The Shemwell Family

Earl Leroy ConnerAge: 69 years19071977

Name
Earl Leroy Conner
Given names
Earl Leroy
Surname
Conner
Birth November 17, 1907 27 23
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Conner
December 31, 1907 (Age 44 days)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonah C Troutman
January 6, 1916 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 years)

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 9 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 10 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/
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterKathleen Geraldine Conner
December 19, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 21, 1930 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDeliah Warner
April 27, 1933 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Roy Marvin Conner
March 13, 1936 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Joy Marilyn Conner
May 20, 1937 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHarriet Katherine Lewis
November 29, 1939 (Age 32 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherCora Belle Troutman
July 8, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Death of a wifeEthel Lena Canaday
November 12, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Frederick Aaron “Fred” ConnerElizabeth H SmithView this family
March 13, 1943 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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
MarriageZepha Rose AinsworthView this family
December 17, 1949 (Age 42 years)
Census May 23, 1950 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 fatherGeorge Frederick Aaron “Fred” Conner
April 10, 1971 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 July 15, 1977 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ten Sleep Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 4, 1904El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
9 months
elder sister
Fredia C Conner
Birth: July 18, 1905 25 21Wyoming, United States
Death: October 27, 1998Colorado, United States
2 years
himself
Earl Leroy Conner
Birth: November 17, 1907 27 23Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Death: July 15, 1977College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
13 years
younger sister
Kathleen Geraldine Conner
Birth: December 19, 1920 40 36Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Death: January 26, 2017Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth H Smith - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 13, 1943Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
Family with Zepha Rose Ainsworth - View this family
himself
Earl Leroy Conner
Birth: November 17, 1907 27 23Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Death: July 15, 1977College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
wife
Zepha Rose Ainsworth
Birth: November 29, 1915Wyoming, United States
Death: March 5, 2005College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Marriage: December 17, 1949Worland, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Family with Ethel Lena Canaday - View this family
himself
Earl Leroy Conner
Birth: November 17, 1907 27 23Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Death: July 15, 1977College Place, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
wife
Ethel Lena Canaday
Birth: November 8, 1907 26 30Page, Holt, Nebraska, United States
Death: November 12, 1940Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
son
Roy Marvin Conner
Birth: March 13, 1936 28 28Wyoming, United States
Death: June 2019Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, United States
14 months
daughter
Joy Marilyn Conner
Birth: May 20, 1937 29 29Wyoming, United States
Death: November 28, 2022Wyoming, United States
daughter
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Frederick Aaron “Fred” Conner - Household

ED 19 Ten Sleep, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Conner, George FheadMW29M6KSILMOEnglishLaborerFarmWNo0YesYesOFH
Conner, Cora BwifeFW26M622KSINOHEnglishServantFarmWNo0YesYes
Conner, Fredia CdaughterFW4SWYKSKSEnglishNoneNoNo
Conner, Earl LsonMW2SWYKSKSEnglishNoneNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Cora Belle Troutman - Household

ED 1 Basin, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Conner, Cora BheadOFFW35MYesYesKSINOHYesNone
Conner, Fredia CdaughterFW14SYesYesYesWYKSKSNone
Conner, Earl LsonMW12SYesYesYesWYKSKSNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Frederick Aaron “Fred” Conner - Household

ED 3 Washakie, Wyoming, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Conner, George FheadO5000NoMW49M24NoYesKSILMOYesMerchantRet .General StoreOYesNo
Conner, Cora BwifeFW46M21NoYesKSINOHYesNone
Conner, Earl LsonMW22SNoYesWYKSKSYesFarmerONo2-1ANo
Conner, Kathleen GdaughterFW9SYesWYKSKSNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Earl Leroy Conner - Household

Washakie, Wyoming, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Conner, EarlheadMW42MarWYWKRancherRanchO
Conner, ZephawifeFW34MarWYHRanch HelperRanchNP
Conner, RoysonMW14NevWYOTRanch HelperRanchNP
Chamberlain, Charlesstep-sonMW13NevWY
Chamberlain, Carma Jeanstep-daughterFW6NevWY
Chamberlain, Billystep-sonMW3NevWY