The Shemwell Family

Charles Earl SimonsAge: 76 years19181995

Name
Charles Earl Simons
Given names
Charles Earl
Surname
Simons
Birth February 27, 1918 22 28
MarriageHazel Alberta NewellView this family
unknown

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 22 months)
Birth of a sisterMaxine Bessie Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherMax Jesse Simons
September 20, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterCecile Irma Simons
January 19, 1923 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHelen M Simons
January 18, 1925 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Garrett Sissell
August 3, 1925 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterGeorgia Dorothy Simons
March 5, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Etta Clark
December 9, 1928 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterGoldia M Simons
1929 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Birth of a sisterFreda Marie Simons
February 7, 1932 (Age 13 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 27 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 of a fatherCharles William Simons
February 18, 1976 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherAlice Etta Sissell
January 4, 1987 (Age 68 years)
Death February 11, 1995 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1917Kansas, United States
14 months
himself
Charles Earl Simons
Birth: February 27, 1918 22 28Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 1995Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
3 years
younger sister
Maxine Bessie Simons
Birth: September 20, 1920 25 30Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: June 1, 2004Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
younger brother
Max Jesse Simons
Birth: September 20, 1920 25 30Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: July 14, 1995Richland, Benton, Washington, United States
2 years
younger sister
Cecile Irma Simons
Birth: January 19, 1923 27 33Kansas, United States
Death: May 5, 2006California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Helen M Simons
Birth: January 18, 1925 29 35Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: October 24, 2003Nebraska, United States
2 years
younger sister
Georgia Dorothy Simons
Birth: March 5, 1927 31 37Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: January 5, 1997Butte, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Goldia M Simons
Birth: 1929 33 39Kansas, United States
Death: March 25, 2020Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
younger sister
Freda Marie Simons
Birth: February 7, 1932 36 42Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: September 9, 2003
Family with Hazel Alberta Newell - View this family
himself
Charles Earl Simons
Birth: February 27, 1918 22 28Stockton, Rooks, Kansas, United States
Death: February 11, 1995Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
wife
Hazel Alberta Newell
Birth: September 1, 1917Gaylord, Smith, Kansas, United States
Death: July 7, 2008Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Marriage:

Charles Earl Simons has 19 first cousins recorded

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