The Shemwell Family

Walter McMillen BarnettAge: 65 years18761942

Name
Walter McMillen Barnett
Given names
Walter McMillen
Surname
Barnett
Birth September 28, 1876
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherFinis Barnett
March 1882 (Age 5 years)
MarriageMyrtle M ShamelView this family
August 1, 1897 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#1
Marvin Thomas Barnett
October 22, 1898 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Otis Barnett
March 3, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Edith May Barnett
October 10, 1902 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Hurley N Barnett
August 10, 1904 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Faye Marie Barnett
September 25, 1906 (Age 29 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Wayne McMillan Barnett
August 10, 1911 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Pearl Marie Barnett
February 27, 1913 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Paris Lowell Barnett
February 25, 1915 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Blanche Wanita Barnett
November 22, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childMarvin Thomas BarnettRuth Elizabeth BakerView this family
August 28, 1918 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 years)

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 41 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/
Birth of a daughter
#10
Jewell Barnett
1919 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Leo Nixon Barnett
June 19, 1919 (Age 42 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alpha Ruth Barnett
June 19, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Walter McMillen Barnett Jr
March 4, 1922 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Heron Vernon Barnett
October 5, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#12
Gorman William Barnett
November 23, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childHurley N BarnettElvesta Alice GeorgeView this family
January 16, 1925 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Kathryn Willa Barnett
October 30, 1927 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 19, 1930 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sonHurley N Barnett
April 19, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Auto Accident - Skull Fracture
Death of a wifeMyrtle M Shamel
January 27, 1932 (Age 55 years)
Death of a daughterJewell Barnett
December 12, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childRobert T ArnoldEdith May BarnettView this family
1933 (Age 56 years)

Marriage of a childJames Otis BarnettZella Edna DeffenbaughView this family
January 11, 1936 (Age 59 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 March 6, 1942 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
himself
6 years
younger brother
Family with Myrtle M Shamel - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: August 1, 1897Laclede, Missouri, United States
15 months
son
Marvin Thomas Barnett
Birth: October 22, 1898 22 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 15, 1962Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
James Otis Barnett
Birth: March 3, 1900 23 20Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 1974Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
3 years
daughter
Edith May Barnett
Birth: October 10, 1902 26 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1956Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
22 months
son
Hurley N Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1904 27 25Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 1931Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
daughter
Faye Marie Barnett
Birth: September 25, 1906 29 27Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1999Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Wayne McMillan Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1911 34 32Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 12, 2002Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
Pearl Marie Barnett
Birth: February 27, 1913 36 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 31, 2006Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
2 years
son
Paris Lowell Barnett
Birth: February 25, 1915 38 35Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1989Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States
21 months
daughter
Blanche Wanita Barnett
Birth: November 22, 1916 40 37Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 28, 2009Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Jewell Barnett
Birth: 1919 42 39Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 12, 1932Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
3 years
son
Walter McMillen Barnett Jr
Birth: March 4, 1922 45 42Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1943Sicily, Italy
3 years
son
Gorman William Barnett
Birth: November 23, 1924 48 45Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 14, 1998Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Barnett, Walter MheadWMNov187722M2MOMoALFarmer
Barnett, MyrtlewifeWFMar188020M222MOKYMO
Barnett, Marvin TsonWMOct18972SMOMOMO
Barnett, James OsonWMMar19002mSMOMOMO
Barnett, Finisyounger brotherWMMar188218SMOMOALFarm Laborer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Barnett, Walter MheadMW35M113MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW30M11355MOKYKY
Barnett, MarvinsonMW11SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Barnett, OttissonMW10SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Barnett, EdithdaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, HurleysonMW5SMOMOMO
Barnett, FaydaughterFW3SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barnett, Walter MheadMW43MMOMOALMillerFlower Mill
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW39MMOMOMO
Barnett, James OsonMW19SMOMOMOLaborerWorking Out
Barnett, Edith MdaughterFW18SMOMOMO
Barnett, Hurley NsonMW15SMOMOMOLaborerFlower Mill
Barnett, Faye MdaughterFW12SMOMOMO
Barnett, WaynesonMW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, Pearl MdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Barnett, ParissonMW4-8mSMOMOMO
Barnett, BlanchedaughterFW3-7mSMOMOMO
Barnett, Un nameddaughterFW4mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Belknap, Pottawattamie, Iowa

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, Walter MheadMW53M23MOMOMOLaborerFarm
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW50M20MOMOMO
Barnett, FaydaughterFW23SMOMOMOLaborerOdd Jobs
Barnett, WaynesonMW18SMOMOMO
Barnett, ParissonMW15SMOMOMO
Barnett, BlanchedaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Barnett, JewelldaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Barnett, JuniorsonMW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, GormansonMW5SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Freenor Street Oakland, Pottawattamie, Iowa

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barnett, WalterXheadMW63WdMOOaklandPottawattamieIALaborerW.P. A.
Barnett, JuniorsonMW18SMOOaklandPottawattamieIA
Barnett, GormansonMW15SMOOaklandPottawattamieIA