The Shemwell Family

Natalie Bernadine ThompsonAge: 74 years19121986

Name
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
Given names
Natalie Bernadine
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Natalie Bernadine Walker
Birth April 21, 1912 36 34
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames W Vermillion
December 5, 1919 (Age 7 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentNathaniel Alexander ThompsonBerolla C View this family
May 19, 1923 (Age 11 years)

Death of a fatherNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 16, 1930 (Age 17 years)
MarriageElza Ray WalkerView this family
September 2, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Shirley Lee Walker
July 24, 1931 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMatilda Jane Lybarger
November 16, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parentEdward BlevinsLaura Maud VermillionView this family
before 1940 (Age 27 years)

Census April 15, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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 motherLaura Maud Vermillion
August 25, 1968 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandElza Ray Walker
February 13, 1969 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 June 20, 1986 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 22, 1896Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
9 months
elder sister
Ruby Marie Thompson
Birth: February 21, 1897 21 19Kansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1908Kansas, United States
15 years
herself
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
Birth: April 21, 1912 36 34Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1986Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Father’s family with Berolla C - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 19, 1923
Mother’s family with Edward Blevins - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: before 1940
Family with Elza Ray Walker - View this family
husband
Elza Ray Walker
Birth: October 24, 1902Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1969Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
herself
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
Birth: April 21, 1912 36 34Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1986Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Marriage: September 2, 1930Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
11 months
daughter
Shirley Lee Walker
Birth: July 24, 1931 28 19Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 2015Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States

Natalie Bernadine Thompson has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martin Van Buren Lybarger - Household

2212 Lathrop Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lybarger, MartinheadMW80SINOHILLanitorRailroad
Burger, Matildayounger sisterFW73WdILOHIL
Vermillion, HenrynephewMW45SMOINILTruckerPacking House
Thompson, LauraneiceFW52M17KSWVIL
Thompson, Nataliegrand nieceFW17SKSMOKSInspectorDepartment Store

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edward Blevins - Household

2212 Lathrop Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Blevins, EdheadMW57MMOSame HouseRuns SectionSteam Railroad
Blevins, Laura MwifeFW63MKSSame House
Vermillion, Henrybrother in lawMW64SMOSame HouseTruckerPacking Plant
Walker, Natalie Bstep daughterFW27MKSSame HouseHouse wife
Walker, Shirley Lstep daughterFW8SKSSame House

Shirley -step grand-daughter? -b