Alice BeesonAge: 92 years1897–1989
- Name
- Alice Beeson
- Given names
- Alice
- Surname
- Beeson
- Married name
- Alice Shemwell
 Birth | 1897 60 48 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 months)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 |
 Death of a father | Clarkson Lewis Beeson May 4, 1911 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 |
 Marriage | Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell — View this family estimated 1918 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 21 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/ |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Delbert Shemwell January 16, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wayne Dale Shemwell September 19, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 22, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Delbert Shemwell — Florence L Shafer — View this family October 25, 1941 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Frances Warfield January 4, 1943 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 | James Craig Shemwell June 1, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Michael Lee Shemwell June 13, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 grandson | James Craig Shemwell March 26, 1966 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 of a grandson | Michael Lee Shemwell June 3, 1981 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a husband | Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell May 1983 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | January 7, 1989 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Address: Plot: Block 6 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colfax Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarkson Lewis Beeson Birth: about 1837 — Wayne, Indiana, United States Death: May 4, 1911 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Mary Frances Warfield Birth: about 1849 — Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States Death: January 4, 1943 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Alice Beeson Birth: 1897 60 48 — Washington, United States Death: January 7, 1989 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
| Family with Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell |
| husband |
Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1895 41 35 — Washington, United States Death: May 1983 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
| herself |
Alice Beeson Birth: 1897 60 48 — Washington, United States Death: January 7, 1989 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1918 — |
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1 year son |
Charles Delbert Shemwell Birth: January 16, 1919 23 22 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: February 17, 1992 — Bexar, Texas, United States |
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20 months son |
Wayne Dale Shemwell Birth: September 19, 1920 25 23 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: August 19, 1991 |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Blue Cteek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Onecho, Whitman, Washington
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Onecho, Whitman, Washington
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Whitman, Washington
Next door to son Wayne -b |