The Shemwell Family

Gilbert Owen BrackettAge: 77 years19211998

Name
Gilbert Owen Brackett
Given names
Gilbert Owen
Surname
Brackett
Birth April 12, 1921 23 24
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 16, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherKirk Owen Brackett
August 8, 1932 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 28 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 motherClara Elizabeth Shamel
1959 (Age 37 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 May 11, 1998 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
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father
Kirk Owen Brackett
Birth: February 27, 1898Missouri, United States
Death: August 8, 1932Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 7, 1918Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
Gilbert Owen Brackett
Birth: April 12, 1921 23 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1998San Bernardino, California, United States
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himself
Gilbert Owen Brackett
Birth: April 12, 1921 23 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1998San Bernardino, California, United States
wife
Marie Stith
Birth: July 21, 1922Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 2014Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
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wife’s husband
Private
wife
Marie Stith
Birth: July 21, 1922Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: October 2, 2014Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Kirk Owen Brackett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Brackett, KirkheadMW32M20MOUSMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Brackett, ClarawifeFW33M21MOMOMO
Brackett, GilbertsonMW9SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clara Elizabeth Shamel - Household

Competition Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brackett, ClaraheadFW42WdMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Brackett, GilbertsonMW19MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, EmmamotherFW72WdMOSame House