The Shemwell Family

Flora Dell WhitlowAge: 79 years18801959

Name
Flora Dell Whitlow
Given names
Flora Dell
Surname
Whitlow
Married name
Flora Dell Potter
Birth July 6, 1880 24 18
Birth of a sisterNellie Whitlow
August 1882 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
April 21, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLouisa M Lee
October 28, 1886 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherDorsey John Whitlow
September 25, 1887 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterNettie Whitlow
May 1889 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterOrpha Whitlow
August 3, 1892 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Whitlow
June 4, 1894 (Age 13 years)
Religious marriageJames Bruce PotterView this family
October 21, 1896 (Age 16 years)
Address: Ish Whitlow home
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ora Bell Potter
July 28, 1897 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Whitlow
August 19, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Octa Potter
October 8, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Census June 10, 1900 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sisterOrpha Whitlow
1901 (Age 20 years)
Death of a motherSarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1901 (Age 20 years)

Death of a sisterNellie Whitlow
1902 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherIshamel Higdon Whitlow
June 5, 1903 (Age 22 years)

Cause: Typhoid fever (Since May 22, 1903)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nettie May Potter
August 5, 1903 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Vinita Francis Potter
June 14, 1906 (Age 25 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Marriage of a childLeslie Howe BurdOra Bell PotterView this family
Type: Religious marriage
August 5, 1914 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Marjorie Juanita Burd
August 3, 1915 (Age 35 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Lewis StrickfadenOcta PotterView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 12, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childCharles McClellan “Charlie” ShemwellVinita Francis PotterView this family
February 1, 1922 (Age 41 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
James William Mercer
January 4, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Glenva Belle Burd
March 6, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Theola Strickfaden
July 28, 1924 (Age 44 years)
Note: 1919?
Birth of a grandson
#5
Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell
October 27, 1924 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Robert Leslie Burd
May 1, 1926 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Emma Lee Strickfaden
October 23, 1926 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterNettie Whitlow
February 16, 1927 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Jack Boyd Mercer
May 20, 1927 (Age 46 years)
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
July 1, 1946 (Age 65 years)

Death of a brotherDorsey John Whitlow
April 11, 1955 (Age 74 years)
Cause: Heart attack - had surgery for acute appenticitis
Burial of a brotherDorsey John Whitlow
April 14, 1955 (Age 74 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Death November 19, 1959 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peninsula Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 10, 1878Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Flora Dell Whitlow
Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1959Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nellie Whitlow
Birth: August 1882 26 20Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1902Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Dorsey John Whitlow
Birth: September 25, 1887 31 25Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 11, 1955Cassville Community Hospital, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
20 months
younger sister
Nettie Whitlow
Birth: May 1889 32 27Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 16, 1927Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Orpha Whitlow
Birth: August 3, 1892 36 30Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: 1901Cooper, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
John Whitlow
Birth: August 19, 1898 42 36Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 30, 1983
Family with James Bruce Potter - View this family
husband
herself
Flora Dell Whitlow
Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1959Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 21, 1896Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
Ora Bell Potter
Birth: July 28, 1897 23 17Missouri, United States
Death: September 10, 1962Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
14 months
daughter
Octa Potter
Birth: October 8, 1898 24 18Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
Nettie May Potter
Birth: August 5, 1903 29 23Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1997Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Vinita Francis Potter
Birth: June 14, 1906 31 25Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: April 26, 2006Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States

Flora Dell Whitlow has 33 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (33)

Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
2Ida Mae Shemwell18691959
10Infant Shemwell18871887
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
1Gertrude Shemwell18901908
2Alta M Shemwell18921996
4Ruth Shemwell18961969
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
2Ella J Shemwell18811964
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
4Annie McMahan18911900
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
1Burris1883
2Dorval Burris18851963
3Ora Raymond Burris18871954
4Etta Lee Burris18911979
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
3Andrew Louis Brady18951942
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Potter, JamesheadWMJun187425M3MOMOMOFarming
Potter, FlorawifeWFAug188019M322MOKYMO
Potter, OradaughterWFJul18972SMOMOMO
Potter, OctiedaughterWFOct18981SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Potter, James BheadMW35M113MOMOMOManagerGeneral? Farm
Potter, Flora DwifeFW29M11344MOKYMO
Potter, Ora BdaughterFW12SMOMOMO
Potter, OctadaughterFW11SMOMOMO
Potter, Nettie MdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Potter, VinitadaughterFW3SMOMOMO
Potter, JacobfatherMW69WdMOVAVAOwn Income

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Potter, JamesheadMW45MMOMOMONone
Potter, FlorawifeFW39MMOKYMO
Potter, JacobfatherMW79WdMOKYMO
Mercer, Nettie MaydaughterFW16MMOMOMO
Mercer, Walterson in lawMW21MMOMOMOLaborerOdd Jobs
Potter, VinitadaughterFW13SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Potter, James headMW55M21MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Potter, Flora EwifeFW49M16MOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Potter, JamesXheadMW65MMOSame house
Potter, FlorawifeFW59MMOSame house