The Shemwell Family

Alma L BrustAge: 84 years1890–1975

Name
Alma L Brust
Given names
Alma L
Surname
Brust
Married name
Alma L Gulick
Birth December 8, 1890 24 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 1, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherMary Hammon
June 25, 1902 (Age 11 years)
MarriageOran Randle Gulick — View this family
April 11, 1908 (Age 17 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Julia Helen Gulick
August 16, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Theron Oran Gulick
September 14, 1912 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 January 1, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Herbert Dale Gulick
March 7, 1926 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 39 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Dale Gulick
June 8, 1942 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandOran Randle Gulick
September 28, 1943 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 fatherDavid Daniel Brust
March 1, 1949 (Age 58 years)
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert Dale Gulick — Mildred Daisy Collins — View this family
April 29, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Obituary
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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 November 1975 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
David Daniel Brust
Birth: December 16, 1865 — Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: March 1, 1949 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Mary Hammon
Birth: April 21, 1862 — Piketon, Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: June 25, 1902 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 6, 1887 — Pike, Ohio, United States
4 years
herself
Alma L Brust
Birth: December 8, 1890 24 28 — Seal, Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: November 1975 — Illinois, United States
Family with Oran Randle Gulick - View this family
husband
Oran Randle Gulick
Birth: July 29, 1880 31 28 — Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 28, 1943 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
herself
Alma L Brust
Birth: December 8, 1890 24 28 — Seal, Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: November 1975 — Illinois, United States
Marriage: April 11, 1908 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years
daughter
Julia Helen Gulick
Birth: August 16, 1910 30 19 — Decatur, Illinois, United States
Death: March 3, 2003 — Logan, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Theron Oran Gulick
Birth: September 14, 1912 32 21 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 14, 1978 — Macon, Illinois, United States
14 years
son
Herbert Dale Gulick
Birth: March 7, 1926 45 35 — Decatur, Illinois, United States
Death: March 20, 2024 — Forsyth, Macon, Illinois, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Daniel Brust - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Brust, David DheadWMDec186534M13OHGermanyOhio???YesYesYesRH
Brust, MarywifeWFApr186436M1333OHGermanyGermany
Brust, OliversonWMDec188712SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes
Brust, HerbertsonWMMar188911SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes
Brust, Alma LdaughterWFDec18909SOHOHOHAt School9YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gulick, OranheadMW29M12ILILINEnglishFarmerEMPYesYesRF
Gulick, AlmawifeFW19M12OHOHOHEnglishNoneYesv

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gulick, Oren RheadRMW39MYesYesILILINYesFarmerGeneral FarmEm
Gulick, Alma LwifeFW29MYesYesOHOHOHYesNone
Gulick, HelendaughterFW9SYesILILOHNone
Gulick, Theron OsonMW7SYesILILOHNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gulick, OranheadOYesMW49M27NoYesILILINYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Gulick, Alma LwifeFW39M18NoYesOHOHOHYesNone
Gulick, HelendaughterFW19SNoYesILILOHYesNone
Gulick, Theron OsonMW17SNoYesILILOHYesNone
Gulick, Herbert DsonMW4 years and 6 monthsSNoILILOHNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gulick, Oran RxheadO1500YesMW59MNoILFarmerAgricultureOA520
Gulick, AlmawifeFW49MNoOH00
Gulick, Herbert DsonMW14SYesIL00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Alma L Brust - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gulick, HerbertheadMW24MarILWK70FarmerFarmO
Gulick, AlmamotherFW59WdILH