Vinita Francis PotterAge: 99 years1906–2006
- Name
- Vinita Francis Potter
- Given names
- Vinita Francis
- Surname
- Potter
- Married name
- Vinita Francis Shemwell
 Birth | June 14, 1906 31 25 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Frances Bruce January 7, 1908 (Age 18 months) |
 Census | April 26, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 9, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
 Marriage | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell — View this family February 1, 1922 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell October 27, 1924 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Jacob Potter December 11, 1928 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 2, 1930 (Age 23 years) Address: First Ward
Saline Township |
| Census | May 15, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 | March 31, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 mother | Flora Dell Whitlow November 19, 1959 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | James Bruce Potter May 15, 1962 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ora Bell Potter September 10, 1962 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a husband | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 3, 1976 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Octa Potter April 21, 1979 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell — Margaret Frances Borgmann — View this family September 26, 1987 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nettie May Potter February 3, 1997 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | April 26, 2006 (Age 99 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Bruce Potter Birth: June 18, 1874 33 35 — Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1962 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Flora Dell Whitlow Birth: July 6, 1880 24 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 19, 1959 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 21, 1896 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Ora Bell Potter Birth: July 28, 1897 23 17 — Missouri, United States Death: September 10, 1962 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Octa Potter Birth: October 8, 1898 24 18 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1979 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Nettie May Potter Birth: August 5, 1903 29 23 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1997 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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3 years herself |
Vinita Francis Potter Birth: June 14, 1906 31 25 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 26, 2006 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell |
| husband |
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1900 31 31 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1976 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Vinita Francis Potter Birth: June 14, 1906 31 25 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 26, 2006 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1922 — |
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3 years son |
Hubert Potter “Hoot” Shemwell Birth: October 27, 1924 24 18 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 1, 2009 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
Vinita Francis Potter has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (14)
Parents Obie Reed Williams + Anna Louise “Dolly” Whitlow
Parents Dorsey John Whitlow + Myrtle “Mattie” Parks
Parents Henry Clay Whitlow + Nellie Elizabeth Mercer
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Bruce Potter - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Eldon, Miller, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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