The Shemwell Family

Clara Etta ThompsonAge: 77 years18841961

Name
Clara Etta Thompson
Given names
Clara Etta
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Clara Etta Saft
Birth February 28, 1884 36 27
Birth of a sisterOrva I Thompson
May 28, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterCorda Ruth Thompson
June 29, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel Lafe Thompson
July 1898 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 1, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 19 years)
MarriageHenry SaftView this family
July 11, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Henry Kenneth Saft
October 12, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 son
#2
Wayne Thompson Saft
December 29, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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 35 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 4, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a sisterIda Luella Thompson
March 12, 1939 (Age 55 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Death of a sisterCorda Ruth Thompson
July 21, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterHattie May Thompson
1951 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 husbandHenry Saft
October 17, 1959 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 July 7, 1961 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1, 1871Newton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida Luella Thompson
Birth: August 3, 1874 26 18Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1 year
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Hattie May Thompson
Birth: October 1879 31 23Buffalo, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: 1951Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
herself
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Orva I Thompson
Birth: May 28, 1886 38 30Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1976Blythe, Riverside, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Corda Ruth Thompson
Birth: June 29, 1888 40 32Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1950Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
10 years
younger sister
Family with Henry Saft - View this family
husband
Henry Saft
Birth: March 22, 1879Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: October 17, 1959Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 11, 1906Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States
8 years
son
Henry Kenneth Saft
Birth: October 12, 1914 35 30Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1986Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Wayne Thompson Saft
Birth: December 29, 1917 38 33Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 1988Sarasota, Florida, United States

Clara Etta Thompson has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thompson, William LheadWMFeb184852M29MOKYKYFarmer
Thompson, Sarah AwifeWFApr185644M29118OHOHOH
Thompson, Ida LdaughterWFAug187227SMOMOOH
Thompson, Martha EdaughterWFOct187722DMOMOOH
Thompson, Hattie MdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOOH
Thompson, Clara EdaughterWFFeb188317SMOMOOH
Thompson, Orva IdaughterWFJun188910SMOMOOH
Thompson, Corda RdaughterWFMay188515SMOMOOH
Thompson, Lafe MdaughterWFJul18981SMOMOOH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Saft, HenryheadMW39MMOGermanyPAMerchantFurniture
Saft, ClarawifeFW36MMOMOOH
Saft, KennethsonMW5SMOMOMO
Saft, WaynesonMW2SOKMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 A. N. East Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Saft, HenryheadMW50M26MOGermanyPAOwnerFurniture Store
Saft, CarriewifeFW45M21MOMOOH
Saft, KennethsonMW15SMOMOMO
Saft, WaynesonMW12SOKMOMO
Thompson, Orvasister in lawFW42SMOMOOH

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henry Saft - Household

311 C Street Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Saft, HenryXheadMW61MMOSame HouseSales ManagerRetail Furniture
Saft, ClarawifeFW52MMOSame House
Saft, KennethsonMW24SMOSame HouseSalesmanRetail Furniture
Saft, WaynesonMW21SOKSame HouseSalesmanRetail Furniture