The Shemwell Family

Nina Gertrude SissellAge: 71 years18801951

Name
Nina Gertrude Sissell
Given names
Nina Gertrude
Surname
Sissell
Married name
Nina Gertrude McCullough
Birth February 8, 1880 32 24
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a sisterPearl Mae Sissell
January 9, 1883 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherFred Sissell
April 13, 1885 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Clark Sissell
August 4, 1887 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice Etta Sissell
October 13, 1889 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherAlvin Elmer “Pete” Sissell
October 1889 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterEdna Sissell
November 1891 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 9, 1900 (Age 20 years)
MarriageOak Mullen McCulloughView this family
November 25, 1904 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Gilford E McCullough
September 6, 1905 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lenora Evelyn McCullough
January 17, 1907 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Wilma Irene McCullough
October 25, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Census May 24, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Georgia Marion McCullough
March 5, 1911 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 39 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Egbert Sissell
after 1920 (Age 39 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherEleanor “Ellen” Clauson
November 22, 1921 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Garrett Sissell
August 3, 1925 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherMary Etta Clark
December 9, 1928 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 49 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 5, 1930 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJean F AlbertsonWilma Irene McCulloughView this family
before 1940 (Age 59 years)

Census April 6, 1940 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Douglas Gail Burandt
October 15, 1943 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 husbandOak Mullen McCullough
February 25, 1950 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 69 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 65 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 November 19, 1951 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belleville 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
elder sister
22 months
elder sister
2 years
herself
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 Oak Mullen McCullough - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 25, 1904Republic, Kansas, United States
9 months
son
16 months
daughter
Lenora Evelyn McCullough
Birth: January 17, 1907 29 26Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 31, 1975Castle Rock, Douglas, Colorado, United States
3 years
daughter
Wilma Irene McCullough
Birth: October 25, 1909 32 29Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: June 20, 1995Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States
16 months
daughter
Georgia Marion McCullough
Birth: March 5, 1911 33 31Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: February 21, 1987Belleville, Republic, 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 - Joseph Garrett Sissell - Household

Fairview Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sissell, Joseph headWMFeb184654M27TNTNTN
Sissell, MarywifeWFNov185544M271010IAILIA
Sissell, MyrtledaughterWFSep187722SIATNIA
Sissell, MirmadaughterWFFeb188020SKSTNIA
Sissell, PearldaughterWFFeb188317SKSTNIA
Sissell, FredsonWMApr188515SKSTNIA
Sissell, GeorgesonWMAug188712SKSTNIA
Sissell, AlicedaughterWFOct188910SKSTNIA
Sissell, ElmersonWMOct188910SKSTNIA
Sissell, EdnadaughterWFNov18918SKSTNIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Oak Mullen McCullough - Household

Freedom Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McCullough, Oak MheadMW32M4IAININfarmer
McCullough, NinawifeFW29M433KSTNIA
McCullough, Gilford EsonMW4SOKIAKS
McCullough, Lenora EdaughterFW3SOKIAKS
McCullough, Wilma IdaughterFW2SKSIAKS
Sissell, Alice Esister in lawFW20SKSTNIA
Sissell, Alvin Ebrother in lawMW20SKSTNIAfarm laborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Oak Mullen McCullough - Household

Belleville, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McCullough, Oak MheadMW42MIAININfarmer
McCullough, NinawifeFW39MKSTNIA
McCullough, Gilford sonMW14SOKIAKS
McCullough, LenoradaughterFW12SOKIAKS
McCullough, WilmadaughterFW10SKSIAKS
McCullough, GeorgiadaughterFW8SKSIAKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oak Mullen McCullough - Household

Freedom, Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McCullough, Oak MheadMW52M26IAININfarmer
McCullough, NinawifeFW50M24KSTNIA
McCullough, Lenora EdaughterFW23SOKIAKSteacherhigh school
McCullough, Wilma EdaughterFW20SKSIAKS
McCullough, Georgia MdaughterFW19SKSIAKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oak Mullen McCullough - Household

Freedom, Twp, Republic, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McCullough, Oak MheadMW63MIAfarmer
McCullough, NinawifeFW60MKS