The Shemwell Family

Laura Maud VermillionAge: 90 years18781968

Name
Laura Maud Vermillion
Given names
Laura Maud
Surname
Vermillion
Married name
Laura Maud Thompson
Married name
Laura Maud Blevins
Birth February 2, 1878 34 20
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherFrank Vermillion
about 1880 (Age 22 months)
MarriageNathaniel Alexander ThompsonView this family
May 22, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSimon Lybarger
July 3, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruby Marie Thompson
February 21, 1897 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 13, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Marriage of a parentAugustus Arthur BurgerMatilda Jane LybargerView this family
October 22, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterRuby Marie Thompson
October 3, 1908 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLaura Lorain Foote
July 18, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
April 21, 1912 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 fatherJames W Vermillion
December 5, 1919 (Age 41 years)

Death of a husbandNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 52 years)
Marriage of a childElza Ray WalkerNatalie Bernadine ThompsonView this family
September 2, 1930 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Shirley Lee Walker
July 24, 1931 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherMatilda Jane Lybarger
November 16, 1932 (Age 54 years)
MarriageEdward BlevinsView this family
before 1940 (Age 61 years)

Census April 15, 1940 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 71 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 67 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 August 25, 1968 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 7, 1873Montgomery, Kansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Henry Vermillion
Birth: November 7, 1876 33 19Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death:
15 months
herself
3 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with Augustus Arthur Burger - View this family
step-father
Augustus Arthur Burger
Birth: January 9, 1851York, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 28, 1916Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1906Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
Family with Nathaniel Alexander Thompson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 22, 1896Independence, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
9 months
daughter
Ruby Marie Thompson
Birth: February 21, 1897 21 19Kansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1908Kansas, United States
15 years
daughter
Natalie Bernadine Thompson
Birth: April 21, 1912 36 34Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1986Wellsville, Franklin, Kansas, United States
Family with Edward Blevins - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: before 1940
Nathaniel Alexander Thompson + Berolla C - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 19, 1923

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James W Vermillion - Household

508 Diqarro Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Vermillion, James WheadWMOct184356M25VAVAIrelandPolice Officer
Vermillion, Matilda JwifeWFMay185743M2552ILOHOH
Vermillion, HenrysonWMNov187623SMOVAILDay Laborer
Thompson, Nathanielson in lawWMAug187524M4MOMOMOP.H. Laborer
Thompson, LauradaughterWFFeb187832M411KSVAIL
Thompson, Rubygrand daughterWFFeb18973SKSMOKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Nathaniel Alexander Thompson - Household

1608 Minnesota Ave Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thompson, Nathaniel EheadMW35M14MOMOMOPolicemanCity
Thompson, Laura MwifeFW32M141KSVAIL

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