The Shemwell Family

Hattie Mae PowersAge: 73 years18881962

Name
Hattie Mae Powers
Given names
Hattie Mae
Surname
Powers
Married name
Hattie Mae Vandover
Birth December 7, 1888 23 19
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Powers
August 6, 1889 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a brotherAlbert Carl Powers
September 4, 1893 (Age 4 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 sisterAnna Lee Powers
January 1899 (Age 10 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherAubrey Ernest Powers
February 7, 1901 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentAlbert Ernest PowersIda Jane RushinView this family
February 18, 1904 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Raymond Powers
November 14, 1904 (Age 15 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Wesley BrannumIda PenningtonView this family
about 1905 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a half-brotherJohn Marvin Powers
March 26, 1907 (Age 18 years)
MarriageArch VandoverView this family
November 2, 1907 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJustin Powers
calculated 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Archie Lee Vandover
July 22, 1914 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Victor Newell Vandover
October 15, 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
Death of a brotherAlbert Carl Powers
February 1, 1918 (Age 29 years)
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/
Birth of a daughter
#3
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
June 16, 1919 (Age 30 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Aubrey Gene Vandover
March 13, 1923 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Wanda Bernice Vandover
July 15, 1925 (Age 36 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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
Birth of a son
#6
Billy Ray Vandover
June 12, 1931 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sonVictor Newell Vandover
December 15, 1934 (Age 46 years)
Cause: Peritonitis
Death of a motherIda Pennington
July 5, 1937 (Age 48 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a parentAlbert Ernest PowersThula PonderView this family
October 26, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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
Marriage of a childJames Carl CappsMarjorie Lorene VandoverView this family
September 5, 1947 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Leo BaumgartWanda Bernice VandoverView this family
November 19, 1948 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Van William Baumgart
September 1, 1949 (Age 60 years)

Death of a fatherAlbert Ernest Powers
September 27, 1949 (Age 60 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
Death of a husbandArch Vandover
August 13, 1962 (Age 73 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 October 18, 1962 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 3, 1886Butler, Missouri, United States
4 months
elder brother
3 years
herself
5 years
younger brother
Albert Carl Powers
Birth: September 4, 1893 28 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1918Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger sister
Anna Lee Powers
Birth: January 1899 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Thula Ponder - View this family
father
step-mother
Thula Ponder
Birth: November 3, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1953Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 26, 1940Butler, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Ida Jane Rushin - View this family
father
step-mother
Ida Jane Rushin
Birth: December 6, 1869Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 23, 1935Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1904Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
half-brother
William Raymond Powers
Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 1979
2 years
half-brother
John Marvin Powers
Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1987Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
4 years
half-brother
Justin Powers
Birth: calculated 1910 44 40Arkansas, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with James Wesley Brannum - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1905
Family with Arch Vandover - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 2, 1907Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
son
Archie Lee Vandover
Birth: July 22, 1914 27 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1978Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Victor Newell Vandover
Birth: October 15, 1916 29 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 15, 1934Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
Birth: June 16, 1919 32 30Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 24, 1968Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Aubrey Gene Vandover
Birth: March 13, 1923 35 34Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
6 years
son
Billy Ray Vandover
Birth: June 12, 1931 44 42Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 25, 2000Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Albert PowersheadWMFeb186535M14MOMOMOFarmer
Ida PowerswifeWFDec186930M1464ARMOIL
Jacob W PowerssonWMJun188614SMOMOARAt School
Hattie M PowersdaughterWFDec188811SMOMOARAt School
Albert C PowerssonWMSep18936SMOMOAR
Anna L PowersdaughterWFJan18991SMOMOAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arch Vandover - Household

821 Oak Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Vandover, ArchheadMW33MMOMOMOBook keeperIce Plant
Vandover, HattiewifeFW31MMOMOAR
Vandover, Archie LsonMW5SMOMOMO
Vandover, Victor NsonMW3-2mSMOMOMO
Vandover, Marjorie LdaughterFW7mSMOMOMO
Powers, Aubrey Ebrother in lawMW18SMOMOAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arch Vandover - Household

449 North Tenth Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Vandover, ArchheadMW52MMOSame placeProprietorAutomobile Company
Vandover, HattieXwifeFW50MMOSame place
Vandover, LorenedaughterFW20SMOSame placeBook keeperAutomobile Company
Vandover, AubreysonMW17SMOSame place
Vandover, WandadaughterFW14SMOSame place
Vandover, BillysonMW8SMOSame place