The Shemwell Family

Wayne McMillan BarnettAge: 90 years19112002

Name
Wayne McMillan Barnett
Given names
Wayne McMillan
Surname
Barnett
Birth August 10, 1911 34 32
Birth of a sisterPearl Marie Barnett
February 27, 1913 (Age 18 months)
Birth of a brotherParis Lowell Barnett
February 25, 1915 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterBlanche Wanita Barnett
November 22, 1916 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter McMillen Barnett Jr
March 4, 1922 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas William Shamel
June 28, 1923 (Age 11 years)
Address: Near Competition
Birth of a brotherGorman William Barnett
November 23, 1924 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 19, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherHurley N Barnett
April 19, 1931 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Auto Accident - Skull Fracture
Death of a motherMyrtle M Shamel
January 27, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterJewell Barnett
December 12, 1932 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherWalter McMillen Barnett
March 6, 1942 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherWalter McMillen Barnett Jr
July 11, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Note: KIA
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
MarriageLaura Mary WaiteView this family
December 31, 1946 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 sisterEdith May Barnett
April 5, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherMarvin Thomas Barnett
June 15, 1962 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherJames Otis Barnett
September 1974 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 of a brotherParis Lowell Barnett
May 23, 1989 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherGorman William Barnett
June 14, 1998 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterFaye Marie Barnett
June 3, 1999 (Age 87 years)
Death July 12, 2002 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition 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
elder sister
Edith May Barnett
Birth: October 10, 1902 26 23Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1956Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
22 months
elder brother
Hurley N Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1904 27 25Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 19, 1931Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
2 years
elder sister
Faye Marie Barnett
Birth: September 25, 1906 29 27Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1999Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
5 years
himself
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 Laura Mary Waite - View this family
himself
Wayne McMillan Barnett
Birth: August 10, 1911 34 32Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 12, 2002Missouri, United States
wife
Laura Mary Waite
Birth: March 28, 1926Prairie Farm, Barron, Wisconsin, United States
Death: September 11, 2006Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1946Washington, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter McMillen Barnett - Household

Belknap, Pottawattamie, Iowa

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, Walter MheadMW53M23MOMOMOLaborerFarm
Barnett, MyrtlewifeFW50M20MOMOMO
Barnett, FaydaughterFW23SMOMOMOLaborerOdd Jobs
Barnett, WaynesonMW18SMOMOMO
Barnett, ParissonMW15SMOMOMO
Barnett, BlanchedaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Barnett, JewelldaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Barnett, JuniorsonMW8SMOMOMO
Barnett, GormansonMW5SMOMOMO