Ruth Valdenar ShemwellAge: 82 years1894–1976
- Name
- Ruth Valdenar Shemwell
- Given names
- Ruth Valdenar
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ruth Valdenar Payne
- Married name
- Ruth Valdenar Helfrich
- Married name
- Ruth Valdenar Sims
 Birth | May 18, 1894 25 25 |
 Marriage | Henry Cornelius Helfrich — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | William Ray Shemwell December 2, 1897 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 22, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 6 years) Address: East Part |
| Birth of a brother | Herbert Alexander Shemwell May 27, 1902 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Capt. George Bingham September 1, 1904 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Kibler Shemwell August 29, 1906 (Age 12 years) |
 Visiting relatives in Blackwater | News item 1909 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage | Thomas Jefferson Sims — View this family November 3, 1912 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ralph Bingham Shemwell February 4, 1913 (Age 18 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 19 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. February 12, 1914 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Minerva Valdenar June 13, 1916 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 25 years) Address: Blackwater Township
Main Street |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Francis Sims January 13, 1925 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham November 3, 1925 (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Standard Shemwell — Lulu Olivia Black — View this family 1926 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Betty Sue Sims July 8, 1927 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Shirley Ann Sims June 13, 1931 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Thomas Roger Sims July 16, 1937 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a husband | Thomas Jefferson Sims March 18, 1941 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ralph Thomas Eyer December 6, 1949 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | March 31, 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage | Alfred Denest Payne — View this family after 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Roger Sims January 16, 1951 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | William Standard Shemwell March 29, 1953 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | March 1, 1958 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Ray Shemwell March 26, 1967 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a husband | Alfred Denest Payne June 22, 1972 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 3, 1976 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | December 13, 1976 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1890 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Ralph Bingham Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1891 23 23 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1913 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years herself |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
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 |
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2 years younger brother |
Herbert Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1902 33 33 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 14, 1995 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Rachel Kibler Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1906 37 38 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1997 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Lulu Olivia Black |
| father |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Lulu Olivia Black Birth: March 10, 1876 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1926 — |
| Family with Thomas Jefferson Sims |
| husband |
Thomas Jefferson Sims Birth: May 16, 1882 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1941 — Macon, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: November 3, 1912 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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15 months son |
Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Birth: February 12, 1914 31 19 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1982 — McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Mary Francis Sims Birth: January 13, 1925 42 30 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 5, 1993 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Betty Sue Sims Birth: July 8, 1927 45 33 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 18, 2002 — Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Alfred Denest Payne |
| husband |
Alfred Denest Payne Birth: June 11, 1891 — Kingman, Kansas, United States Death: June 22, 1972 — Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: after 1950 — |
| Family with Henry Cornelius Helfrich |
| husband |
Henry Cornelius Helfrich Birth: 1894 — Kansas, United States Death: |
| herself |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Wesley P Edwards + Ida Mae Shemwell
Parents Edward Lee Shemwell + Alma M Cockrell
Parents … … + Maude D Carey
Parents John Morton “Jack” Shemwell + Ida Jones
Parents John Morton “Jack” Shemwell + Attie G Speece
Parents Everett Nunn + Dovie Myrtle Shemwell
Mother's family (10)
Parents William Edgar “Willie” Bingham + Margaret “Maggie” Grubb
Parents Lardner Clark Swinney + Margaret V “Maggie” Bingham
| Birth | or October 22, 1891
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Valdenar Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household
314 McRobert Boonville, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household
Lamine, Cooper, Missouri
Betty and Mary's ages are reversed? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Henry Cornelius Helfrich - Household
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