The Shemwell Family

Leona UnderwoodAge: 79 years19031982

Name
Leona Underwood
Given names
Leona
Surname
Underwood
Married name
Leona Lambert
Birth July 30, 1903 25 23
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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
#1
Leona Jean Lambert
March 12, 1923 (Age 19 years)
MarriageCharles Holland Lambert JrView this family
April 9, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Donald Lambert
April 11, 1928 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 1930 (Age 26 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 of a fatherSamuel L Underwood
May 5, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 sonCharles Donald Lambert
April 9, 1966 (Age 62 years)
Death of a motherLeannah Estella Jeffries
April 3, 1967 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 husbandCharles Holland Lambert Jr
September 7, 1977 (Age 74 years)
Death December 1982 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Samuel L Underwood
Birth: January 22, 1878Indiana, United States
Death: May 5, 1949Jefferson, Indiana, United States
mother
Leannah Estella Jeffries
Birth: August 13, 1879Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Death: April 3, 1967Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Marriage: February 22, 1899Jefferson, Indiana, United States
4 years
herself
Family with Charles Holland Lambert Jr - View this family
husband
Charles Holland Lambert Jr
Birth: April 28, 1901 24 19Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 7, 1977Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: April 9, 1923St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
-1 months
daughter
Leona Jean Lambert
Birth: March 12, 1923 21 19South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: October 2, 2002Elkhart, Indiana, United States
5 years
son
Charles Donald Lambert
Birth: April 11, 1928 26 24South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: April 9, 1966Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel L Underwood - Household

Pattonsburg, Marshall, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Underwood, Calvin LheadMW32M111INININEnglishHired HandFarmingWNo0YesYesRH
Underwood, EstellawifeFW30M11122INININEnglishYesYes
Underwood, EvadaughterFW8SINININEnglishYesYesYes
Underwood, LeonadaughterFW6SINININEnglishYesYesYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Holland Lambert Jr - Household

Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lambert, Charles HheadR30RMW28M21NoYesINININYesSalesmanRefrigeratorWYes
Lambert, LeonawifeFW26M19NoYesINININYesNone
Lambert, Leona JdaughterFW6SYesINININNone
Lambert, DonaldsonMW1 year 11 monthsSNoINININNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Holland Lambert Jr - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lambert, CharlesxheadO3000NoMW37MNoINPainterAuto IndustryW451800
Lambert, LeonawifeFW36MNoIN00
Lambert, JeandaughterFW16SYesIN00
Lambert, DonaldsonMW11SYesIN00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Holland Lambert Jr - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Lambert, Charles HheadMW48MarINWK50Store OwnerPaint ShopO
Lambert, LeonawifeFW46MarINH