The Shemwell Family

Maude D CareyAge: 80 years18891969

Name
Maude D Carey
Given names
Maude D
Surname
Carey
Married name
Maude D Shemwell
Birth June 8, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Birth of a son
#1
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
September 24, 1908 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
September 24, 1908 (Age 19 years)
Civil marriageJohn Morton “Jack” ShemwellView this family
December 18, 1911 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 20, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Residence 1924 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 10, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 24, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Morton “Jack” Shemwell
May 12, 1951 (Age 61 years)
Cause: Lukemia
Burial of a husbandJohn Morton “Jack” Shemwell
May 15, 1951 (Age 61 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Death of a sonArvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
November 4, 1951 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonArvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
November 4, 1951 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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
Adoption of a sonArvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell

Adoption: Adopted by father
Note: Son of Maude, adopted by John Morton "Jack" Shemwell
Adoption of a sonArvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell

Adoption: Adopted by father
Note: Son of Maude, adopted by John Morton "Jack" Shemwell
Death November 26, 1969 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery
Family with John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 18, 1911
-3 years
son
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
Adoption:
Birth: September 24, 1908Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1951San Mateo, California, United States
… … + Maude D Carey - View this family
herself
son
Arvin Owen “Buster” Shemwell
Adoption:
Birth: September 24, 1908Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1951San Mateo, California, United States
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell + Ida Jones - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 1, 1901Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Divorce: November 1906Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years
step-daughter
John Morton “Jack” Shemwell + Attie G Speece - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 9, 1907Henry, Missouri, United States
step-son
Jewell Morton Shemwell
Birth: October 28, 1907 27 22Clinton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 16, 1977Sacramento, California, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Whites Island Road Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, JackheadMW42MMOKYMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, MaudewifeFW30MMOMOMO
Shemwell, OrvillesonMW11SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Jack M ShemwellheadMW50M21MOKYMOFarmerGeneral farm
Maud ShemwellwifeFW37M19MOMOMO
W Irene CareynieceFW10SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Arrow Rock, Saline, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWages
Jack M ShemwellheadMW60MMOKansas CityJacksonMOFarmerFarm
Maud ShemwellwifeFW50MMOKansas CityJacksonMO
Irvin Shemwellstep sonMW32SMOMarshallSalineMOPainterBuilding Cost
Irene CarynieceFW20SMOKansas CityJacksonMOWaitressRestaurant

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Morton “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Jack MheadMW70MarMO
Shemwell, Maude DwifeFW61MarMO