The Shemwell Family

Raymond Harold ClaxtonAge: 89 years19202009

Name
Raymond Harold Claxton
Given names
Raymond Harold
Surname
Claxton
Birth July 12, 1920 21 19
Birth of a brotherEdwin Dale Claxton
March 26, 1922 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterGloria Mae Claxton
March 11, 1924 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 maternal grandfatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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 fatherRay Edward Claxton
April 8, 1960 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 motherRuth Elizabeth Shamel
December 29, 2001 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterGloria Mae Claxton
August 6, 2003 (Age 83 years)
Death October 28, 2009 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valhalla Cemetery
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father
Ray Edward Claxton
Birth: August 19, 1898Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1960Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
mother
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2001Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: estimated 1919
18 months
himself
Raymond Harold Claxton
Birth: July 12, 1920 21 19Missouri, United States
Death: October 28, 2009St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
20 months
younger brother
Edwin Dale Claxton
Birth: March 26, 1922 23 21Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 2017St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Gloria Mae Claxton
Birth: March 11, 1924 25 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: August 6, 2003St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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himself
Raymond Harold Claxton
Birth: July 12, 1920 21 19Missouri, United States
Death: October 28, 2009St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
wife
Wilma Louise Scaggs
Birth: September 28, 1927St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 2019Bridgeton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
daughter
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ray Edward Claxton - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Claxton, Ray EheadMW31M20MOUSUSFarmerGeneral Farm
Claxton, RuthwifeFW29M18MOMOMO
Claxton, Harold RsonMW9SMOMOMO
Claxton, Edward DsonMW8SMOMOMO
Claxton, Gloria MdaughterFW6SMOMOMO