The Shemwell Family

Edith May BarnettAge: 53 years19021956

Name
Edith May Barnett
Given names
Edith May
Surname
Barnett
Married name
Edith May Arnold
Birth October 10, 1902 26 23
Birth of a brotherHurley N Barnett
August 10, 1904 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterFaye Marie Barnett
September 25, 1906 (Age 3 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWayne McMillan Barnett
August 10, 1911 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Marie Barnett
February 27, 1913 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherParis Lowell Barnett
February 25, 1915 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterBlanche Wanita Barnett
November 22, 1916 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 sisterJewell Barnett
1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter McMillen Barnett Jr
March 4, 1922 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas William Shamel
June 28, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Address: Near Competition
Birth of a brotherGorman William Barnett
November 23, 1924 (Age 22 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
Death of a brotherHurley N Barnett
April 19, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Cause: Auto Accident - Skull Fracture
Death of a motherMyrtle M Shamel
January 27, 1932 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterJewell Barnett
December 12, 1932 (Age 30 years)
MarriageRobert T ArnoldView this family
1933 (Age 30 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherWalter McMillen Barnett
March 6, 1942 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherWalter McMillen Barnett Jr
July 11, 1943 (Age 40 years)
Note: KIA
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 27, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 43 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 April 5, 1956 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Mission Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 1, 1897Laclede, Missouri, United States
15 months
elder brother
Marvin Thomas Barnett
Birth: October 22, 1898 22 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 15, 1962Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
16 months
elder brother
James Otis Barnett
Birth: March 3, 1900 23 20Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: September 1974Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
3 years
herself
Edith May Barnett
Birth: October 10, 1902 26 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1956Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
22 months
younger brother
Hurley N Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1904 27 25Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 1931Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
younger sister
Faye Marie Barnett
Birth: September 25, 1906 29 27Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1999Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
5 years
younger brother
Wayne McMillan Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1911 34 32Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 12, 2002Missouri, United States
19 months
younger sister
Pearl Marie Barnett
Birth: February 27, 1913 36 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 31, 2006Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
2 years
younger brother
Paris Lowell Barnett
Birth: February 25, 1915 38 35Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 23, 1989Green Cove Springs, Clay, Florida, United States
21 months
younger sister
Blanche Wanita Barnett
Birth: November 22, 1916 40 37Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 28, 2009Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jewell Barnett
Birth: 1919 42 39Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 12, 1932Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
3 years
younger brother
Walter McMillen Barnett Jr
Birth: March 4, 1922 45 42Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1943Sicily, Italy
3 years
younger brother
Gorman William Barnett
Birth: November 23, 1924 48 45Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 14, 1998Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Family with Robert T Arnold - View this family
husband
Robert T Arnold
Birth: April 14, 1886Decaturville, Camden, Missouri, United States
Death: August 30, 1962Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
herself
Edith May Barnett
Birth: October 10, 1902 26 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1956Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: 1933

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Barnett, Walter MheadMW35M113MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW30M11355MOKYKY
Barnett, MarvinsonMW11SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Barnett, OttissonMW10SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Barnett, EdithdaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, HurleysonMW5SMOMOMO
Barnett, FaydaughterFW3SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barnett, Walter MheadMW43MMOMOALMillerFlower Mill
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW39MMOMOMO
Barnett, James OsonMW19SMOMOMOLaborerWorking Out
Barnett, Edith MdaughterFW18SMOMOMO
Barnett, Hurley NsonMW15SMOMOMOLaborerFlower Mill
Barnett, Faye MdaughterFW12SMOMOMO
Barnett, WaynesonMW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, Pearl MdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Barnett, ParissonMW4-8mSMOMOMO
Barnett, BlanchedaughterFW3-7mSMOMOMO
Barnett, Un nameddaughterFW4mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert T Arnold - Household

1318 S Mosley Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Arnold, RobertheadMW54MMOSame PlaceHupter?Produce
Arnold, EdithwifeFW38MMOSame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert T Arnold - Household

1318 S Mosley Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Arnold, RobertheadMW64MarMO
Arnold, EdithwifeFW48MarMOLaundry WorkHotel