The Shemwell Family

Bertie E ShemwellAge: 89 years18801970

Name
Bertie E Shemwell
Given names
Bertie E
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Bertie E Tash
Birth March 15, 1880 26 20
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 2 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell
November 4, 1880 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a brotherClyde Shemwell
October 22, 1881 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterDelia Frances Shemwell
June 1883 (Age 3 years)
Note: or Nebraska, USA
Birth of a brotherEber Edward “Dob” Shemwell
December 11, 1885 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterSusan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
October 11, 1888 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherFloyd Shemwell
March 12, 1892 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell
May 11, 1895 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherAlpha Shemwell
November 7, 1897 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Typhoid fever
Birth of a brotherHarry Arthur Shemwell
May 23, 1898 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 20 years)
MarriageFrank Emmett TashView this family
1901 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Mildred Tash
January 3, 1903 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Doris Bernadine Tash
September 4, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Jackson Tash
October 22, 1916 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 2, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mildred May Riddell
April 29, 1927 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 grandson
#2
Richard Clyde “Dickie” Riddell
May 11, 1932 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonRichard Clyde “Dickie” Riddell
February 15, 1934 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell
April 17, 1942 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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
Death of a motherMary Harriet Sherrod
September 26, 1946 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherClyde Shemwell
December 4, 1949 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandFrank Emmett Tash
March 25, 1953 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 daughterMary Mildred Tash
May 18, 1962 (Age 82 years)
Death of a daughterDoris Bernadine Tash
July 12, 1968 (Age 88 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
December 16, 1969 (Age 89 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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
Faternal Group
Faternal Organization

Note: Narcissa Rebecca Lodge #2, I.O.O.F.
Religion
Baptist
before 1970 (Age 89 years)

Death January 10, 1970 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1876Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
elder brother
Alpha Shemwell
Birth: March 4, 1878 24 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 7, 1897Walla Walla, Washington, United States
2 years
herself
19 months
younger brother
Clyde Shemwell
Birth: October 22, 1881 28 22Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1949Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
20 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell
Birth: December 11, 1885 32 26Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States
Death: January 14, 1974Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Floyd Shemwell
Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: January 27, 1977Walla Walla, Washington, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Harry Arthur Shemwell
Birth: May 23, 1898 45 38Washington, United States
Death: March 10, 1986Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Family with Frank Emmett Tash - View this family
husband
Frank Emmett Tash
Birth: December 12, 1871Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: March 25, 1953Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
herself
Marriage: 1901
2 years
daughter
Mary Mildred Tash
Birth: January 3, 1903 31 22Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: May 18, 1962Auburn, King, Washington, United States
20 months
daughter
Doris Bernadine Tash
Birth: September 4, 1904 32 24Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: July 12, 1968Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
12 years
son
Charles Jackson Tash
Birth: October 22, 1916 44 36Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Death: February 4, 1988Marin, California, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
Charles S. ShemwellWM27headM-FarmerKYKYKY
Mary H. ShemwellWF20wifeM-KYKYKY
Alpha ShemwellWM2sonS-KYKYKY
Bertie ShemwellWF2mdaughterS-KYKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household

Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Charles ShemwellheadWMJun 185346M24--KYKYKYFarmer
Mary H ShemwellwifeWFOct 185940M2498KYKYKY
Bertie ShemwelldaughterWFMar 188020S---KYKYKY
Clyde ShemwellsonWMOct 188118S---KYKYKYFarm laborer
Della ShemwelldaughterWFJun 188316S---NEKYKYAt School
Ebert ShemwellsonWMDec 188514S---KSKYKYAt School
Susan ShemwelldaughterWFOct 188811S---KSKYKYAt School
Floyd ShemwellsonWMApr 18928S---WAKYKYAt School
Charles ShemwellsonWMMay 18955S---WAKYKY
Harry ShemwellsonWMMay 18982S---WAKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Frank Emmett Tash - Household

1139 Alice Road Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tash, Frank EheadMW37M19WAIAVAMerchant
Tash, BertiewifeFW30M1922KYKYKY
Tash, MildreddaughterFW7SWAWAKY
Tash, BernadinedaughterFW5SWAWAKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank Emmett Tash - Household

1139 Alice Ave Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tash, Frank EheadMW48MWAPNPNMail CarrierGovernment
Tash, Bertie EwifeFW39MKYKYKY
Tash, Mildred MdaughterFW17SWAWAKY
Tash, Doris BdaughterFW15SWAWAKY
Tash, Charles JsonMW3-2mSWAWAKY

Faternal Group
Narcissa Rebecca Lodge #2, I.O.O.F.