The Shemwell Family

Ardith Pauline BrimAge: 84 years19081993

Name
Ardith Pauline Brim
Given names
Ardith Pauline
Surname
Brim
Married name
Ardith Pauline Ray
Birth November 24, 1908 33 27
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 16 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Russell Rukes
September 2, 1911 (Age 2 years)
Cause: Compound Fracture kicked by horse
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElphina Ella Shemwell
June 12, 1927 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Cirrhosis of the liver not acoholic
MarriageLouis Guy RayView this family
September 30, 1928 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nina Kathryn Ray
November 26, 1929 (Age 21 years)
Census April 5, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Alberta Jean Ray
November 19, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dorothy Bernetta Ray
May 2, 1934 (Age 25 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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
Marriage of a childJames Floyd SkidmoreDorothy Bernetta RayView this family
June 26, 1950 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Roger Ray McCarty
April 17, 1959 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterBessie Irene Brim
June 18, 1967 (Age 58 years)

Death of a husbandLouis Guy Ray
June 24, 1968 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherRetta R Rukes
September 12, 1972 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 April 5, 1993 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hickory Point 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
elder sister
6 years
herself
Ardith Pauline Brim
Birth: November 24, 1908 33 27Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1993Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
Family with Louis Guy Ray - View this family
husband
herself
Ardith Pauline Brim
Birth: November 24, 1908 33 27Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1993Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
Marriage: September 30, 1928Pettis, Missouri, United States
14 months
daughter
Nina Kathryn Ray
Birth: November 26, 1929 22 21Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 2009Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
1 year
daughter
Alberta Jean Ray
Birth: November 19, 1930 23 21Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 2012Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Dorothy Bernetta Ray
Birth: May 2, 1934 26 25Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: April 29, 1996Superior, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

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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 - Louis Guy Ray - Household

Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ray, GuyheadMW21M21MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Ray, Ardith PwifeFW19M19MOMOMO
Ray, Nina CdaughterFW4mMMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Louis Guy Ray - Household

South and West Part 1940 Elk Fork, Pettis, Missouri - L Guy Ray

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ray, Guy LheadMW32MMORPettisMOFarmerOwn Farm
Ray, Ardith PXwifeFW31MMORPettisMO
Ray, Nina KdaughterFW10SMORPettisMO
Ray, A JeandaughterFW9SMORPettisMO
Ray, Dorothy BdaughterFW5SMORPettisMO