The Shemwell Family

Philena “Lena” SmithAge: 30 years18881918

Name
Philena “Lena” Smith
Given names
Philena
Surname
Smith
Nickname
Lena
Married name
Philena Branson
Birth August 21, 1888
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)
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
MarriageCharles Frances BransonView this family
July 6, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances Arlene Branson
February 14, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
April 19, 1913 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Emma Maxine Branson
December 21, 1915 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#4
Beatrice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 29 years)
Associate: Bernice Branson
Birth of a daughter
#5
Bernice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 29 years)
Associate: Beatrice Branson
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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/
Death December 15, 1918 (Age 30 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Harrison Cemetery
Family with Charles Frances Branson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 6, 1909Custer, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
daughter
Frances Arlene Branson
Birth: February 14, 1911 25 22Mica Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: November 24, 1969Riverside, California, United States
2 years
son
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
Birth: April 19, 1913 28 24Bencher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Death: February 6, 1982Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
Emma Maxine Branson
Birth: December 21, 1915 30 27Carlin Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: January 14, 1953Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
2 years
daughter
daughter
Bernice Branson
Birth: May 31, 1918 33 29Carlin Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: May 26, 1981Riverside, California, United States
Charles Frances Branson + Lucille Marion Stratton - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lucille Marion Stratton
Birth: March 21, 1900Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States
Death: October 29, 1975Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: September 20, 1920Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States
4 years
step-son
9 years
step-daughter
Louise J Branson
Birth: January 23, 1933 47 32Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: March 12, 2016Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Frances Branson - Household

Mica Bay, Kootenai, Idaho

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Branson, Charles FheadMW25M10MOMOOHLaborerChipping wood
Branson, Lena SwifeFW20M1000MODon't knowIL