The Shemwell Family

August John NiemeierAge: 90 years18851975

Name
August John Niemeier
Given names
August John
Surname
Niemeier
Birth May 29, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageKate Adelle SwinneyView this family
before 1918 (Age 32 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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
#1
Mary Kathyrn Niemeier
September 10, 1919 (Age 34 years)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Clark Niemeier
December 20, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 11, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 64 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 wifeKate Adelle Swinney
April 3, 1961 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 December 11, 1975 (Age 90 years)
Family with Kate Adelle Swinney - View this family
himself
August John Niemeier
Birth: May 29, 1885Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: December 11, 1975Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: before 1918
20 months
daughter
Mary Kathyrn Niemeier
Birth: September 10, 1919 34 25Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 2001Johnson, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
Charles Clark Niemeier
Birth: December 20, 1921 36 27Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: August 16, 1985Missouri, United States
John H Morris + Kate Adelle Swinney - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: after 1930
Private + Kate Adelle Swinney - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Kate Adelle Swinney - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Niemeier, AugustheadMW24MMOGermanyGermanyfarmer
Niemeier, KateheadFW25MMOMOMO
Niemeier, Mary KdaughterFW4 monthsSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - August John Niemeier - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Niemeier, August JheadMW44M28MOGermanyGermanyfarmer
Niemeier, Kate AwifeFW36M19MOMOMO
Niemeier, Mary KdaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Niemeier, Charles CsonMW8SMOMOMO