The Shemwell Family

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Birth	November 16, 1920 30 28 Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Samuel French March 9, 1926 (Age 5 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 8 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 13, 1930 (Age 9 years) Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Orr VanStavern - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Orr VanStavern - Household Franklin, Laclede, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War VanStavern, Orr head M W 40 M 19 MO WV WV Farmer General Farm VanStavern, Dora D wife F W 37 M 18 WA IL MO VanStavern, Alva N son M W 18 S MO MO WA VanStavern, Wallace O son M W 17 S MO MO WA VanStavern, Estel C son M W 10 S MO MO WA
Birth of a brother	Lawrence Donald VanStavern December 30, 1931 (Age 11 years) Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Nancy Verlinda Shamel March 2, 1934 (Age 13 years) Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Marriage	Elizabeth Helen Field — View this family July 24, 1943 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 father	Orr VanStavern August 3, 1947 (Age 26 years) Laclede, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 years) South Korea 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 mother	Dora Dell French September 1, 1955 (Age 34 years) Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States Cause: Carcinoma of colon
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 years) Vietnam 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 brother	Alva Nile VanStavern March 5, 1986 (Age 65 years) Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
Death of a brother	Wallace Owen VanStavern April 12, 1993 (Age 72 years) Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death of a wife	Elizabeth Helen Field August 22, 1994 (Age 73 years) Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, United States
Death of a brother	Lawrence Donald VanStavern February 10, 1995 (Age 74 years) Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death	December 17, 2003 (Age 83 years) Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dora Dell French Alva Nile VanStavern Wallace Owen VanStavern Estel Clayton VanStavern Lawrence Donald VanStavern Orr VanStavern Birth: December 28, 1889 — Missouri, United States Death: August 3, 1947 — Laclede, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Orr VanStavern Alva Nile VanStavern Wallace Owen VanStavern Estel Clayton VanStavern Lawrence Donald VanStavern Dora Dell French Birth: October 9, 1892 45 35 — Whatcom, Washington, United States Death: September 1, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: October 23, 1910 — Laclede, Missouri, United States
1 year elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Marie Josephine Meyers Alva Nile VanStavern Birth: October 11, 1911 21 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 5, 1986 — Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Esther Ruth Rollins Wallace Neil VanStavern Robert Ray VanStavern Margaret Ruth VanStavern Wallace Owen VanStavern Birth: March 31, 1913 23 20 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 12, 1993 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
8 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Elizabeth Helen Field Estel Clayton VanStavern Birth: November 16, 1920 30 28 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 17, 2003 — Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, United States
11 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Larry Don VanStavern Lawrence Donald VanStavern Birth: December 30, 1931 42 39 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 10, 1995 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Elizabeth Helen Field Estel Clayton VanStavern Birth: November 16, 1920 30 28 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 17, 2003 — Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, United States
wife	Private

Family with Elizabeth Helen Field - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse Elizabeth Helen Field Estel Clayton VanStavern Birth: November 16, 1920 30 28 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 17, 2003 — Manassas, Manassas, Virginia, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Estel Clayton VanStavern Elizabeth Helen Field Birth: December 29, 1917 Death: August 22, 1994 — Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, United States
	Marriage: July 24, 1943 —

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1930 United States - Census transcript - Orr VanStavern - Household Franklin, Laclede, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War VanStavern, Orr head M W 40 M 19 MO WV WV Farmer General Farm VanStavern, Dora D wife F W 37 M 18 WA IL MO VanStavern, Alva N son M W 18 S MO MO WA VanStavern, Wallace O son M W 17 S MO MO WA VanStavern, Estel C son M W 10 S MO MO WA

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Orr VanStavern 1889–1947
mother Parents Samuel French Nancy Verlinda Shamel	Dora Dell French 1892–1955
elder brother Family Marie Josephine Meyers	Alva Nile VanStavern 1911–1986
elder brother Family Esther Ruth Rollins Wallace Neil VanStavern Robert Ray VanStavern Margaret Ruth VanStavern Private	Wallace Owen VanStavern 1913–1993
himself Family Private Elizabeth Helen Field	Estel Clayton VanStavern 1920–2003
younger brother Family Private Larry Don VanStavern Private	Lawrence Donald VanStavern 1931–1995
Family with Private
himself Parents Orr VanStavern Dora Dell French	Estel Clayton VanStavern 1920–2003
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
Family with Elizabeth Helen Field
himself Parents Orr VanStavern Dora Dell French	Estel Clayton VanStavern 1920–2003
wife Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Helen Field 1917–1994