The Shemwell Family

Grace Kathryn KeyAge: 86 years19162002

Name
Grace Kathryn Key
Given names
Grace Kathryn
Surname
Key
Married name
Grace Kathryn Hallauer
Married name
Grace Kathryn Howell
Birth September 4, 1916 23 20
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 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 10, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert E Key Jr
October 16, 1923 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Solomon Hancock
December 18, 1923 (Age 7 years)
Census 1925 (Age 8 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 18, 1930 (Age 13 years)
MarriageFrederick Paul HallauerView this family
about 1933 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherLarry Key
1936 (Age 19 years)
Census June 1, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Oscar HartleyLaura Beth HancockView this family
between June 2, 1940 and December 1940 (Age 23 years)

MarriageJoseph Velmar HowellView this family
February 23, 1942 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherTabitha Clementine McGehee
August 9, 1942 (Age 25 years)
Death of a brotherRobert E Key Jr
April 27, 1944 (Age 27 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
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 husbandFrederick Paul Hallauer
June 25, 1982 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Velmar Howell
October 10, 1982 (Age 66 years)
Death of a fatherRobert E Key
January 7, 1986 (Age 69 years)
Death of a motherLaura Beth Hancock
August 1, 1986 (Age 69 years)

Death of a brotherHarry Alvin Key Sr.
May 13, 1989 (Age 72 years)
Death November 18, 2002 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ririe Shelton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Robert E Key
Birth: November 21, 1892Lawrenceburg, Anderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1986Clay Center, Butler, Kansas, United States
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1911Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
Harry Alvin Key Sr.
Birth: November 1, 1913 20 17Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 13, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
7 years
younger brother
Robert E Key Jr
Birth: October 16, 1923 30 27Missouri, United States
Death: April 27, 1944Missouri, United States
13 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with George Oscar Hartley - View this family
step-father
George Oscar Hartley
Birth: September 15, 1885Kansas, United States
Death: August 13, 1969Waynesville, Pulaski, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: between June 2, 1940 and December 1940
Family with Frederick Paul Hallauer - View this family
husband
Frederick Paul Hallauer
Birth: August 21, 1914Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: June 25, 1982Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
herself
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1933Kansas, United States
Family with Joseph Velmar Howell - View this family
husband
Joseph Velmar Howell
Birth: August 29, 1907Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1982Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
herself
Grace Kathryn Key
Birth: September 4, 1916 23 20Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 18, 2002Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 23, 1942Jefferson, Missouri, United States

Grace Kathryn Key has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Edward Hancock - Household

2117 East 44th Street Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hancock, Charlie EheadMW27MMOARKSBrick MasonDay Labor
Hancock, VedawifeFW25MMOMOMO
Hancock, LeosonMW7SOKMOMO
Hancock, LouisedaughterFW4-7mSOKMOMO
Key, Robert Ebrother in lawMW27MKYKYKYBrakemanRailroad
Key, Laurayounger sisterFW25MARARKS
Key, HarrynephewMW6SOKKYAR
Key, KatherineneiceFW3-3mSOKKYAR

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Key, RobertheadMW32MKYSwitchman
Hancock, LaurawifeFW30MARNone
Key, HarrysonMW11SOKNone
Key, KathryndaughterFW8MOKNone
Key, RobertsonMW1SMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert E Key - Household

ED 60 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Key, Robert EheadO2850RNoMW37M18NoYesKYKYKYYesSwitchmanSteam RailroadWYes
Key, Laura BwifeFW35M16NoYesARMOMOYesNone
Key, Harry A BsonMW16SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Kathryn BdaughterFW13SYesYesOKKYARYesNone
Key, Robert J Jr BsonMW6SYesMOKYARNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Laura Beth Hancock - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Key, LauraxheadO1000yesFW44WdNoARFarmerFarm520
Key, RobertsonMW16SYesMO
Key, LarrysonMW4SMO
Hallauer, KathryndaughterFW24MNoOK
Hallauer, FreddiegrandsonMW6SYesMO