The Shemwell Family

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Birth	September 15, 1926 52 39 Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 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 12, 1930 (Age 3 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 1235 E Indiana St. Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Beck, George M head M W 55 M 44 IN IN IN Flagman C & E I Railroad Beck, Essie wife F W 41 M 30 MO IN MO Beck, Emma daughter F W 9 S IN IN MO Beck, Frank O son M W 7 S IN IN MO Beck, Carmelle daughter F W 3-7m S IL IN MO
Death of a father	George M Beck February 19, 1935 (Age 8 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death of a brother	Frank Arvile Beck May 22, 1936 (Age 9 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Cause: Accidental Gunshot
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 years) South Korea 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 mother	Estella B “Essie” Cox January 4, 1968 (Age 41 years) California, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 years) Vietnam 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 sister	Emma Lorraine Beck November 14, 2002 (Age 76 years)
Death	March 22, 2008 (Age 81 years) Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Cox Family with spouse Estella B “Essie” Cox Emma Lorraine Beck Frank Arvile Beck Carmelle Jeanette Beck George M Beck Birth: July 1, 1874 — Pike, Indiana, United States Death: February 19, 1935 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James P Green Family with spouse George M Beck Emma Lorraine Beck Frank Arvile Beck Carmelle Jeanette Beck Estella B “Essie” Cox Birth: November 1886 26 18 — Missouri, United States Death: January 4, 1968 — California, United States
	Marriage: April 7, 1919 — Vigo, Indiana, United States
14 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Emma Lorraine Beck Birth: June 8, 1920 45 33 — Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, United States Death: November 14, 2002
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Frank Arvile Beck Birth: August 9, 1922 48 35 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States Death: May 22, 1936 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Carmelle Jeanette Beck Birth: September 15, 1926 52 39 — Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States Death: March 22, 2008 — Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Cox Family with spouse Estella B “Essie” Cox Emma Lorraine Beck Frank Arvile Beck Carmelle Jeanette Beck George M Beck Birth: July 1, 1874 — Pike, Indiana, United States Death: February 19, 1935 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George M Beck Maude Cox Birth: February 14, 1881 — Indiana, United States Death: January 11, 1915 — Illinois, United States
	Marriage: July 1899 —

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Estella B “Essie” Cox James P Green Birth: November 17, 1869 — Fountain, Indiana, United States Death: June 19, 1917 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James P Green Family with spouse George M Beck Emma Lorraine Beck Frank Arvile Beck Carmelle Jeanette Beck Estella B “Essie” Cox Birth: November 1886 26 18 — Missouri, United States Death: January 4, 1968 — California, United States
	Marriage: February 26, 1907 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

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1930 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 1235 E Indiana St. Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Beck, George M head M W 55 M 44 IN IN IN Flagman C & E I Railroad Beck, Essie wife F W 41 M 30 MO IN MO Beck, Emma daughter F W 9 S IN IN MO Beck, Frank O son M W 7 S IN IN MO Beck, Carmelle daughter F W 3-7m S IL IN MO

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George M Beck 1874–1935
mother Parents John Manford Cox Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams	Estella B “Essie” Cox 1886–1968
elder sister Family (none)	Emma Lorraine Beck 1920–2002
elder brother Family (none)	Frank Arvile Beck 1922–1936
herself Family (none)	Carmelle Jeanette Beck 1926–2008
Father’s family with Maude Cox
father Parents (unknown)	George M Beck 1874–1935
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Maude Cox 1881–1915
Mother’s family with James P Green
step-father Parents (unknown)	James P Green 1869–1917
mother Parents John Manford Cox Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams	Estella B “Essie” Cox 1886–1968