The Shemwell Family

Roy Ancil StewartAge: 80 years18991979

Name
Roy Ancil Stewart
Given names
Roy Ancil
Surname
Stewart
Birth August 3, 1899 28 19
Birth of a sisterGrace Leota Stewart
July 21, 1901 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherHarry Lee Stewart
August 23, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thomas Stewart
July 23, 1904 (Age 4 years)

Census April 19, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 6, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Harvey Gourley JrLula Leota FrenchView this family
October 17, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-sisterIrene Lucille Gourley
November 13, 1922 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel French
March 9, 1926 (Age 26 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Leota Stewart
July 4, 1927 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lou Ella Stewart
August 26, 1928 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 daughter
#2
Mary Ellen Stewart
March 13, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherLula Leota French
June 28, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Delane Stewart
September 6, 1933 (Age 34 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Verlinda Shamel
March 2, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Birth of a son
#4
Bobby Ray Stewart
April 17, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Census April 27, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 50 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 brotherHarry Lee Stewart
December 9, 1961 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a grandson
#1
Ronald Alan Stewart
April 6, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 wifeOpal Dexter Claxton
February 24, 1979 (Age 79 years)
Death November 7, 1979 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1898Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
10 months
himself
Roy Ancil Stewart
Birth: August 3, 1899 28 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1979Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Grace Leota Stewart
Birth: July 21, 1901 29 21Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 4, 1927Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Harry Lee Stewart
Birth: August 23, 1903 32 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 9, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with William Harvey Gourley Jr - View this family
step-father
William Harvey Gourley Jr
Birth: January 25, 1867Grove Springs, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 3, 1953Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: October 17, 1920Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
half-sister
Irene Lucille Gourley
Birth: November 13, 1922 55 43Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 11, 2020California, United States
Family with Opal Dexter Claxton - View this family
himself
Roy Ancil Stewart
Birth: August 3, 1899 28 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1979Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States
wife
daughter
Lou Ella Stewart
Birth: August 26, 1928 29 32Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1995Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
Mary Ellen Stewart
Birth: March 13, 1930 30 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 18, 2007Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, United States
son
Private
son
James Delane Stewart
Birth: September 6, 1933 34 37Grovespring, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 2018Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Bobby Ray Stewart
Birth: April 17, 1937 37 40Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 5, 2009San Mateo, San Mateo, California, United States
daughter
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel French - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
French, SamuelheadMW63M136OHPAPAFarmerGeneral Farm
French, Nancy VwifeFW51M13687MONCVA
French, Abijah LsonMW27SMOOHMOFarmerGeneral Farm
French, Dora DdaughterFW17SMOOHMO
French, William SsonMW14SWAOHMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Stewart, Lula LdaughterFW30Wd33MOOHMO
Stewart, Roy Agrand sonMW10SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Stewart, Gracegrand daughterFW8SMOMOMO
Stewart, Harrygrand sonMW6SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lula Leota French - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stewart, Lula LheadFW40WdMOOHMO
Stewart, Roy AsonMW20SMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Stewart, Grace LdaughterFW18SMOMOMO
Stewart, Harry LsonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Roy Ancil Stewart - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stewart, Roy AheadMW30M28MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Stewart, Opal DwifeFW32M30MOMOMO
Stewart, Lou ElladaughterFW1SMOMOMO
Stewart, Mary EdaughterFW1mSMOMOMO