Bessie Jane WoolcuttAge: 102 years1895–1997
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- Bessie Jane Woolcutt
- Given names
- Bessie Jane
- Surname
- Woolcutt
- Married name
- Bessie Jane Shemwell
 Birth | January 4, 1895 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 |
 Residence | 1903 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Floyd Shemwell — View this family September 26, 1917 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lois Ellen Shemwell September 8, 1918 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 15, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell October 3, 1922 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 14, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 granddaughter #1 | Joanne Shemwell estimated 1951 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 50 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 husband | Floyd Shemwell January 27, 1977 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lois Ellen Shemwell October 11, 1997 (Age 102 years) |
 Death | December 12, 1997 (Age 102 years) Address: Odd Fellows Home |
 Burial | December 15, 1997 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery |
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Bessie Jane Woolcutt Birth: January 4, 1895 — Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1997 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Floyd Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: January 27, 1977 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Bessie Jane Woolcutt Birth: January 4, 1895 — Bethany, Harrison, Missouri, United States Death: December 12, 1997 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1917 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Lois Ellen Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1918 26 23 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: October 11, 1997 — Contra Costa, California, United States |
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4 years son |
Col. Elwood Howard “Woody” Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1922 30 27 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: December 17, 2020 — Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household
Russell Creek Road Russell Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household
508 E Main St. Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Floyd Shemwell - Household
4 Newell Street Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington
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