The Shemwell Family

Ida Emma JonesAge: 79 years18681947

Name
Ida Emma Jones
Given names
Ida Emma
Surname
Jones
Married name
Ida Emma Branson
Birth February 7, 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 10 months)

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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageAlfred Preston BransonView this family
calculated 1884 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Charles Frances Branson
March 25, 1885 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Zilpha Inez Branson
February 24, 1887 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Arthur Marcellen Branson
February 20, 1890 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Oma Ethel Branson
June 16, 1893 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Clara Agnes Branson
February 10, 1896 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Nola Gertrude Branson
July 8, 1899 (Age 31 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson
October 7, 1901 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Verbel Loyd “Tim” Branson
February 7, 1904 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac William GreenZilpha Inez BransonView this family
October 21, 1906 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Addie Adeline Green
October 28, 1907 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Frances BransonPhilena “Lena” SmithView this family
July 6, 1909 (Age 41 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Frances Arlene Branson
February 14, 1911 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
April 19, 1913 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childHubbard Lotis SandersOma Ethel BransonView this family
about 1913 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Emma Maxine Branson
December 21, 1915 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childPeter Virgil SandersClara Agnes BransonView this family
estimated 1915 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 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 granddaughter
#5
Beatrice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 50 years)
Associate: Bernice Branson
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Bernice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 50 years)
Associate: Beatrice Branson
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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/
Marriage of a childStephen William KendallNola Gertrude BransonView this family
September 27, 1919 (Age 51 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Eunice Evelyn Kendall
August 5, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Frances BransonLucille Marion StrattonView this family
September 20, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Ruby Winetta Kendall
September 26, 1922 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Charles Allen “Charlie” Branson
March 28, 1924 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Frank Larry Kendall
September 18, 1924 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childVerbel Loyd “Tim” BransonIvy Marguerita “Jerri” ReadView this family
September 11, 1926 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Nevellen Mercedes Branson
November 18, 1927 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childArthur Marcellen BransonHattie Mae “Heddy” ShuffieldView this family
about 1927 (Age 58 years)

Death of a grandsonFrank Larry Kendall
October 30, 1928 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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
Marriage of a childGalba Oscar “Bos” BransonMamie Ann DeanView this family
between 1930 and 1940 (Age 61 years)

Census May 26, 1930 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Louise J Branson
January 23, 1933 (Age 64 years)
Marriage of a childVerbel Loyd “Tim” BransonMartha Persis DeCanView this family
July 4, 1935 (Age 67 years)
Death of a daughterNola Gertrude Branson
March 7, 1937 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 19, 1947 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with Alfred Preston Branson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: calculated 1884
15 months
son
23 months
daughter
3 years
son
Arthur Marcellen Branson
Birth: February 20, 1890 28 22Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1963Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Oma Ethel Branson
Birth: June 16, 1893 31 25Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1977Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Clara Agnes Branson
Birth: February 10, 1896 34 28Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: August 11, 1953Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Nola Gertrude Branson
Birth: July 8, 1899 37 31Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1937St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson
Birth: October 7, 1901 39 33Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 27, 1962Houston, Texas, Missouri, United States
2 years
son

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Branson, PresheadWMJan186238M16MOTNTNFarmer
Branson, Ida MwifeWFFeb186732M1687OHOHOH
Branson, Charles FsonWMMar188515SMOMOOH
Branson, ZilphadaughterWFFeb188812SMOMOOH
Branson, Arther MsonWMFeb189010SMOMOOH
Branson, Oma JdaughterWFJun18936SMOMOOH
Branson, Clara AdaughterWFFeb18964SMOMOOH
Branson, Nola GdaughterWFJul189911mSMOMOOH

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Branson, Alfred PheadMW48M125MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Branson, Ida MwifeFW42M12598OHUHMI
Branson, ArthursonMW21SMOMOOHFarm LaborerHome Farm
Branson, Oma EdaughterFW16SMOMOOH
Branson, Clara AdaughterFW14SMOMOOH
Branson, Nola GdaughterFW10SMOMOOH
Branson, Galba OsonMW8SMOMOOH
Branson, Verbel LsonMW6SMOMOOH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Branson, Alfred PheadMW58MMOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Branson, Ida EwifeFW52MOHOHMI
Branson, Arthur MsonMW30SMOMOOHFarm LaborerWorking Out
Branson, LloydsonMW15SMOMOOHLaborerHome Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Branson, Alfred PheadMW68M22MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Branson, Ida MwifeFW62M16OHOHMI
Branson, Galba OsonMW28SMOMOOHFarm LaborerFarm