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) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 |
| 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) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 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) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 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) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 |
| 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) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 |
| 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) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 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: — |
| 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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