The Shemwell Family

Bessie Irene BrimAge: 64 years19031967

Name
Bessie Irene Brim
Given names
Bessie Irene
Surname
Brim
Married name
Bessie Irene Hunton
Birth March 25, 1903 27 21
Birth of a sisterArdith Pauline Brim
November 24, 1908 (Age 5 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Russell Rukes
September 2, 1911 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Compound Fracture kicked by horse
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 1, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alivia Vernadean Hunton
August 21, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Charles “J C” Hunton
January 18, 1926 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElphina Ella Shemwell
June 12, 1927 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver not acoholic
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 9, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Brim “Billy” Hunton
October 9, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childLawrence Ernest FunkAlivia Vernadean HuntonView this family
May 15, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
#1
Kent Lawrence Funk
January 26, 1946 (Age 42 years)

Census April 13, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sonWilliam Brim “Billy” Hunton
September 26, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Extensive burns - Auto Accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 fatherCharles C “Charlie” Brim
January 11, 1957 (Age 53 years)
Death of a daughterAlivia Vernadean Hunton
September 9, 1961 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 June 18, 1967 (Age 64 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Ridge Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Charles C “Charlie” Brim
Birth: September 1, 1875Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1957Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
mother
Retta R Rukes
Birth: November 1, 1881 29 31Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: September 12, 1972Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: May 20, 1902Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
herself
6 years
younger sister
Ardith Pauline Brim
Birth: November 24, 1908 33 27Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1993Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
Family with William Harold Hunton - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Alivia Vernadean Hunton
Birth: August 21, 1923 27 20Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1961Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
John Charles “J C” Hunton
Birth: January 18, 1926 29 22Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 2014Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
6 years
son
William Brim “Billy” Hunton
Birth: October 9, 1931 35 28Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: September 26, 1952Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
son
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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household

Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Brim, Charlie CheadMW34M18MOKYILFarmerGeneral Farm
Brim, RettiewifeFW27M1822MOINKY
Brim, Bessie IdaughterFW7SMOMOMO
Brim, Ardith PdaughterFW1-4mSMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles C “Charlie” Brim - Household

Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Brim, Charlie CheadMW44MMOKYTNFarmer
Brim, RettawifeFW38MMOINKY
Brim, Sudie IdaughterFW16SMOMOMO
Brim, Ardith PdaughterFW11SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Harold Hunton - Household

Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hunton, Harold WheadMW33M26MOEnglandMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Hunton, Irene BwifeFW27M20MOMOMO
Hunton, Verna DdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Hunton, J CsonMW4-5mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Harold Hunton - Household

Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hunton, W HaroldheadMW43MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Hunton, IreneXwifeFW37MMOSame House
Hunton, VernadeandaughterFW16SMOSame House
Hunton, J CsonMW14SMOSame House
Hunton, William BsonMW8SMOSame House