The Shemwell Family

Josephine A DraweAge: 78 years19041983

Name
Josephine A Drawe
Given names
Josephine A
Surname
Drawe
Married name
Josephine A Newman
Married name
Josephine A Brandriff
Birth December 27, 1904 24 22
MarriageBrandriffView this family
unknown

MarriageAubrey Lee NewmanView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 daughter
#1
Gloria Brandy Brandriff
November 15, 1925 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 12, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherJulia Marie Mooney
September 9, 1935 (Age 30 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 45 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 fatherHenry Jacob Drawe
June 13, 1968 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandAubrey Lee Newman
December 31, 1971 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 October 8, 1983 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry Jacob Drawe
Birth: November 4, 1880Missouri, United States
Death: June 13, 1968St. Louis, Missouri, United States
mother
Julia Marie Mooney
Birth: October 14, 1882Tennessee, United States
Death: September 9, 1935St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage:
herself
Josephine A Drawe
Birth: December 27, 1904 24 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 8, 1983St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Family with Brandriff - View this family
husband
herself
Josephine A Drawe
Birth: December 27, 1904 24 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 8, 1983St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage:
daughter
Family with Aubrey Lee Newman - View this family
husband
Aubrey Lee Newman
Birth: July 19, 1905 25 26Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 31, 1971Missouri, United States
herself
Josephine A Drawe
Birth: December 27, 1904 24 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 8, 1983St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage:

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Jacob Drawe - Household

St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Drawe, Henry JheadMW49MMOGermanyMOEngraverPlate
Drawe, Julia MwifeFW47MTNLAMO
Brandriff, Josephine AdaughterFW25MMOMOTN
Brandriff, Gloria Jgrand daughterFW4SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Lee Newman - Household

4844 Farlin Avenue St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Newman, Aubrey LheadMW34MMOSame HouseClerkRoiling Express
Newman, JosephineXwifeFW35MMOSame House
Newman, Gloria BrandydaughterFW14SMOSame House
Drawe, Henry Jfather in lawMW59WdMOSame HousePhoto EngraverCentral Engraving