The Shemwell Family

John William FineAge: 52 years18761928

Name
John William Fine
Given names
John William
Surname
Fine
Birth March 2, 1876
MarriageEmma J TurnerView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 21 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#1
Virgil Rupert “Bay” Fine
June 18, 1909 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Death October 13, 1928 (Age 52 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Zion Cemetery
Family with Emma J Turner - View this family
himself
John William Fine
Birth: March 2, 1876Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1928Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage:
son
Virgil Rupert “Bay” Fine
Birth: June 18, 1909 33 25Missouri, United States
Death: July 18, 2001Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States

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