Clara May PophamAge: 67 years1899–1967
- Name
- Clara May Popham
- Given names
- Clara May
- Surname
- Popham
- Married name
- Clara May Shemwell
 Birth | November 13, 1899 45 40 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Clarence Richard Shemwell — View this family February 19, 1917 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | George Richard Shemwell Sr. November 10, 1917 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 #2 | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 18, 1919 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rachel Yancey June 1, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Shirley Madeline Shemwell July 22, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. May 25, 1922 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dorothy May Shemwell May 4, 1924 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | George Popham February 14, 1927 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 18, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Robert Cunningham March 15, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 50 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 husband | Clarence Richard Shemwell August 1962 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 27, 1967 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Popham Birth: March 23, 1854 — Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Death: February 14, 1927 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Rachel Yancey Birth: April 25, 1859 — Perry, Illinois, United States Death: June 1, 1920 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Clarence Richard Shemwell |
| husband |
Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1917 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months son |
George Richard Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Shirley Madeline Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1920 27 20 — Boulder, Colorado, United States Death: May 22, 1999 — Loomis, Placer, California, United States |
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22 months son |
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Dorothy May Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
S. 21st St. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
South 23 St. Herrin, Williamson, Ilinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
Energy, Williamson County, Illinois
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