The Shemwell Family

Birdie M HoughAge: 84 years18881973

Name
Birdie M Hough
Given names
Birdie M
Surname
Hough
Married name
Birdie M Shamel
Birth August 23, 1888
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
MarriageWilliam “Bill” ShamelView this family
April 16, 1913 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Glennis Bernice Shamel
November 6, 1914 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Lowell William Shamel
March 11, 1916 (Age 27 years)
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/
Census January 3, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Elizabeth Lee Shamel
March 6, 1923 (Age 34 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
Census April 24, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Dona Lee Webb
November 18, 1944 (Age 56 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
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
Death of a husbandWilliam “Bill” Shamel
July 24, 1970 (Age 81 years)
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 August 10, 1973 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with William “Bill” Shamel - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 16, 1913Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
16 months
son
Lowell William Shamel
Birth: March 11, 1916 32 27Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 29, 1998Stuart, Martin, Florida, United States
7 years
daughter
Elizabeth Lee Shamel
Birth: March 6, 1923 39 34Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 2023Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, WilliamheadMW36MMOKYMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, Birdie MwifeFW31MMOMOMO
Shamel, Lowell WsonMW3-11mSMOMOMO
Shamel, GlennisdaughterFW5SMOMOMO
Shamel, Thomas WfatherMW70WdKYNCVA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, WilliamheadMW42M32MOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, Birdie MwifeFW48M36MOMOMO
Shamel, Glennis BdaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Shamel, Lowell WsonMW14SMOMOMO
Shamel, ElidaughterFW7SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household

Roads leading to Competition Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, WilliamXheadMW58MMOsame houseFarmerFarm
Shamel, BirdiewifeFW51MMO
Shamel, LowellsonMW23SMOFarmerFarm
Shamel, ElizabethdaughterFW17SMO