The Shemwell Family

Lola Bess DungeyAge: 66 years18961962

Name
Lola Bess Dungey
Given names
Lola Bess
Surname
Dungey
Married name
Lola Bess Swindle
Birth June 8, 1896 31 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 months)
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 brotherRoscoe Dungey
January 4, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherHattie Belle Holland
September 10, 1902 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Lucas Walker “Anna” Hunter
June 9, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentWalter J DungeyEthel Mae RichieView this family
estimated 1910 (Age 13 years)

Census May 5, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Wesley Holland
December 29, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageVirgil SwindleView this family
September 13, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frances D Swindle
December 15, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Wilma Alverda Swindle
August 20, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 6, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherWalter J Dungey
October 30, 1929 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 17, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sonFrances D Swindle
January 7, 1943 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherRoscoe Dungey
January 31, 1953 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 26, 1962 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Hattie Belle Holland
Birth: March 4, 1872 41 38Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: September 10, 1902Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 5, 1890Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
5 years
herself
Lola Bess Dungey
Birth: June 8, 1896 31 24Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1962Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Roscoe Dungey
Birth: January 4, 1899 33 26Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 31, 1953Jasper, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Ethel Mae Richie - View this family
father
step-mother
Ethel Mae Richie
Birth: July 21, 1890Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 3, 1990Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: estimated 1910
Family with Virgil Swindle - View this family
husband
Virgil Swindle
Birth: November 26, 1895Bowers Mill, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: August 4, 1969Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States
herself
Lola Bess Dungey
Birth: June 8, 1896 31 24Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: October 26, 1962Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: September 13, 1915Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
3 months
son
Frances D Swindle
Birth: December 15, 1915 20 19Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 7, 1943Africa
20 months
daughter
Wilma Alverda Swindle
Birth: August 20, 1917 21 21Avilla, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: October 27, 2011McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter J Dungey - Household

Mcdonald, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Dungey, Walter JheadWMMay186535M10ILTNTNFarmer
Dungey, Hattie BwifeWFMar187228M1033ILKYTN
Dungey, NaomadaughterWFMar18919SMOILIL
Dungey, LolahdaughterWFJun18963SMOILIL
Dungey, RoscosonWMJan18982SMOILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter J Dungey - Household

Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dungey, WalterheadMW48M200ILPNILFarmerGeneral Farm
Dungey, RichiewifeFW22M100MOILIN
Dungey, LolahdaughterFW13SMOILIL
Dungey, RoscoesonMW11SMOILIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mcdonald, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Swindle, VirgilheadMW24MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Swindle, Lola BwifeFW23MMOILIL
Swindle, Frances DsonMW4SMOMOMO
Swindle, Wilma AdaughterFW2-5mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mineral, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Swindle, VirgilheadMW34M19MOUSUSFarmerGeneral
Swindle, LolawifeFW34M18MOILIL
Swindle, FrancessonMW14SMOMOMO
Swindle, WilmadaughterFW12SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

Mineral, Jasper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Swindle, VirgilheadMW44MMOFarming
Swindle, LolaXwifeFW44MMO
Swindle, FrancessonMW24SMOButcher
Swindle, WilmadaughterFW22SMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Swindle - Household

819 Oak Street Carthage, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Swindle, VirgilheadMW54MarMOPackingGarment Factory
Swindle, Lola BwifeFW53MarMO
Swindle, Wilma CdaughterFW33WdMOOperates Sewing MachineGarment Factory