Edward Clay FerrelAge: 85 years1917–2002
- Name
- Edward Clay Ferrel
- Given names
- Edward Clay
- Surname
- Ferrel
 Birth | September 2, 1917 24 25 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 3 months)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 brother | James Fay Ferrel August 11, 1919 (Age 23 months) |
 Census | January 4, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 11, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman May 8, 1931 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James G Brunton — Florence E Shemwell — View this family September 3, 1931 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 5, 1950 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 father | Harry C Ferrel December 28, 1958 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 mother | Florence E Shemwell August 24, 1980 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Fay Ferrel December 26, 1995 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | October 9, 2002 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Washington State Veterans Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harry C Ferrel Birth: July 14, 1893 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: December 28, 1958 — Medical Lake, Spokane, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Florence E Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1892 43 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1980 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1914 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
Jesse Wade Ferrel Birth: October 1, 1915 22 23 Death: October 4, 1915 |
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23 months himself |
Edward Clay Ferrel Birth: September 2, 1917 24 25 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: October 9, 2002 — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
James Fay Ferrel Birth: August 11, 1919 26 27 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: December 26, 1995 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Mother’s family with James G Brunton |
| step-father |
James G Brunton Birth: January 23, 1881 — Dixie, Cowlitz, Washington, United States Death: 1935 |
| mother |
Florence E Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1892 43 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1980 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: September 3, 1931 — Dayton, Columbia, Washington, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Edward Clay Ferrel Birth: September 2, 1917 24 25 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: October 9, 2002 — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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Edward Clay Ferrel has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (3)
Parents Porter Clark Shemwell + Gladys V Ferris
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Parents Leslie Frank Shelton + Lelia May Shemwell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry C Ferral - Household
Mill Creek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Florence E Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Florence E Shemwell - Household
Superior Street Cheney, Spokane, Washington
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