Christian, Inez MdaughterWFApr18946MMOMOIL