The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 8, 1916 23 19 Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 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 11 months) 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 23 months) 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 6, 1920 (Age 3 years) Hamilton, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles F Ham - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles F Ham - Household Hamilton, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Ham, Charles head M W 27 M OK IA IA Manager Gin Cotton Ham, Opal wife F W 23 M OK KS MO Ham, Oma daughter F W 6 S OK OK OK Ham, Lelia daughter F W 3 S OK OK OK
Birth of a brother	Virgil Charles Ham July 16, 1922 (Age 6 years) Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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
Death of a father	Charles Franklin Ham November 2, 1931 (Age 15 years) Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Census	April 19, 1940 (Age 24 years) Tiger, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 maternal grandfather	Elbert Thornton Ramey February 3, 1950 (Age 34 years) Wellston, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 years) South Korea 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 maternal grandmother	Nellie May Alleman February 16, 1954 (Age 38 years) Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 years) Vietnam 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 mother	Opal Mae Ramey January 19, 1987 (Age 71 years) Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death	January 1993 (Age 76 years) Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Opal Mae Ramey Oma Laverne Ham Lelia Verdelle Ham Virgil Charles Ham Charles Franklin Ham Birth: November 26, 1892 — Trenton, Grundy, Missouri, United States Death: November 2, 1931 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Franklin Ham Oma Laverne Ham Lelia Verdelle Ham Virgil Charles Ham Family with spouse Joseph J Hamon Opal Mae Ramey Birth: March 20, 1896 25 21 — Oklahoma, United States Death: January 19, 1987 — Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1913 —
9 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leonard Wayne Patton Max Thornton Patton Oma Laverne Ham Birth: October 7, 1913 20 17 — Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 25, 1999 — Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Oliver Howard Patton Lelia Verdelle Ham Birth: January 8, 1916 23 19 — Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 1993 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
7 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse LaHoma Olive … Virgil Charles Ham Birth: July 16, 1922 29 26 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: April 18, 1998 — Oklahoma, United States

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Opal Mae Ramey Joseph J Hamon Birth: January 1, 1893 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 22, 1970
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Franklin Ham Oma Laverne Ham Lelia Verdelle Ham Virgil Charles Ham Family with spouse Joseph J Hamon Opal Mae Ramey Birth: March 20, 1896 25 21 — Oklahoma, United States Death: January 19, 1987 — Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: —

Family with Oliver Howard Patton - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lelia Verdelle Ham Oliver Howard Patton Birth: July 4, 1915 — Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 10, 2006
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Oliver Howard Patton Lelia Verdelle Ham Birth: January 8, 1916 23 19 — Jennings, Pawnee, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 1993 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
son	Private

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Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles F Ham - Household Hamilton, Okmulgee, Oklahoma Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Ham, Charles head M W 27 M OK IA IA Manager Gin Cotton Ham, Opal wife F W 23 M OK KS MO Ham, Oma daughter F W 6 S OK OK OK Ham, Lelia daughter F W 3 S OK OK OK

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Charles Franklin Ham 1892–1931
mother Parents Elbert Thornton Ramey Nellie May Alleman	Opal Mae Ramey 1896–1987
elder sister Family Leonard Wayne Patton Private Max Thornton Patton	Oma Laverne Ham 1913–1999
herself Family Oliver Howard Patton Private	Lelia Verdelle Ham 1916–1993
younger brother Family LaHoma Olive …	Virgil Charles Ham 1922–1998
Mother’s family with Joseph J Hamon
step-father Parents (unknown)	Joseph J Hamon 1893–1970
mother Parents Elbert Thornton Ramey Nellie May Alleman	Opal Mae Ramey 1896–1987
Family with Oliver Howard Patton
husband Parents (unknown)	Oliver Howard Patton 1915–2006
herself Parents Charles Franklin Ham Opal Mae Ramey	Lelia Verdelle Ham 1916–1993
son Family (none)	Private