The Shemwell Family

Rev George William BruceAge: 78 years18851963

Name
Rev George William Bruce
Name prefix
Rev
Given names
George William
Surname
Bruce
Birth February 5, 1885 23 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherElnora Phoebe Chritchfield
September 23, 1915 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
George William Bruce - WWI Draft Registration Card
from 1917 to 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
MarriageCora Grace RouchView this family
March 3, 1929 (Age 44 years)
Note: 1930 Census confirms they had been married for 1 year
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 45 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Henry Bruce
March 20, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Military
George William Bruce - WWII Draft Registration Card
1942 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 6, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 August 4, 1963 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 18, 1884Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
9 months
himself
Rev George William Bruce
Birth: February 5, 1885 23 22Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Death: August 4, 1963Oregon, United States
Family with Cora Grace Rouch - View this family
himself
Rev George William Bruce
Birth: February 5, 1885 23 22Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Death: August 4, 1963Oregon, United States
wife
Marriage: March 3, 1929Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Harrison Leroy Clark + Cora Grace Rouch - View this family
wife’s husband
Harrison Leroy Clark
Birth: February 27, 1888 50 37Pratt, Kansas, United States
Death: March 23, 1927Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: May 20, 1908Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
step-daughter
Ruth Elizabeth Clark
Birth: March 23, 1909 21 19Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 14, 1996Polk, Oregon, United States
3 years
step-son
Myrl David Clark
Birth: August 22, 1912 24 23Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 28, 1986Lincoln, Oregon, United States

Rev George William Bruce has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Bruce - Household

Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bruce, Charles HheadWMMay186139M16IAEnglandEnglandFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Bruce, ElnorawifeWFMay186238M1655PAPAPAYesYesYes
Bruce, George WsonWMFeb188515SIAIAPAFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Bruce, Arthur DsonWMSep188712SIAIAPAAt School7YesYesYes
Bruce, Elsie EdaughterWFApr188911SIAIAPAAt School8YesYesYes
Bruce, Earl WsonWMApr 18928SIAIAPA
Bruce, Ruth PdaughterWFFeb18964SIAIAPA

Marriage
1930 Census confirms they had been married for 1 year
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George William Bruce - Household

ED 437 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bruce, George WheadChurch PropertyRNoMW45M44NoYesIAUnited StatesUnited StatesYesPastorChurchWYes
Rouch, Cora GwifeNoFW41M40NoYesILININYesNone
Clark, Merleadopted sonNoMW17MYesYesOKKSILYesUsherTheatreWNo24

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rev George William Bruce - Household

The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bruce, Geo WheadR30NoMW55MNoIAClergymanPW521750
Bruce, Cora GwifeFW51MNoILNP0

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Rev George William Bruce - Household

Multnomah, Oregon, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bruce, George WheadMW65MIAWMinisterClergymanP
Bruce, Cora GwifeFW61MILWMinister's AssistantClergymanP