James Rollin ShamelAge: 91 years1916–2008
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- James Rollin Shamel
- Given names
- James Rollin
- Surname
- Shamel
 Birth | September 11, 1916 23 20 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 3 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 15 months)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 3 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Margie Lorraine Shamel October 28, 1923 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Albert Shamel December 29, 1934 (Age 18 years) Cause: Angina Pericarditis |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Teresa Linda Shamel September 28, 1941 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Emma Evelyn McLaughlin August 2, 1942 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 29 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 mother | Alma Louvina Irick December 30, 1984 (Age 68 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Death of a father | Elmer James Shamel January 1985 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | August 13, 2008 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
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Elmer James Shamel Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 1985 — St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
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Alma Louvina Irick Birth: April 2, 1896 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 30, 1984 — St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 29, 1914 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Jewel M Shamel Birth: March 6, 1915 22 18 — Page, Iowa, United States Death: |
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18 months himself |
James Rollin Shamel Birth: September 11, 1916 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 13, 2008 — Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years younger sister |
Margie Lorraine Shamel Birth: October 28, 1923 30 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 14, 2018 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with Marie Dorothy “Dee” Hennessy |
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James Rollin Shamel Birth: September 11, 1916 23 20 — Missouri, United States Death: August 13, 2008 — Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Marie Dorothy “Dee” Hennessy Birth: December 28, 1920 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 2017 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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Teresa Linda Shamel Birth: September 28, 1941 25 20 — St Louis, Missouri, United States Death: August 19, 2019 — St Louis, Missouri, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmer James Shamel - Household
1497 Marrin Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer James Shamel - Household
6411 Hobart Ave Central, St. Louis, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Rollin Shamel - Household
6307 Wellsmar Avenue Normandy, St Louis, Missouri
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