The Shemwell Family

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Birth	1902 26 Missouri, United States
Marriage	J Ernest Korsen — View this family unknown
Birth of a sister	Mable M Thomas 1905 (Age 3 years) Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	George Alonzo Thomas — Ida Mae Shemwell — View this family October 1907 (Age 5 years) Saline, Missouri, United States
Census	April 16, 1910 (Age 8 years) Saline, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household Saline, MO Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Thomas,George A head M W 34 M2 2 4 3 MO US US Painter House Work Thomas, Ida Mae wife F W 39 M2 2 4 3 MO KY MO Thomas, Grace M daughter F W 8 S MO MO MO Thomas, Mable M daughter F W 5 S MO MO MO
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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	May 7, 1930 (Age 28 years) Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Thomas, George head M W 54 M 25 MO MO MO Carpenter Home Thomas, Ida M wife F W 60 M 19 MO KY MO Korsen, J Ernest son in law M W 31 M 20 MO MO MO Mail Carrier Rural Route Korsen, Grace M daughter F W 29 M 17 MO MO MO Switchboard operator Telephone Company
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 father	George Alonzo Thomas March 15, 1949 (Age 47 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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	May 28, 1977 (Age 75 years) Missouri, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Kate Hanley Grace M Thomas Mable M Thomas Family with spouse Ida Mae Shemwell George Alonzo Thomas Birth: June 28, 1875 — Bates, Missouri, United States Death: March 15, 1949 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Alonzo Thomas Grace M Thomas Mable M Thomas Kate Hanley Death:
	Marriage: calculated 1898 —
5 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse J Ernest Korsen Grace M Thomas Birth: 1902 26 — Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — Missouri, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mable M Thomas Birth: 1905 29 — Missouri, United States Death:

Father’s family with Ida Mae Shemwell - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Kate Hanley Grace M Thomas Mable M Thomas Family with spouse Ida Mae Shemwell George Alonzo Thomas Birth: June 28, 1875 — Bates, Missouri, United States Death: March 15, 1949 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wesley P Edwards Byron Edwards Elsie Mae Edwards Robert Solon Edwards John Wesley Edwards Family with spouse George Alonzo Thomas Ida Mae Shemwell Birth: November 29, 1869 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 5, 1959 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: October 1907 — Saline, Missouri, United States

Family with J Ernest Korsen - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace M Thomas J Ernest Korsen Birth: about 1899 — Missouri, United States Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse J Ernest Korsen Grace M Thomas Birth: 1902 26 — Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1977 — Missouri, United States
	Marriage: —

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Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household Saline, MO Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Thomas,George A head M W 34 M2 2 4 3 MO US US Painter House Work Thomas, Ida Mae wife F W 39 M2 2 4 3 MO KY MO Thomas, Grace M daughter F W 8 S MO MO MO Thomas, Mable M daughter F W 5 S MO MO MO
Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - George A Thomas - Household Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Thomas, George head M W 54 M 25 MO MO MO Carpenter Home Thomas, Ida M wife F W 60 M 19 MO KY MO Korsen, J Ernest son in law M W 31 M 20 MO MO MO Mail Carrier Rural Route Korsen, Grace M daughter F W 29 M 17 MO MO MO Switchboard operator Telephone Company

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George Alonzo Thomas 1875–1949
mother Parents (unknown)	Kate Hanley –
herself Family J Ernest Korsen	Grace M Thomas 1902–1977
younger sister Family (none)	Mable M Thomas 1905–
Father’s family with Ida Mae Shemwell
father Parents (unknown)	George Alonzo Thomas 1875–1949
step-mother Parents William David Shemwell Lucy Elizabeth Platt	Ida Mae Shemwell 1869–1959
Family with J Ernest Korsen
husband Parents (unknown)	J Ernest Korsen 1899–
herself Parents George Alonzo Thomas Kate Hanley	Grace M Thomas 1902–1977