The Shemwell Family

James Arvil KillianAge: 41 years19181960

Name
James Arvil Killian
Given names
James Arvil
Surname
Killian
Birth July 14, 1918 20 20
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 14, 1920 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherClifford Leon Killian
October 23, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah L Warbington
October 10, 1928 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 10, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Eugene Killian
May 27, 1942 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Arvil Dale Killian
May 28, 1944 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 27 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 9, 1960 (Age 41 years)
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father
Dilmus Watson Killian
Birth: November 2, 1897 38 25Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1964Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
himself
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
sister
Private
younger brother
Clifford Leon Killian
Birth: October 23, 1923 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1987
Mother’s family with George Henry Rideout - View this family
step-father
George Henry Rideout
Birth: January 29, 1889Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1973Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Grace Ethel Epps
Birth: August 8, 1897 23 18Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 25, 1990Garden City, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage:
Family with Ellen Elizabeth Stout - View this family
himself
James Arvil Killian
Birth: July 14, 1918 20 20Goreville, Johnson, Illinois, United States
Death: May 9, 1960Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
wife
Ellen Elizabeth Stout
Birth: October 16, 1921Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 22, 2017Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
son
Donald Eugene Killian
Birth: May 27, 1942 23 20Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 13, 2018Osage Beach, Camden, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Arvil Dale Killian
Birth: May 28, 1944 25 22Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 2015Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

James Arvil Killian has 11 first cousins recorded

Father's family (2)

Parents Sidney Hodge + Laura Mae Killian
2Estol Leo Hodge19171979

Mother's family (9)

Parents Arnold Wallace Epps + Elizabeth Angus “Lizzie” Greeson
1Gladys Marie Epps19301992
3Mary Alice Epps19321982
4Private
Parents Ernest Edward Epps + Lela Viola Ward
1Private
2Private
Parents Ralph Sanford Epps + Mabel Kate Boyers
1Private
2Private
3Private
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dilmus Watson Killian - Household

Front Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Killian, Dilmus WheadMW22MMOKYMOLaborerStove Mill
Killian, Grace EwifeFW22MARMOMO
Killian, James AsonMW1-5mSILMOAR
Hodge, Sidneybrother in lawMW24MILILILLaborerStove Mill
Hodge, Laura Melder sisterFW24MMOKYMO
Hodge, Earnest AnephewMW5SMOILMO
Hodge, Estel LnephewMW2-9mSILILMO