The Shemwell Family

James G BruntonAge: 53 years18811935

Name
James G Brunton
Given names
James G
Surname
Brunton
Birth January 23, 1881
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 34 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 35 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 36 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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
MarriageFlorence E ShemwellView this family
September 3, 1931 (Age 50 years)
Death 1935 (Age 53 years)

Family with Florence E Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 3, 1931Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States
Harry C Ferrel + Florence E Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
Harry C Ferrel
Birth: July 14, 1893Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 28, 1958Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, United States
wife
Marriage: December 27, 1914Walla Walla, Washington, United States
9 months
step-son
23 months
step-son
Edward Clay Ferrel
Birth: September 2, 1917 24 25Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: October 9, 2002Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
23 months
step-son
James Fay Ferrel
Birth: August 11, 1919 26 27Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: December 26, 1995Walla Walla, Washington, United States