The Shemwell Family

Marie Muriel PowerAge: 83 years19071991

Name
Marie Muriel Power
Given names
Marie Muriel
Surname
Power
Married name
Marie Muriel Atkinson
Married name
Marie Muriel Pierce
Married name
Marie Muriel Brown
Birth September 21, 1907 38 25
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 12 months)
Census May 13, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 10, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Birth of a son
#1
Gilbert A Atkinson
July 2, 1933 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherMabel Olive Crane
February 12, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 6, 1950 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 husbandArthur Allen Atkinson
July 1, 1954 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Yates Power
February 13, 1962 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 brotherRoss Edward Power
December 30, 1977 (Age 70 years)

Death of a brotherForest Penniwell Power
September 7, 1983 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sonGilbert A Atkinson
July 9, 1986 (Age 78 years)
Death July 12, 1991 (Age 83 years)
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father
Richard Yates Power
Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 1962Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
mother
Mabel Olive Crane
Birth: October 14, 1881Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: February 12, 1940Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1901Blaine, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Forest Penniwell Power
Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1983Washington, United States
2 years
herself
Marie Muriel Power
Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 12, 1991Sacramento, California, United States
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husband
Arthur Allen Atkinson
Birth: August 29, 1898Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: July 1, 1954Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
herself
Marie Muriel Power
Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 12, 1991Sacramento, California, United States
son
Gilbert A Atkinson
Birth: July 2, 1933 34 25Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States
Death: July 9, 1986Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
daughter
Private
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husband
Private
herself
Marie Muriel Power
Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 12, 1991Sacramento, California, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Marie Muriel Power
Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 12, 1991Sacramento, California, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household

Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Power, Richard YheadMW42M19ILMOPAEingineerFactory
Power, Mabel OwifeFW28M1933KSIN
Power, Ross EsonMW7SOKILKS
Power, Forest PsonMW5SOKILKS
Power, Marie MdaughterFW2SNMILKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household

829 Elk Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Power, Richard JheadMW54MILILOHMachinist
Power, MabelwifeFW39MKSINOHLandladyRooming House
Power, RosssonMW16SOKILKS
Power, ForestsonMW14SOKILKS
Power, MariedaughterFW12SNMILKS

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Marie Murie Power - Household

1114 Ellis Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Atkinson, Marie MheadFW42DNMPractical NurseHospital
Atkinson, Gilbert AsonMW16NevWAJanitor WorkSchool