The Shemwell Family

Ruth Valdenar ShemwellAge: 82 years18941976

Name
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell
Given names
Ruth Valdenar
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Ruth Valdenar Payne
Married name
Ruth Valdenar Helfrich
Married name
Ruth Valdenar Sims
Birth May 18, 1894 25 25
Note: or October 22, 1891
MarriageHenry Cornelius HelfrichView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherWilliam Ray Shemwell
December 2, 1897 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell
February 22, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Address: East Part
Birth of a brotherHerbert Alexander Shemwell
May 27, 1902 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCapt. George Bingham
September 1, 1904 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterRachel Kibler Shemwell
August 29, 1906 (Age 12 years)
Visiting relatives in Blackwater
News item
1909 (Age 14 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 15 years)
MarriageThomas Jefferson SimsView this family
November 3, 1912 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherRalph Bingham Shemwell
February 4, 1913 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam David Shemwell
August 26, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Address: Confederate Home
Cause: Cancer of the Liver
Birth of a son
#1
Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr.
February 12, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMinerva Valdenar
June 13, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Address: Blackwater Township Main Street
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Francis Sims
January 13, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherPenelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham
November 3, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Standard ShemwellLulu Olivia BlackView this family
1926 (Age 31 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Betty Sue Sims
July 8, 1927 (Age 33 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy Elizabeth Platt
March 11, 1929 (Age 34 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Shirley Ann Sims
June 13, 1931 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Thomas Roger Sims
July 16, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Jefferson Sims
March 18, 1941 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Ralph Thomas Eyer
December 6, 1949 (Age 55 years)
Census March 31, 1950 (Age 55 years)
MarriageAlfred Denest PayneView this family
after 1950 (Age 55 years)

Death of a grandsonThomas Roger Sims
January 16, 1951 (Age 56 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Standard Shemwell
March 29, 1953 (Age 58 years)
Census March 1, 1958 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Ray Shemwell
March 26, 1967 (Age 72 years)
Death of a husbandAlfred Denest Payne
June 22, 1972 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherCharles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell
February 3, 1976 (Age 81 years)
Death December 13, 1976 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 5, 1890Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
1 year
elder brother
Ralph Bingham Shemwell
Birth: October 22, 1891 23 23Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 4, 1913Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
4 years
younger brother
William Ray Shemwell
Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: March 26, 1967Saline, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell
Birth: February 22, 1900 31 31Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1976Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
Rachel Kibler Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1906 37 38Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 21, 1997Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Lulu Olivia Black - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: 1926
Family with Thomas Jefferson Sims - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 3, 1912Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
15 months
son
Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr.
Birth: February 12, 1914 31 19Missouri, United States
Death: May 24, 1982McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
11 years
daughter
Mary Francis Sims
Birth: January 13, 1925 42 30Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 5, 1993Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
3 years
daughter
Betty Sue Sims
Birth: July 8, 1927 45 33Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: September 18, 2002Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States
Family with Alfred Denest Payne - View this family
husband
Alfred Denest Payne
Birth: June 11, 1891Kingman, Kansas, United States
Death: June 22, 1972Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: after 1950
Family with Henry Cornelius Helfrich - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:

Ruth Valdenar Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded

Birth
or October 22, 1891 Census says 1895
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
William Standard ShemwellheadWMSep186831MMOKYKYFarmer
Penelope Thompson ShemwellwifeWFAug186831M44MOVAVA
Ralph Bingham ShemwellsonWMOct18918SMOMOMO
Ruth Valdenar ShemwelldaughterWFMay18946SMOMOMO
William Raymond ShemwellsonWMDec18972SMOMOMO
Charles McClellan “Charlie” ShemwellsonWMFeb19006 mSMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
William S ShemwellheadMW41M19--MOKYMOCarpenterHouse Builder
Nellie T ShemwellwifeFW41M1966MOVAMD
Ralph B ShemwellsonMW18S---MOMOMO
Ruth V ShemwelldaughterFW15S---MOMOMO
William Ray ShemwellsonMW12S---MOMOMO
Charles M ShemwellsonMW10S---MOMOMO
Herbert A ShemwellsonMW7S---MOMOMO
Rachel K ShemwelldaughterFW3S---MOMOMO

Notes: Arrow Rock & Nelson

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Valdenar Shemwell - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Thomas SimsHeadFW37MMOMOMOTrader in livestock
Ruth SimsWifeMW25MMOMOMO
T J SimssonMW5SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household

314 McRobert Boonville, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sims, Thomas JheadMW47M30MOMOMOSalesmanCar
Sims, Ruth BwifeFW35M18MOMOMO
Sims, Thomas JsonMW16SMOMOMO
Sims, Mary FdaughterFW5SMOMOMO
Sims, Betty SdaughterFW2-9mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household

Lamine, Cooper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Sims, J ThomasheadMW57MMORCooperMOFarmerFarm
Shemwell, Ruth VwifeFW45MMORCooperMO
Sims, Betty SuedaughterFW15SMORCooperMO
Sims, Mary FrancisdaughterFW12SMORCooperMO

Betty and Mary's ages are reversed? -b

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Henry Cornelius Helfrich - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Helfrich, Henry CheadMW56MarKSfarmer
Helfrich, Ruth VwifeFW55MarMO