The Shemwell Family

Charles William SimonsAge: 80 years18951976

Name
Charles William Simons
Given names
Charles William
Surname
Simons
Birth July 23, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageAlice Etta SissellView this family
1917 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Earl Simons
February 27, 1918 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 21, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Maxine Bessie Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Max Jesse Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Cecile Irma Simons
January 19, 1923 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Helen M Simons
January 18, 1925 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Georgia Dorothy Simons
March 5, 1927 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Goldia M Simons
1929 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 8, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Freda Marie Simons
February 7, 1932 (Age 36 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Wanda Kay Rosenberg
October 16, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Death of a granddaughterWanda Kay Rosenberg
October 20, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childJoseph Scott TroxcilGeorgia Dorothy SimonsView this family
June 20, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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
Marriage of a childFrederick Wilhelm TammaroFreda Marie SimonsView this family
May 1965 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 February 18, 1976 (Age 80 years)
Family with Alice Etta Sissell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1917Kansas, United States
14 months
son
Charles Earl Simons
Birth: February 27, 1918 22 28Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 1995Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
3 years
daughter
Maxine Bessie Simons
Birth: September 20, 1920 25 30Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: June 1, 2004Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
son
Max Jesse Simons
Birth: September 20, 1920 25 30Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: July 14, 1995Richland, Benton, Washington, United States
2 years
daughter
Cecile Irma Simons
Birth: January 19, 1923 27 33Kansas, United States
Death: May 5, 2006California, United States
2 years
daughter
Helen M Simons
Birth: January 18, 1925 29 35Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: October 24, 2003Nebraska, United States
2 years
daughter
Georgia Dorothy Simons
Birth: March 5, 1927 31 37Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: January 5, 1997Butte, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Goldia M Simons
Birth: 1929 33 39Kansas, United States
Death: March 25, 2020Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
daughter
Freda Marie Simons
Birth: February 7, 1932 36 42Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: September 9, 2003

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Simons - Household

Stockton Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Simons, CharlesheadMW24MKSPAILfarm laborer
Simons, Alice EwifeFW27MKSTNIA
Simons, EarlsonMW2SKSKSKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Simons - Household

Alcona Twp, Rooks, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Simons, Charles WheadMW34M21KSPAKSfarmer
Simons, Alice EwifeFW40M28KSTNIA
Simons, Earl FsonMW11SKSKSKS
Simons, MaxinedaughterFW9SKSKSKS
Simons, Max JsonMW9SKSKSKS
Simons, CecilsonMW7SKSKSKS
Simons, Helen MdaughterFW5SKSKSKS
Simons, Georgia DdaughterFW3SKSKSKS
Simons, Goldie MdaughterFW1SKSKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Simons - Household

Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Simons, Charles WheadMW46MKSfarmerbridge
Simons, Alice EwifeFW50MKS
Simons, Charles EsonMW22SKStruck driverbeautification natl park
Simons, Max JsonMW19SKSpainterpainting barracks
Simons, CeciledaughterMW17SKS
Simons, Helen MdaughterMW15SKS
Simons, Georgia DdaughterFW13SKS
Simons, Goldie MdaughterFW11SKS
Simons, Fredia MdaughterFW8SKS