The Shemwell Family

Ethel Lavon FryAge: 73 years18961970

Name
Ethel Lavon Fry
Given names
Ethel Lavon
Surname
Fry
Married name
Ethel Lavon Rans
Birth March 23, 1896 40 39
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 4 years)
MarriageCharles William RansView this family
December 21, 1912 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ralph Dean Rans
August 2, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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
#2
Louetta Maxine Rans
July 26, 1919 (Age 23 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel F Fry
January 29, 1929 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 28, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherSarah Belle Shoemaker
February 19, 1941 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 husbandCharles William Rans
October 28, 1959 (Age 63 years)
Obituary
Ethel Lavon Fry Obituary
January 8, 1970 (on the date of death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 January 8, 1970 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fulton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Daniel F Fry
Birth: November 1, 1855Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: January 29, 1929Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
mother
Sarah Belle Shoemaker
Birth: February 15, 1857Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: February 19, 1941Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Marriage: September 2, 1876Miami, Indiana, United States
20 years
herself
Ethel Lavon Fry
Birth: March 23, 1896 40 39Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 8, 1970Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
Family with Charles William Rans - View this family
husband
Charles William Rans
Birth: September 3, 1893 25 19Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: October 28, 1959Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States
herself
Ethel Lavon Fry
Birth: March 23, 1896 40 39Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 8, 1970Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 21, 1912Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Ralph Dean Rans
Birth: August 2, 1915 21 19Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 11, 1985Lucerne, Cass, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Louetta Maxine Rans
Birth: July 26, 1919 25 23Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 1, 1999South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel F Fry - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Fry, DanielheadWMNov185544M23INOHOHFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Fry, SarahwifeWFFeb185743M2354INININYesYesYes
Fry, LeosonWMJun18918SINININYes
Fry, EtheldaughterWFMar18964SINININYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Rans, CharlesheadRMW26MYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Rans, EthelwifeFW23MYesYesINININYesNone
Rans, RalphsonMW4 years 5 monthsSINININNone
Rans, MaxinedaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSINININNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household

Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rans, CharlesheadRRYesMW36M19NoYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Rans, EthelwifeFW34M17NoYesINININYesNone
Rans, RalphsonMW14SYesYesINININYesNone
Rans, MaxinedaughterFW10SYesYesINININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household

Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rans, CharlesheadMW46MNoINFarmerFarmO520
Rans, EthelwifeFW43MNoIN00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles William Rans - Household

Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Rans, CharlesheadMW56MarINWK15Bus DriverPublic SchoolG
Rans, EthelwifeFW53MarINWK40CookPublic School, RestaurantG