The Shemwell Family

Edna TowneAge: 90 years18891979

Name
Edna Towne
Given names
Edna
Surname
Towne
Married name
Edna Snyder
Married name
Edna Stark
Also known as
Edna Townes
Birth August 1889 20 17
Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 8, 1900 (Age 10 years)
MarriageIra Earl SnyderView this family
May 25, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Lucille Snyder
November 5, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dale Earl Snyder
April 6, 1915 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#3
Dearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
March 13, 1918 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 1921 (Age 31 years)
Death of a husbandIra Earl Snyder
July 22, 1927 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 3, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childDale Earl SnyderMary Madeline HomeView this family
February 21, 1936 (Age 46 years)
MarriageLeslie Halford StarkView this family
before 1940 (Age 50 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Earlene Lee Snyder
January 10, 1945 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 fatherElmer D Towne
December 2, 1947 (Age 58 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherFlora Jane Hale
March 21, 1951 (Age 61 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 husbandLeslie Halford Stark
April 9, 1961 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonDearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
November 4, 1964 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 17, 1979 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Elmer D Towne
Birth: September 5, 1868Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Death: December 2, 1947Palatine, Cook, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: April 18, 1889Mason, Illinois, United States
4 months
herself
Family with Ira Earl Snyder - View this family
husband
Ira Earl Snyder
Birth: January 5, 1888 37 27Illinois, United States
Death: July 22, 1927Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Marriage: May 25, 1910Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
17 months
daughter
Mildred Lucille Snyder
Birth: November 5, 1911 23 22Canada
Death: December 9, 1996Ventura, California, United States
3 years
son
Dale Earl Snyder
Birth: April 6, 1915 27 25Canada
Death: November 25, 1994Ventura, California, United States
3 years
son
Dearborn Towne “Derb” Snyder
Birth: March 13, 1918 30 28Canada
Death: November 4, 1964Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with Leslie Halford Stark - View this family
husband
Leslie Halford Stark
Birth: May 11, 1885Champaign, Illinois, United States
Death: April 9, 1961Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Marriage: before 1940Los Angeles, California, United States

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Birth
Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Elmer D Towne - Household

Woodland, Fulton, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Townes, ElmerheadWMSep186732M11ILOHILCoal MinerYesYesYesOFH
Townes, JaniewifeWFApr187228M1122ILOHVAYesYesYes
Townes, EdnadaughterWFAug188910SILILILYesYesYes
Townes, BerthadaughterWFMay18946SILILIL

CensusCanada - Census transcript - Ira Earl Snyder - Household

Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Snyder, Ira EheadMW33MUSAFarmer
Towne, EdnawifeFW36MUSASchool Teacher
Snyder, LuciledaughterFW9SCanada
Snyder, DalesonMW6SCanada
Snyder, DearbornsonMW3SCanada

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edna Towne - Household

ED 838 Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Snyder, Edna TheadR30FW41Wd22NoYesILMAIAYesForeladyCandy FactoryWYes
Snyder, M LucilledaughterFW18SNoYesCanadaILILEnglishYesStenographerBankWYes
Snyder, Dale EsonMW14S20YesYesCanadaILILEnglishYesSalesmanGroceriesWYes
Snyder, Dearborn TsonMW12S22YesYesCanadaILILEnglishYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leslie Halford Startk - Household

Los Angeles, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Startk, Leslie HheadO5500NoMW54MNoILWeighing Machine OperatorOwn BusinessOA500Yes
Stark, Edna TwifeFW53MNoIL00No
Stark, Robert LsonMW23SNoCAOperatorElectric Machine FactoryOA520Yes
Snyder, Mildred Lstep-daughterFW28SNoCanadaSecretaryCommercial BankPW521800No
Snyder, Dearbornstep-sonMW22SNoCanadaPainting and DecoratingBuilding ConstructionOA520Yes

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Leslie Halford Stark - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Stark, Leslie HheadMW64MarILOT40Bank TellerPrivate BankPW
Stark, Edna TwifeFW60MarILH
Snyder, Mildred L(step) daughterFW38NevCanadaYesW