Arvin Owen “Buster” ShemwellAge: 43 years1908–1951
- Name
- Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
- Given names
- Arvin Owen
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Buster
 Birth | September 24, 1908 |
 Adoption | unknown Adoption: Adopted by father Note: Son of Maude, adopted by John Morton "Jack" Shemwell |
 Marriage of parents | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell — Maude D Carey — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 18, 1911 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 4 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 20, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 8, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | John Morton “Jack” Shemwell May 12, 1951 (Age 42 years) Cause: Lukemia |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 37 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 | November 4, 1951 (Age 43 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| mother |
Maude D Carey Birth: June 8, 1889 — Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1969 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| himself |
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Adoption: Birth: September 24, 1908 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1951 — San Mateo, California, United States |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Maude D Carey Birth: June 8, 1889 — Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1969 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 18, 1911 — |
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Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell Adoption: Birth: September 24, 1908 — Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1951 — San Mateo, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Ida Jones |
| father |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Ida Jones Death: |
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Marriage: January 1, 1901 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: November 1906 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Virginia Juanita Shemwell Birth: about 1902 21 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Attie G Speece |
| father |
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1880 33 30 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1951 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Attie G Speece Birth: December 24, 1884 23 22 — Missouri, United States Death: December 8, 1954 — El Dorado, California, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1907 — Henry, Missouri, United States |
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Jewell Morton Shemwell Birth: October 28, 1907 27 22 — Clinton, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1977 — Sacramento, California, United States |
| Adoption | Son of Maude, adopted by John Morton "Jack" Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household
Whites Island Road Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell - Household
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
In TB Ward in hospital |