The Shemwell Family

Laura Beth HancockAge: 90 years18951986

Name
Laura Beth Hancock
Given names
Laura Beth
Surname
Hancock
Married name
Laura Beth Key
Married name
Laura Beth Hartley
Birth December 16, 1895 31 26
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Arthur Hancock
January 24, 1903 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Faye Hancock
June 23, 1905 (Age 9 years)
Death of a sisterCora May Hancock
November 19, 1905 (Age 9 years)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ann Jones
November 18, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageRobert E KeyView this family
April 19, 1911 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
November 1, 1913 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Grace Kathryn Key
September 4, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 10, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert E Key Jr
October 16, 1923 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 28 years)
Census 1925 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 18, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Marriage of a childFrederick Paul HallauerGrace Kathryn KeyView this family
about 1933 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Larry Key
1936 (Age 40 years)
Census June 1, 1940 (Age 44 years)
MarriageGeorge Oscar HartleyView this family
between June 2, 1940 and December 1940 (Age 44 years)

Marriage of a childJoseph Velmar HowellGrace Kathryn KeyView this family
February 23, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sonRobert E Key Jr
April 27, 1944 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 1950 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Edward Hancock
June 1, 1953 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husbandGeorge Oscar Hartley
August 13, 1969 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 sisterSarah Alice Hancock
March 23, 1978 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterEdna Faye Hancock
April 28, 1979 (Age 83 years)

Death of a husbandRobert E Key
January 7, 1986 (Age 90 years)
Death August 1, 1986 (Age 90 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 11, 1886Carroll, Georgia, United States
13 months
elder sister
Cora May Hancock
Birth: May 22, 1887 22 17Arkansas, United States
Death: November 19, 1905Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Charles Edward Hancock
Birth: March 22, 1892 27 22Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: June 1, 1953Laclede, Missouri, United States
4 years
herself
7 years
younger brother
James Arthur Hancock
Birth: January 24, 1903 38 33Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 22, 1997Inlet, Hamilton, New York, United States
2 years
younger sister
Edna Faye Hancock
Birth: June 23, 1905 40 35Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 28, 1979
Family with Robert E Key - View this family
husband
Robert E Key
Birth: November 21, 1892Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1986Clay Center, Butler, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: April 19, 1911Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
Birth: November 1, 1913 20 17Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 13, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
7 years
son
Robert E Key Jr
Birth: October 16, 1923 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1944Missouri, United States
13 years
son
Family with George Oscar Hartley - View this family
husband
George Oscar Hartley
Birth: September 15, 1885Kansas, United States
Death: August 13, 1969Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: between June 2, 1940 and December 1940

Laura Beth Hancock has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

Richwood, McDonald, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hancock, James SheadWMOct186435M14MOTNTNBrick Mason
Hancock, Tabitha CwifeWFAug186831M1444ARMOMO
Hancock, Cora MdaughterWFMay188713SARMOMOAt School
Hancock, Sarah AdaughterWFNov189010SARMOMOAt School
Hancock, Charlie EsonWMMar18928SMOMOMO
Hancock, Laura BdaughterWFDec18955SARMOMO
Brown, Sarahmother in lawWFNov183464Wd84TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Solomon Hancock - Household

314 N. 3rd. Street Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hancock, James SheadMW45M123MOTNTNBrick MasonHouse Work
Hancock, TabithawifeFW40M12365MOTNTN
Appleby, Claudeson in lawMW28M11TXMOMO
Hancock, AlicedaughterFW20M1100ARMOMO
Hancock, Charlie EsonMW18SMOMOMOBrick MasonHouse Building
Hancock, Laura BdaughterFW15SARMOMO
Hancock, JamessonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, Edna FdaughterFW4SOKMOMO
Appleby, Ruthgrand daughterFW4mSOKTXAR

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Edward Hancock - Household

2117 East 44th Street Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hancock, Charlie EheadMW27MMOARKSBrick MasonDay Labor
Hancock, VedawifeFW25MMOMOMO
Hancock, LeosonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, LouisedaughterFW4-7mSOKMOMO
Key, Robert Ebrother in lawMW27MKYKYKYBrakemanRailroad
Key, Laurayounger sisterFW25MARARKS
Key, HarrynephewMW6SOKKYAR
Key, KatherineneiceFW3-3mSOKKYAR

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Key, RobertheadMW32MKYSwitchman
Hancock, LaurawifeFW30MARNone
Key, HarrysonMW11SOKNone
Key, KathryndaughterFW8MOKNone
Key, RobertsonMW1SMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

ED 60 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Key, Robert EheadO2850RNoMW37M18NoYesKYKYKYYesSwitchmanSteam RailroadWYes
Key, Laura BwifeFW35M16NoYesARMOMOYesNone
Key, Harry A BsonMW16SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Kathryn BdaughterFW13SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Robert J Jr BsonMW6SYesMOKYARNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Laura Beth Hancock - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Key, LauraxheadO1000yesFW44WdNoARFarmerFarm520
Key, RobertsonMW16SYesMO
Key, LarrysonMW4SMO
Hallauer, KathryndaughterFW24MNoOK
Hallauer, FreddiegrandsonMW6SYesMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - George Oscar Hartley - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hartley, George OheadMW64MarKSWK62FarmerFarm
Hartley, Laura BwifeFW54MarARH
Key, LarrystepsonMW14NevMOOT