William Ray ShemwellAge: 69 years1897–1967
- Name
- William Ray Shemwell
- Given names
- William Ray
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 2, 1897 29 29 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)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 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell February 22, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 2 years) Address: East Part |
| Birth of a brother | Herbert Alexander Shemwell May 27, 1902 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Capt. George Bingham September 1, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Kibler Shemwell August 29, 1906 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ralph Bingham Shemwell February 4, 1913 (Age 15 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William David Shemwell August 26, 1913 (Age 15 years) Address: Confederate Home Cause: Cancer of the Liver |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Minerva Valdenar June 13, 1916 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 22 years) |
 Residence | 1924 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham November 3, 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Standard Shemwell — Lulu Olivia Black — View this family 1926 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy Elizabeth Platt March 11, 1929 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 | May 23, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| City Directory | City Directory 1930 (Age 32 years)Note: Living on Oak, Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. |
 Civil marriage | Mary E Prunty — View this family August 3, 1932 (Age 34 years) |
 Divorce | Mary E Prunty — View this family 1937 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 15, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 3, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | William Standard Shemwell March 29, 1953 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 |
| City Directory | City Directory 1960 (Age 62 years)Address: Dvr Yellow Cab Living Penn. Ave |
| City Directory | City Directory 1961 (Age 63 years)Address: Living on Jefferson |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | March 26, 1967 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arrow Rock Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham Birth: August 25, 1868 44 35 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 3, 1925 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1890 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Ralph Bingham Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1891 23 23 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1913 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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4 years himself |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Charles McClellan “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1900 31 31 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 3, 1976 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Herbert Alexander Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1902 33 33 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 14, 1995 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Rachel Kibler Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1906 37 38 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1997 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Lulu Olivia Black |
| father |
William Standard Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1868 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1953 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Lulu Olivia Black Birth: March 10, 1876 — Howard, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1942 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: 1926 — |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| Family with Mary E Prunty |
| himself |
William Ray Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1897 29 29 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: March 26, 1967 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| ex-wife |
Mary E Prunty Birth: September 29, 1907 — Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1974 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: August 3, 1932 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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Divorce: 1937 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Charles Cecil Tumlinson + Mary E Prunty |
| wife’s husband |
Charles Cecil Tumlinson Birth: December 27, 1904 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 7, 1963 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| ex-wife |
Mary E Prunty Birth: September 29, 1907 — Carroll, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1974 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1938 — Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Arrow Rock & Nelson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri
Notes: Van Buren St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Ray Shemwell - Household
Miller, Missouri, United States
Bagnell Dam construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City Directory | Living on Oak, Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, MO
Probably working with cousin Charles Building Houses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - William Standard Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
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