Nancy Lee “Nannie” WassellAge: 85 years1878–1964
- Name
- Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
- Given names
- Nancy Lee
- Surname
- Wassell
- Nickname
- Nannie
 Birth | December 23, 1878 26 24 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 17 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Warren Thompson Wassell July 26, 1880 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Lola V “Lady V” Wassell February 16, 1882 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Dimock Wassell 1887 (Age 8 years) Note: The birth year listed in Find A Grave is incorrect. The birth year should be 1852. |
| Marriage of a parent | Alexander Taylor Shemwell — Melvina Pamelia Thompson — View this family October 1889 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Gertrude Shemwell September 23, 1890 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Alta M Shemwell August 1892 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | George Alexander Shemwell January 3, 1894 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Ruth Shemwell July 16, 1896 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Robert Levi Shemwell February 8, 1898 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 1, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert Levi Shemwell August 1, 1901 (Age 22 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Death of a half-sister | Gertrude Shemwell November 22, 1908 (Age 29 years) Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Delilah Adeline Lee September 2, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
 Occupation | Seamstess 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 9, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Warren Thompson Wassell January 1, 1923 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Melvina Pamelia Thompson May 18, 1935 (Age 56 years) Cause: Cardiac Arrhythmia |
| Census | May 18, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 8, 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 sister | Emily “Emma” Wassell June 25, 1956 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Emily “Emma” Wassell June 28, 1956 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Death of a half-brother | George Alexander Shemwell February 6, 1960 (Age 81 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Burial of a half-brother | George Alexander Shemwell February 8, 1960 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | March 27, 1964 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Dimock Wassell Birth: February 27, 1852 41 33 — Illinois, United States Death: 1887 |
| mother |
Melvina Pamelia Thompson Birth: May 27, 1854 23 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1935 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 8, 1876 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Emily “Emma” Wassell Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22 — Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: June 25, 1956 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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21 months herself |
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 1964 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Warren Thompson Wassell Birth: July 26, 1880 28 26 — Illinois, United States Death: January 1, 1923 — Otoe, Nebraska, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Lola V “Lady V” Wassell Birth: February 16, 1882 29 27 — Illinois, United States Death: June 14, 1968 — Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Mother’s family with Alexander Taylor Shemwell |
| step-father |
Alexander Taylor Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1849 24 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1917 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Melvina Pamelia Thompson Birth: May 27, 1854 23 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1935 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1889 — Missouri, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Gertrude Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 22, 1908 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Alta M Shemwell Birth: August 1892 43 38 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1996 |
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17 months half-brother |
George Alexander Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1960 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42 — Missouri, United States Death: January 9, 1969 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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19 months half-brother |
Robert Levi Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1898 48 43 Death: August 1, 1901 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Charles D Wassel - Household
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household
Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household
Railroad Ave Blackwater Cooper MO.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Melvina Pamelia Thompson - Household
Black Water, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Emily “Emma” Kueckelhan - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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