The Shemwell Family

Jewel M Shamel1915

Name
Jewel M Shamel
Given names
Jewel M
Surname
Shamel
Married name
Jewel M Cook
Married name
Jewel M Wilson
Married name
Jewel M McCready
Birth March 6, 1915 22 18
Birth of a brotherJames Rollin Shamel
September 11, 1916 (Age 18 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 months)

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 21 months)

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 2 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 7, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMargie Lorraine Shamel
October 28, 1923 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 30, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 34 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
MarriageClarence W McCreadyView this family
January 16, 1954 (Age 38 years)
Death of a husbandClarence W McCready
April 7, 1975 (Age 60 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 motherAlma Louvina Irick
December 30, 1984 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Cancer
Death of a fatherElmer James Shamel
January 1985 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandDavid Wilbur Cook
May 10, 2003 (Age 88 years)
Death of a brotherJames Rollin Shamel
August 13, 2008 (Age 93 years)
Death of a sisterMargie Lorraine Shamel
February 14, 2018 (Age 102 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Elmer James Shamel
Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1985St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
mother
Alma Louvina Irick
Birth: April 2, 1896Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 30, 1984St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
Marriage: August 29, 1914Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
6 months
herself
18 months
younger brother
James Rollin Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1916 23 20Missouri, United States
Death: August 13, 2008Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7 years
younger sister
Margie Lorraine Shamel
Birth: October 28, 1923 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 14, 2018Missouri, United States
Family with David Wilbur Cook - View this family
husband
David Wilbur Cook
Birth: July 18, 1913Cuba, Crawford, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 2003O'Fallon, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
herself
son
Private
Family with Clarence W McCready - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 16, 1954Hillsboro, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer James Shamel - Household

1497 Marrin Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, ElmerheadMW27MMOMOMOConductorStreet Car
Shamel, AlmawifeFW24MMOMOMO
Shamel, JeweldaughterFW5SIAMOMO
Shamel, RollensonMW3SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer James Shamel - Household

6411 Hobart Ave Central, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, Elmer JheadMW36M20MOMOMOConductorStreet Car
Shamel, Alma LwifeFW33M17MOIrish ??MOSalesladyDepartment Store
Shamel, JeweldaughterFW15SIAMOMO
Shamel, RollinsonMW13SMOMOMO
Shamel, MargiedaughterFW6SMOMOMO