Lillian Leona ShamelAge: 89 years1865–1955
- Name
- Lillian Leona Shamel
- Given names
- Lillian Leona
- Surname
- Shamel
- Married name
- Lillian Leona Wright
 Birth | August 26, 1865 43 41 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 months)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 16 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Lee Shamel June 13, 1868 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 27, 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel after 1884 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Rebecca Ann Shamel September 13, 1887 (Age 22 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a father | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 22 years) |
 Religious marriage | William Alford Wright — View this family January 17, 1892 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Roy Edward Wright December 14, 1892 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bessie V Wright December 14, 1894 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Edith Martha Wright July 11, 1896 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bessie V Wright February 5, 1898 (Age 32 years) Cause: Meningitis |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Beulah Wright June 26, 1898 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 |
| Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Thomas “Bill” Wright February 22, 1901 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Allen Nelson Wright November 13, 1902 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Infant Wright September 4, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Wright September 11, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Hazel Evelyn Wright November 14, 1906 (Age 41 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Izora Vinena Shamel March 19, 1914 (Age 48 years) Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia |
| Marriage of a child | Elbie Clinton Fike — Edith Martha Wright — View this family Type: Civil marriage March 1, 1915 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nina Edith Fike April 5, 1916 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 granddaughter #2 | Leola Mae Fike April 23, 1919 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mabel Dessie Fike September 17, 1921 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas William Shamel June 28, 1923 (Age 57 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Death of a sister | Amelia Priscillia Shamel January 9, 1924 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Calvin Shamel Jr. February 7, 1925 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Edward Donald “Ed” Wright August 4, 1925 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Lee Shamel September 23, 1929 (Age 64 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Marriage of a child | Miles Raymond Jones — Hazel Evelyn Wright — View this family October 18, 1929 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 24, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Robert Raymond Jones May 18, 1930 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elva Lee Stewart — Beulah Wright — View this family September 29, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Dottie Mae Jones October 10, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Thomas L “Tommey” Wright October 16, 1931 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 68 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Death of a brother | James Albert Shamel December 29, 1934 (Age 69 years) Cause: Angina Pericarditis |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Derrell Dean Stewart December 3, 1936 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Derrell Dean Stewart January 6, 1938 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 |
| Death of a husband | William Alford Wright March 28, 1946 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 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 80 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 | January 12, 1955 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Calvin Shamel Birth: July 16, 1822 31 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1888 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Virlinda Nelson Birth: January 18, 1824 — Virginia, United States Death: October 22, 1906 |
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Marriage: April 8, 1847 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Thomas William Shamel Birth: March 11, 1849 26 25 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1923 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Amelia Priscillia Shamel Birth: February 14, 1852 29 28 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 1924 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Calvin Shamel Jr. Birth: August 25, 1854 32 30 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1925 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Nancy Verlinda Shamel Birth: September 6, 1857 35 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Albert Shamel Birth: November 13, 1860 38 36 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Izora Vinena Shamel Birth: February 27, 1863 40 39 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 19, 1914 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years herself |
Lillian Leona Shamel Birth: August 26, 1865 43 41 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1955 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Robert Lee Shamel Birth: June 13, 1868 45 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1929 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Malinda … |
| father |
John Calvin Shamel Birth: July 16, 1822 31 — Stokes, North Carolina, United States Death: April 13, 1888 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Malinda … Birth: 1825 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1846 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: between 1843 and 1844 — |
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2 years half-sister |
Rebecca Elizabeth Shamel Birth: February 14, 1845 22 20 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1884 |
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23 months half-sibling |
… Shamel Birth: 1846 23 21 Death: 1846 |
| Family with William Alford Wright |
| husband |
William Alford Wright Birth: July 28, 1868 — Missouri, United States Death: March 28, 1946 |
| herself |
Lillian Leona Shamel Birth: August 26, 1865 43 41 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1955 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1892 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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11 months son |
Roy Edward Wright Birth: December 14, 1892 24 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1958 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bessie V Wright Birth: December 14, 1894 26 29 — Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1898 — Missouri, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Edith Martha Wright Birth: July 11, 1896 27 30 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 4, 1989 — Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Beulah Wright Birth: June 26, 1898 29 32 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 18, 1985 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
William Thomas “Bill” Wright Birth: February 22, 1901 32 35 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1984 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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21 months son |
Allen Nelson Wright Birth: November 13, 1902 34 37 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: September 1, 1976 — Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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22 months son |
Infant Wright Birth: September 4, 1904 36 39 Death: September 11, 1904 |
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2 years daughter |
Hazel Evelyn Wright Birth: November 14, 1906 38 41 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 2001 — Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel - Household
Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel - Household
Newburg, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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