The Shemwell Family

John Wallace ShamelAge: 93 years18991992

Name
John Wallace Shamel
Given names
John Wallace
Surname
Shamel
Birth March 24, 1899 44 38
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 14 months)
Death of a motherLena Leota Spillman
September 23, 1901 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherVirlinda Nelson
October 22, 1906 (Age 7 years)

Census 1910 (Age 10 years)

Note: St. Louis Protestant Orphan's Home
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
John Wallace Shamel Jr
June 16, 1918 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 14, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Calvin Shamel Jr.
February 7, 1925 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
MarriageEmily GrasseView this family
before 1940 (Age 40 years)

Census April 12, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 sisterCorrinne B “Corra” Shamel
January 15, 1963 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherClaude DeVault Shamel
January 23, 1963 (Age 63 years)
Death of a wifeAnnie Muriel Kinkaid
September 9, 1975 (Age 76 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 brotherRay Wallbridge Shamel
March 12, 1978 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterAnna M Shamel
March 1982 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherJennings Bryan Shamel
April 17, 1992 (on the date of death)
Death April 17, 1992 (Age 93 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 8, 1880Laclede, Missouri, United States
6 months
elder brother
Claude DeVault Shamel
Birth: October 7, 1880 26 20Missouri, United States
Death: January 23, 1963San Luis Obispo, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel
Birth: May 25, 1883 28 22Missouri, United States
Death: January 15, 1963San Luis Obispo, California, United States
5 years
elder sister
Anna M Shamel
Birth: November 25, 1887 33 27Missouri, United States
Death: March 1982California, United States
17 months
elder brother
Owen Shamel
Birth: May 7, 1889 34 28Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: 1892
5 years
elder brother
Ray Wallbridge Shamel
Birth: January 25, 1894 39 33Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1978San Luis Obispo, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Jennings Bryan Shamel
Birth: May 31, 1896 41 35Missouri, United States
Death: April 17, 1992San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States
3 years
himself
Family with Annie Muriel Kinkaid - View this family
himself
wife
son
John Wallace Shamel Jr
Birth: June 16, 1918 19 18Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 29, 1998
daughter
Private
Family with Emily Grasse - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: before 1940
Walter Gerstman + Annie Muriel Kinkaid - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: before 1930
Divorce: before 1939

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel Jr. - Household

Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shamel, John CheadWMAug185544M20KYSCKYFarmer
Shamel, Lena LwifeWFJul186039M2086MOVANY
Shamel, Claude DsonWMOct188019SMOKYMO
Shamel, Corra BdaughterWFMay188317SMOKYMO
Shamel, Annie MdaughterWFNov188712SMOKYMOAt School
Shamel, Ray WsonWMNov18936SMOKYMO
Shamel, Jennings BsonWMMay18964SMOKYMO
Shamel, John WsonWMMar18991SMOKYMO

Census
St. Louis Protestant Orphan's Home
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Wallace Shamel - Household

Admiral Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, John WheadMW21MMOKYMOElectricianElectric Co.
Shamel, Anna MwifeFW20MOKSDIO
Shamel, John W JrsonMW1SOKMOOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alfred A Grasse - Household

3039 8th Ave Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Grasse. Alfred AheadMW41STXSame house
Grasse. GloriaSisterFW34STXSame house
Grasse. DellaSisterFW42DTXSame house
Betz, FarncisSisterFW39TXSame house
Betz, JackNephewMW19SCASame house
Shamel, John Wbrother in lawMW40MOKSame houseElectrician?? Electrical Shop
Shamel, EmilysisterFW36MTXSame houseSales ladyDept Store