The Shemwell Family

Leonard Alfred McNaryAge: 61 years19021963

Name
Leonard Alfred McNary
Given names
Leonard Alfred
Surname
McNary
Birth March 11, 1902 21 21
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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/
MarriageBeulah Kathleen HarlteView this family
August 3, 1929 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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
Birth of a son
#1
Albert Lee McNary
April 26, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Leonard Albert McNary Jr.
April 26, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Harold Robert McNary
June 28, 1932 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Franklin Delano McNary
February 24, 1934 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Carroll Raymond McNary
July 11, 1939 (Age 37 years)
Death of a wifeBeulah Kathleen Harlte
September 1, 1941 (Age 39 years)
Burial of a wifeBeulah Kathleen Harlte
September 5, 1941 (Age 39 years)
MarriageMary Kaye ArvinView this family
December 30, 1941 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonLeonard Albert McNary Jr.
September 26, 1951 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 43 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 3, 1963 (Age 61 years)
Burial July 8, 1963 (5 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Meridian Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Family with Mary Kaye Arvin - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Marriage: December 30, 1941Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Beulah Kathleen Harlte - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 3, 1929Clay, Arkansas, United States
9 months
son
Albert Lee McNary
Birth: April 26, 1930 28 20Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death: February 8, 2003Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
son
Leonard Albert McNary Jr.
Birth: April 26, 1930 28 20Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death: September 26, 1951Laramie, Albany, Wyoming, United States
2 years
son
Harold Robert McNary
Birth: June 28, 1932 30 22Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 5, 2011Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
20 months
son
Franklin Delano McNary
Birth: February 24, 1934 31 24Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death: June 13, 1967Vietnam
5 years
son
Carroll Raymond McNary
Birth: July 11, 1939 37 29Clarkton, Dunklin, Missouri, United States
Death: November 8, 1988Bayview, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell + Mary Kaye Arvin - View this family
wife’s husband
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
wife
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
Marriage: August 12, 1930Christian, Kentucky, United States
17 months
step-son

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Alfred McNary - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
McNary, Leonard AheadMW48MarAR48House PainterPainting
McNary, Mary KwifeFW37MarKY
McNary, Leonard A JrsonMW19NevMO48Hoist OperatorOlsen Mlg Co
McNary, Franklin DsonMW15NevMO16Farm helpeFarm
McNary, Carol RsonMW10NevMO
Shemwell, James Hstep sonMW18NevKY48PentatechnicionDental Lab