The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Mabel OverockerAge: 86 years19091995

Name
Dorothy Mabel Overocker
Given names
Dorothy Mabel
Surname
Overocker
Married name
Dorothy Mabel Shields
Married name
Dorothy Mabel Felber
Married name
Dorothy Mabel Moore
Birth January 17, 1909 26 34
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 15 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 15, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 14, 1930 (Age 21 years)
MarriageHarvey Jasper ShieldsView this family
April 30, 1930 (Age 21 years)
MarriageJoseph Martin “Joe” MooreView this family
October 6, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah Ann Shields
March 4, 1931 (Age 22 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Ann Shields
March 11, 1931 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherIda Luella Thompson
March 12, 1939 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Carolyn Ann Moore
January 1, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Joseph Overocker
January 29, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 31 years)
MarriageEdward Raymond FelberView this family
August 11, 1944 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 40 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 36 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 husbandHarvey Jasper Shields
March 5, 1977 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Martin “Joe” Moore
April 30, 1977 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandEdward Raymond Felber
February 4, 1989 (Age 80 years)
Death December 4, 1995 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Holladay Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Joseph Overocker
Birth: June 10, 1882Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 29, 1940Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
mother
Ida Luella Thompson
Birth: August 3, 1874 26 18Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 1, 1905St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Family with Harvey Jasper Shields - View this family
husband
Harvey Jasper Shields
Birth: about 1908Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: March 5, 1977Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: April 30, 1930Jackson, Missouri, United States
10 months
daughter
Sarah Ann Shields
Birth: March 4, 1931 23 22Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: March 11, 1931Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Family with Edward Raymond Felber - View this family
husband
Edward Raymond Felber
Birth: December 8, 1913Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Death: February 4, 1989Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
herself
Marriage: August 11, 1944Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Family with Joseph Martin “Joe” Moore - View this family
husband
Joseph Martin “Joe” Moore
Birth: October 29, 1909Lincoln, Kansas, United States
Death: April 30, 1977Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: October 6, 1930Olathe, Johnson, Kansas, United States
9 years
daughter
Carolyn Ann Moore
Birth: January 1, 1940 30 30Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Death: February 19, 2003Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph Overocker - Household

Faraon St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Overocker, William JheadMW29M16MOPAPAFiremanStationary
Overocker, IdawifeFW34M1611MOMOOH
Overocker, DorothydaughterFW1SMOMOMO
Thompson, Cordasister in lawFW20SMOMOOH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph Overocker - Household

1719 17th St Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Overocker, WilliamheadMW39MMOUSUSLaborerRailroad
Overocker, IdawifeFW44MMOOHMS
Overocker, DorothydaughterFW10SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph Overocker - Household

811 Orville Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Overocker, William JheadMW49M24MOUSMOTruck DriverMeat Packing
Overocker, Ida LwifeFW51M27MOMOOH
Overocker, DorothydaughterFW21SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Martin Moore - Household

1704 32 St. Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Moore, JosephXheadMW30MKSKansas CityJacksonMOLaborerBuilding Construction
Moore,DorothywifeFW31MMOSame Place
Moore, CarolyndaughterFW3mSKS