The Shemwell Family

Elbert Frank OwensAge: 82 years18881971

Name
Elbert Frank Owens
Given names
Elbert Frank
Surname
Owens
Birth September 28, 1888 28 21
Birth of a sisterTabitha May Owens
August 15, 1892 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherTollie Hobert Owens
April 20, 1897 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 sisterOla “Ollie” Owens
May 1900 (Age 11 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan
after 1900 (Age 11 years)

Note: She was listed in the 1900 census as a Widow
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 brotherWilliam Arthur Owens
February 24, 1919 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sisterOla “Ollie” Owens
January 16, 1922 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
Death of a fatherDaniel G Owens
1941 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 motherSealey G Hood
1948 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 57 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 April 2, 1971 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memory Lane Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 12, 1882Conway, Arkansas, United States
-9 months
elder brother
William Arthur Owens
Birth: April 14, 1881 20 14Arkansas, United States
Death: February 24, 1919Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
7 years
himself
Elbert Frank Owens
Birth: September 28, 1888 28 21Moulton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 2, 1971Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Tabitha May Owens
Birth: August 15, 1892 32 25Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 12, 1975Kings, California, United States
5 years
younger brother
Tollie Hobert Owens
Birth: April 20, 1897 36 30Arkansas, United States
Death: January 31, 1985Armona, Kings, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ola “Ollie” Owens
Birth: May 1900 39 33Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1922North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

Elbert Frank Owens has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel G Owens - Household

ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Owens, Daniel SheadWMAug186039M18ARTNTNFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Owens, Cealy JwifeWFApr186832M1865ARTNTNYesYesYes
Owens, William AsonWMMay188416SARARARFarm Laborer8YesYesYes
Owens, Elbert FsonWMSep188712SARARARFarm Laborer83YesNoYes
Owens, Tibitha MdaughterWFAug18927SARARAR44
Owens, Tally HsonWMApr18973SARARAR
Owens, InfantdaughterWFMay19000 years 0 monthsSARARAR