Opha Elizabeth ShamelAge: 84 years1917–2002
- Name
- Opha Elizabeth Shamel
- Given names
- Opha Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shamel
- Married name
- Opha Elizabeth Fike
 Birth | March 10, 1917 33 20 |
 Residence | |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 9 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 3, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Phyllis Mae Shamel February 14, 1921 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas William Shamel June 28, 1923 (Age 6 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Birth of a sister | Alice Lucille Shamel March 10, 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 13 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Dennis Leon “Denny” Fike July 27, 1945 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Randall Stephen Fike August 10, 1948 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | Nelson VanBuren Shamel April 10, 1951 (Age 34 years) Cause: Auto accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 mother | Ora Agnes Hough April 15, 1968 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Kelcey Renae Fike March 26, 1987 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a husband | Claud Dennis Fike June 10, 1994 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | March 3, 2002 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Nelson VanBuren Shamel Birth: January 1, 1884 34 23 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 10, 1951 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Ora Agnes Hough Birth: July 1, 1896 — Missouri, United States Death: April 15, 1968 |
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Marriage: December 23, 1914 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years herself |
Opha Elizabeth Shamel Birth: March 10, 1917 33 20 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 2002 — Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Phyllis Mae Shamel Birth: February 14, 1921 37 24 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 27, 2011 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Alice Lucille Shamel Birth: March 10, 1924 40 27 — Missouri, United States Death: May 6, 2005 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Claud Dennis Fike |
| husband |
Claud Dennis Fike Birth: March 24, 1908 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 10, 1994 — Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States |
| herself |
Opha Elizabeth Shamel Birth: March 10, 1917 33 20 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 2002 — Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| son |
Dennis Leon “Denny” Fike Birth: July 27, 1945 37 28 — Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States Death: February 24, 2019 — Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States |
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3 years son |
Randall Stephen Fike Birth: August 10, 1948 40 31 — Monroe, Adams, Wisconsin, United States Death: June 23, 2017 — Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
Opha Elizabeth Shamel has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Walter McMillen Barnett + Myrtle M Shamel
Parents William “Bill” Shamel + Birdie M Hough
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household
Laclede, Missouri, United States
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