The Shemwell Family

Loren Thomas ShamelAge: 74 years19181993

Name
Loren Thomas Shamel
Given names
Loren Thomas
Surname
Shamel
Birth July 24, 1918 29 26
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 6, 1920 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterJanice Irene Shamel
May 31, 1920 (Age 22 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Wallace Cook
June 3, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLeland Homer Shamel
May 24, 1924 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 15, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 16 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Ellen Robinson
September 18, 1935 (Age 17 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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
MarriageIna Jane RubleView this family
January 3, 1955 (Age 36 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Homer Shamel
October 29, 1962 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 motherGrace Cook
March 26, 1990 (Age 71 years)
Death January 6, 1993 (Age 74 years)
Address: Near Lebanon
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 19, 1913Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Cleo Clare Shamel
Birth: July 3, 1916 27 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 19, 2014Tyler, Smith, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
Loren Thomas Shamel
Birth: July 24, 1918 29 26Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 6, 1993Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
22 months
younger sister
Janice Irene Shamel
Birth: May 31, 1920 31 28Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 18, 2000National City, San Diego, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
Leland Homer Shamel
Birth: May 24, 1924 35 32Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 1, 2016Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Family with Ina Jane Ruble - View this family
himself
Loren Thomas Shamel
Birth: July 24, 1918 29 26Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 6, 1993Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
wife
Ina Jane Ruble
Birth: May 18, 1927Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 1996Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 3, 1955Laclede, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Homer Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, William HheadMW30MMOMOMOCashierBank
Shamel, GracewifeFW27MMOMOMO
Shamel, Cleo CdaughterFW3-6mSMOMOMO
Shamel, Loren TsonMW1-6mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Homer Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, Hpmer WheadMW40M21MOMOMOCashierBank
Shamel, GracewifeFW37M18MOMOMO
Shamel, Cleo CdaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Shamel, Loren TsonMW10SMOMOMO
Shamel, Janice IdaughterFW7SMOMOMO
Shamel, Leland HsonMW5SMOMOMO
Cook, Martha Emother in lawFW82WdMOMOMOTeacherHigh School

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Homer Shamel - Household

1940 Franklin, Laclede, Missouri - W H Shamel

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, W HheadMW51MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, GracewifeFW48MMOSame House
Shamel, LorensonMW21SMOSame HouseBus DriverSchool Bus
Shamel, Janice abdaughterFW19SMOSame House
Shamel, LelandsonMW15SMOSame House
Cook, Lois JeannieceFW9SMORFreemontIA