The Shemwell Family

Kathryn Mouell DawsonAge: 65 years19061972

Name
Kathryn Mouell Dawson
Given names
Kathryn Mouell
Surname
Dawson
Married name
Kathryn Mouell Snyder
Married name
Kathryn Mouell Long
Birth November 23, 1906 26 24
Note: Birth year/place found in Marriage Record
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward J “Ned” Dawson
July 31, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherJames L Dawson
October 7, 1918 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/
MarriageWalter Edward LongView this family
August 20, 1923 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Michael Earl Long
November 7, 1923 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 8, 1930 (Age 23 years)
MarriageMichael A SnyderView this family
June 2, 1932 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Daniel Snyder
October 28, 1932 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Kay Ellen Snyder
August 8, 1935 (Age 28 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 13, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEllen Marie “Nellie” Courtney
October 21, 1952 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 husbandMichael A Snyder
April 30, 1968 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 October 20, 1972 (Age 65 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James L Dawson
Birth: December 17, 1879Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 7, 1918Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
mother
Ellen Marie “Nellie” Courtney
Birth: October 25, 1882Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: October 21, 1952Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Marriage: April 18, 1904Indiana, United States
3 years
herself
5 years
younger brother
Edward J “Ned” Dawson
Birth: July 31, 1911 31 28Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death: November 4, 2000Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Michael A Snyder - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 2, 1932Marshall, Indiana, United States
5 months
son
James Daniel Snyder
Birth: October 28, 1932 29 25Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: July 24, 2011Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
3 years
daughter
Kay Ellen Snyder
Birth: August 8, 1935 32 28Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: January 25, 2010Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Family with Walter Edward Long - View this family
husband
Walter Edward Long
Birth: July 14, 1906 46 37Logansport, Eel Township, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: September 1, 1994Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: August 20, 1923Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
3 months
son
Michael Earl Long
Birth: November 7, 1923 17 16Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: June 6, 2019Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Michael A Snyder + Geneva Madeline Harvey - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Geneva Madeline Harvey
Birth: June 25, 1904 38 37Logansport, Indiana, United States
Death: June 13, 1998Arizona, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1922St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States

Birth
Birth year/place found in Marriage Record
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James L Dawson - Household

Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dawson, James LheadMW33M6ILUnited StatesUnited StatesEnglishBrakemanRailroadWNoYesYesR
Dawson, Nellie MwifeFW26M6INIrelandIrelandEnglishNoneYesYes
Dawson, Kathryn MdaughterFW3SILILINNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellen Marie “Nellie” Courtney - Household

Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Dawson, NellieheadR10NoFW46Wd26NoYesINNorth IrelandNorth IrelandYesShaperCorset FactoryWYes
Dawson, KatherinedaughterFW22D17NoYesILILINYesNone
Dawson, EdwardsonMW18SYesILILINYesNone
Long, Michaelgrand sonMW5SYesILINILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Kathryn Mouell Dawson - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Dawson, NellieheadO900NoFW54WdNoINMachine OperatorCorset FactoryPW26375
Snyder, KathrynxdaughterFW34MNoIL00
Long, MichaelgrandsonMW16SYesIL00
Snyder, JimmiegrandsonMW7SYesIN
Snyder, Kay Ellengrand-daughterFW4SNoIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Kathryn Mouell Dawson - Household

Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Snyder, KathrynheadFW43MarILWK45AssemblerAuto Parts FactoryP
Snyder, JamessonMW17NevINOT
Snyder, Kay EllendaughterFW14NevINOT
Long, Michael EsonMW26NevILWK48PatrolmanCity Police ForceG
Dawson, NelliemotherFW65WdINU