The Shemwell Family

Henry Harold “Hal” FinleyAge: 42 years18911933

Name
Henry Harold “Hal” Finley
Given names
Henry Harold
Surname
Finley
Nickname
Hal
Birth October 1, 1891 23 27
MarriageCora Mamie “Mamie” FergusonView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherLouis Ernest Finley
March 13, 1893 (Age 17 months)
Death of a fatherJoseph Henry Finley
December 24, 1894 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Accidental Shooting
Birth of a sisterMary Porter Finley
January 8, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
Harry Ernest Finley
April 5, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Frances Finley
1916 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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
#3
Anna Mae Finley
November 3, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAmelia C “Mele” Theobald
February 2, 1925 (Age 33 years)
Cause: paralytic stroke
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 October 9, 1933 (Age 42 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Henry Harold “Hal” Finley
Birth: October 1, 1891 23 27Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 9, 1933Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
17 months
younger brother
Louis Ernest Finley
Birth: March 13, 1893 24 28Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 1967Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
22 months
younger sister
Mary Porter Finley
Birth: January 8, 1895 26 30Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 22, 1974Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Cora Mamie “Mamie” Ferguson - View this family
himself
Henry Harold “Hal” Finley
Birth: October 1, 1891 23 27Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 9, 1933Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage:
son
Harry Ernest Finley
Birth: April 5, 1913 21 21Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 13, 1995Clinton, Macomb, Michigan, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Frances Finley
Birth: 1916 24 24Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1979Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
4 years
daughter
Anna Mae Finley
Birth: November 3, 1919 28 28Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 2006Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio, United States