The Shemwell Family

Albert Ross ChristianAge: 63 years18861949

Name
Albert Ross Christian
Given names
Albert Ross
Surname
Christian
Birth April 26, 1886 48 33
Birth of a sisterLula Christian
March 15, 1889 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterInez Mary Christian
April 12, 1894 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 14 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Albert Rice Christian
October 13, 1914 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sisterOdette Christian
November 1, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 daughter
#2
Emma Jane Christian
June 16, 1919 (Age 33 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Ernest Leon Christian
April 21, 1921 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lemuel Christian
April 2, 1925 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEmma Inez Walton
May 5, 1931 (Age 45 years)

Census May 18, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherBurton Walton Christian
July 1, 1940 (Age 54 years)

Death of a sisterFloy Christian
1942 (Age 55 years)
Death of a sonAlbert Rice Christian
November 7, 1943 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 May 16, 1949 (Age 63 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder sister
Eva Christian
Birth: August 26, 1882 44 29Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1953Fresno, California, United States
4 years
himself
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 Cornelia Rice - View this family
himself
wife
son
Albert Rice Christian
Birth: October 13, 1914 28 27Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 7, 1943
5 years
daughter
Emma Jane Christian
Birth: June 16, 1919 33 31Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 10, 1999Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
son
Ernest Leon Christian
Birth: April 21, 1921 34 33Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 27, 1995Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private

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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ross Christian - Household

Craig, Okahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Christian, RossheadMW24SMOMOILfarmer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ross Christian - Household

Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Christian, RossheadMW33MMOMOILmechanicRR Gill Company
Christian, CorneliawifeFW32MMOMOMO
Christian, AlbertsonMW5SOKMOMO
Christian, JanedaughterFW2 monthsSOKMOMO