The Shemwell Family

Esta E SissellAge: 88 years18751964

Name
Esta E Sissell
Given names
Esta E
Surname
Sissell
Married name
Esta E Parkhurst
Birth November 25, 1875 28 20
Birth of a sisterMyrtle A Sissell
September 1877 (Age 21 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

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 sisterNina Gertrude Sissell
February 8, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Mae Sissell
January 9, 1883 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherFred Sissell
April 13, 1885 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Clark Sissell
August 4, 1887 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice Etta Sissell
October 13, 1889 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherAlvin Elmer “Pete” Sissell
October 1889 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Sissell
November 1891 (Age 15 years)
Religious marriageHerbert Willard ParkhurstView this family
April 11, 1897 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lloyd Earl Parkhurst
January 6, 1898 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
#2
Vira Ruth Parkhurst
September 1899 (Age 23 years)
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Murr A Parkhurst
October 16, 1902 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Clyde Garland Parkhurst
October 11, 1904 (Age 28 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Elda Levera Parkhurst
May 21, 1911 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 sisterMyrtle A Sissell
February 15, 1919 (Age 43 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childJames Stanley “Jim” KysarVira Ruth ParkhurstView this family
after 1920 (Age 44 years)

Death of a brotherAlbert Egbert Sissell
after 1920 (Age 44 years)

Death of a sonMurr A Parkhurst
June 19, 1921 (Age 45 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEleanor “Ellen” Clauson
November 22, 1921 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Garrett Sissell
August 3, 1925 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherMary Etta Clark
December 9, 1928 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 12, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childLloyd Earl ParkhurstJessie L KysarView this family
June 8, 1930 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Warner Stanley Kysar
July 19, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Walter Kysar
August 8, 1938 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandHerbert Willard Parkhurst
1939 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Clara Laureene Kysar
January 17, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 sisterNina Gertrude Sissell
November 19, 1951 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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 brotherAlvin Elmer “Pete” Sissell
May 16, 1957 (Age 81 years)

Death of a brotherFred Sissell
February 16, 1963 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 13, 1964 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Plainville Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 27, 1871Union, Monroe, Iowa, United States
22 months
elder brother
Albert Egbert Sissell
Birth: September 27, 1873 26 17Iowa, United States
Death: after 1920
2 years
herself
22 months
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Fred Sissell
Birth: April 13, 1885 38 29Kansas, United States
Death: February 16, 1963United States
2 years
younger brother
George Clark Sissell
Birth: August 4, 1887 40 31Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: December 16, 1964United States
2 years
younger sister
1 month
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Family with Herbert Willard Parkhurst - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 11, 1897West Twin Mound, Douglas, Kansas, United States
9 months
son
Lloyd Earl Parkhurst
Birth: January 6, 1898 24 22Kansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1993Ransom, Ness, Kansas, United States
21 months
daughter
Vira Ruth Parkhurst
Birth: September 1899 26 23Kansas, United States
Death: October 1980Keeney, Trego, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
Murr A Parkhurst
Birth: October 16, 1902 29 26Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: June 19, 1921Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
Clyde Garland Parkhurst
Birth: October 11, 1904 31 28Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: November 5, 1989Wichita, Kansas, United States
7 years
daughter
Elda Levera Parkhurst
Birth: May 21, 1911 38 35Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: September 30, 2006Ransom, Ness, Kansas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Greenfield Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Sissell, Joseph GWM33headMfarmerTNTNIL
Sissell, Mary EWF25wifeMIAOHOH
Sissell, AlbertWM8sonSIATNIA
Sissell, EstieWF6daughterSIATNIA
Sissell, MytrieWF4daughterSIATNIA
Sissell, NinieWF3 monthsFebdaughterSKSTNIA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Willard Parkhurst - Household

Salina, Ellis, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Parkhurst, Herbert headWMJan187327M3IAPAPAfarmer
Parkhurst, Esta EwifeWFNov187524M322IATNIA
Parkhurst, Loyd EsonWMJan18982SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, Vira RdaughterWFSep18990SSEP 1899IAIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Willard Parkhurst - Household

Paradise Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parkhurst, Herbert headMW37M13IAPAPAfarmer
Parkhurst, Esta EwifeFW34M1344IATNIA
Parkhurst, Lloyd EsonMW12SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, RuthdaughterFW10SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, AvasonMW8SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, ClydesonMW5SKSIAIA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Willard Parkhurst - Household

Plainville Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parkhurst, Herbert WheadMW47MIAPAPAfarmer
Parkhurst, Esta wifeFW44MIATNIA
Parkhurst, Lloyd EsonMW22SKSIAIAfarm laborer
Parkhurst, RuthdaughterFW20SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, Murr AsonMW17SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, ClydesonMW15SKSIAIA
Parkhurst, Alda LdaughterFW8SKSIAIA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Willard Parkhurst - Household

Hays, Ellis, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parkhurst, Herbert headMW56M24IAPAPAPlastererHouse
Parkhurst, Esta EwifeFW53M21IATNIA
Parkhurst, ClydesonMW23SKSIAIAfarm hand

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Esta E Sissell - Household

Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Parkhurst, Esta lodgerFW64WdIA