The Shemwell Family

Marshall Vance ParkerAge: 61 years19131974

Name
Marshall Vance Parker
Given names
Marshall Vance
Surname
Parker
Birth February 14, 1913 46 25
Death of a fatherJohn Humphrey Parker
February 4, 1916 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a parentWilliam W PlumMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 5, 1918 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 13, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucille Maria “Nannie” Millar
March 20, 1921 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam J SherwoodMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
Type: Civil marriage
September 22, 1924 (Age 11 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 5, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentClemens Domonic GanzMayme Lee ShemwellView this family
before 1940 (Age 26 years)

Census April 2, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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 motherMayme Lee Shemwell
July 8, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Colon Cancer
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 7, 1974 (Age 61 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 26, 1907Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
5 years
himself
Marshall Vance Parker
Birth: February 14, 1913 46 25Missouri, United States
Death: August 7, 1974
Mother’s family with William J Sherwood - View this family
step-father
William J Sherwood
Birth: 1894Evanston, Spencer, Indiana, United States
Death: April 18, 1966St. Louis, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 22, 1924
Mother’s family with Clemens Domonic Ganz - View this family
step-father
Clemens Domonic Ganz
Birth: May 9, 1871Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States
Death: August 11, 1952St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1940
Mother’s family with William W Plum - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: July 5, 1918Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States
Family with Private - View this family
himself
Marshall Vance Parker
Birth: February 14, 1913 46 25Missouri, United States
Death: August 7, 1974
wife
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mamie Shemwell - Household

1220 Strange Ave St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parker, MamieheadFW32WdMOILMO
Parker, Lucille MdaughterFW11SMOILMO
Parker, Marshall VsonMW6SMOILMO
Bigham, Lucille MmotherFW50MMOMOKY
Bingham, EdwardfatherMW58MILILILContractorLumber
Shemwell, MyrtlesisterFW28SARILMOStenographerBank

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William J Sherwood - Household

4038 Blaine Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sherwood, William JheadMW38M32INUSUSElectricianContracting Co.
Sherwood, Mayme LwifeFW40M34MOMOMO
Parker, Marshall VsonMW18SMOMOMO
Shemwell, Myrtleroomer(her sister)FW32SARMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clemens Domonic Ganz - Household

Ringer Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ganz, Clemens DheadMW69MILsame placesalesmandepartment store
Parker, MaymewifeFW52MMOsalesgirldepartment store
Parker, Marshall Vstep sonMW27SMOtruck driverInterstate
Schwemin, JohnboarderMW25SMA