The Shemwell Family

Velma Donny SmithAge: 87 years19001987

Name
Velma Donny Smith
Given names
Velma Donny
Surname
Smith
Married name
Velma Donny Barnett
Birth February 3, 1900 37 37
Birth of a daughter
#1
Clella Barnett

Census June 22, 1900 (Age 4 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherJane Ann Troutman
May 25, 1903 (Age 3 years)
Census 1905 (Age 4 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherOscar E Smith
July 22, 1911 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Ann Ware
February 12, 1912 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Edward SmithGrace W McCormickView this family
December 2, 1916 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 9, 1920 (Age 19 years)
MarriageRussell Jay BarnettView this family
about 1923 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Marriage of a parentJames Madison MartinEmma ShummardView this family
February 14, 1925 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam T Shumard
December 1, 1927 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 8, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Thomas Barnett
July 9, 1931 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherEmma Shummard
April 4, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Margaret Ann Barnett
November 12, 1935 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Edward Smith
1935 (Age 34 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 11, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 husbandRussell Jay Barnett
January 28, 1954 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterByrdie Leona Smith
March 9, 1958 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Sheridan Ketron JrMargaret Ann BarnettView this family
February 2, 1963 (Age 62 years)
Note: Marriage info found in Obituary
Death of a sisterDaisy Iona Smith
May 6, 1966 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterThressa Floy Smith
July 10, 1968 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterFlorence May Smith
August 27, 1972 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Thomas BarnettDorothy Marie ThomasView this family
March 22, 1980 (Age 80 years)
Death July 27, 1987 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Newton Burial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 25, 1886Crawford, Kansas, United States
11 months
elder sister
Florence May Smith
Birth: June 27, 1887 24 25Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: August 27, 1972Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
elder sister
Daisy Iona Smith
Birth: January 12, 1889 25 26Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: May 6, 1966Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States
20 months
elder sister
Byrdie Leona Smith
Birth: September 15, 1890 27 28Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: March 9, 1958Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder sister
Thressa Floy Smith
Birth: November 8, 1892 29 30Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: July 10, 1968Maricopa, Arizona, United States
7 years
herself
Velma Donny Smith
Birth: February 3, 1900 37 37Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: July 27, 1987Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Grace W McCormick - View this family
father
step-mother
Grace W McCormick
Birth: September 1867Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1940Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 2, 1916Crawford, Kansas, United States
Mother’s family with James Madison Martin - View this family
step-father
James Madison Martin
Birth: December 10, 1863Christian, Illinois, United States
Death: January 9, 1944Taylorville, Christian, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: February 14, 1925Clermont, Ohio, United States
Family with Russell Jay Barnett - View this family
husband
Russell Jay Barnett
Birth: May 23, 1896 51 41Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: January 28, 1954Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
herself
Velma Donny Smith
Birth: February 3, 1900 37 37Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Death: July 27, 1987Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1923Missouri, United States
9 years
son
William Thomas Barnett
Birth: July 9, 1931 35 31Missouri, United States
Death: October 19, 1999San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Margaret Ann Barnett
Birth: November 12, 1935 39 35Missouri, United States
Death: June 19, 2015Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
daughter

Velma Donny Smith has 4 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Edward Smith - Household

Walnut, Crawford, Kansas, United State

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Smith, John EheadWMJan186337M14INKYKYMerchantYesYesYesRH
Smith, EmmawifeWFApr186238M1455OHOHOHYesYesYes
Smith, Florine MdaughterWFJun188712SKSINOH8YesYesYes
Smith, Daisy IdaughterWFJan188911SKSINOH8YesYesYes
Smith, Byrdie LdaughterWFSep18909SKSINOH8
Smith, Thressa FdaughterWFNov18927SKSINOH8
Smith, Velma DdaughterWFFeb19000 years 3 monthsSKSINOH
Meller, GisinaservantWFFeb188218SKSGermanyGermanyYesYesYes

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - John Edward Smith - Household

Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Smith, John EheadMW43MINMerchant
Shummard, EmmawifeFW43MOHHousewife
Smith, FlorencedaughterFW17SKSClerk
Smith, DaisydaughterFW16SKSStudent
Smith, BirdiedaughterFW14SKSStudent
Smith, ThressadaughterFW12SKSStudent
Smith, VelmadaughterFW5SKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Edward Smith - Household

Girard, Crawford, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Smith, John EheadMW48M123INKYKYEnglishMerchantGroceryEmpYesYes
Smith, EmmawifeFW48M12355OHOHOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Smith, Florence MdaughterFW22SKSINOHEnglishSales LadyDry Goods StoreWNo0YesYes
Smith, Birdie LdaughterFW19SKSINOHEnglishSales LadyCandy StoreWNo0YesYesNo
Smith, Thressa FdaughterFW17SKSINOHEnglishNoneYesYesNo
Smith, Velma DdaughterFW10SKSINOHEnglishNoneYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Emma Shummard - Household

Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shumard, HarryheadrMW50SYesYesILOHOHYesMillwrightMillW
Smith, EmmasisterFW57DYesYesOHOHOHYesNone
Smith, Velma DnieceFW19SYesYesYesKSUnited StatesOHYesNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Harry Clay Barnett - Household

Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barnett, H CheadR27RNoMW46M41NoYesKSINILYesProprietorCreameryOYes
Barnett, OrleathawifeFW38M33NoYesKSIAMOYesBook KeeperCreameryNPYes
Barnett, R JbrotherMW34M27NoYesKSINILYesSalesmanCreameryWYes
Barnett, Velma Dsister-in-lawFW30M23NoYesKSILILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Jay Barnett - Household

Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barnett, RussellheadR16NoMW43MNoKSEngineerRefrigerationPW521200
Barnett, VelmaxwifeFW40MNoKS0
Barnett, BilliesonMW8SYesMO
Barnett, Margaret AnndaughterFW4SNoMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Jay Barnett - Household

Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Barnett, Russell JheadMW54MarKSWK56Ice Cream WorkerManufacturing Ice CreamP
Barnett, VelmawifeFW50MarKSH
Barnett, William TsonMW19NevMOOT56Ice Cream WorkerManufacturing Ice CreamP
Barnett, Margaret AdaughterFW14NevMOOT

Name
Florence Pulford (nee Smith) Obituary and Family Listing MRS. W.M. PULFORD Mrs. W.M. (Florence) Pulford, 85, 824 W. Randolph, died in a local nursing home Thursday morning following a period of ill health. She was born June 27, 1887, in Girard, Kan. and came to Oklahoma in 1926. She was married to W.M. Pulford on Nov. 15, 1911, and he preceded her in death in 1964. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. member of the Women’s Bible Class, and member of the Ladies Canasta Club. Funeral services for Mrs. Pulford will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of the Ladusau-Evans Funeral | Home, with Dr. Leslie G. Everitt Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Pulford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Howard (Wilma) Record of Enid, Mrs. K.S. (Helen Jean) Blanchard of Midland, Tex.; one son, Dale Pulford of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Velma Barnett of. Nevada. Missouri. Oklahoma, Garfield County, Obituaries, 1963-1986 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-B3P5-VF8R?i=842&cc=4373179