The Shemwell Family

Elwin Elroy BakerAge: 82 years18851968

Name
Elwin Elroy Baker
Given names
Elwin Elroy
Surname
Baker
Birth November 16, 1885 51 37
Birth of a sisterGertha M Baker
June 21, 1889 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterGertha M Baker
April 3, 1890 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Pruitt
about 1894 (Age 8 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 28, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Haywood Baker
October 26, 1912 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 6, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 44 years)
Death of a motherFrances Ann McGehee
1932 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 64 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 sisterMary Elizabeth Baker
1954 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherThomas H Baker
1958 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMadora Frances Baker
March 5, 1965 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 September 23, 1968 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmo Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1868Missouri, United States
1 year
elder sister
Madora Frances Baker
Birth: April 1869 35 21Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: March 5, 1965Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
20 months
elder brother
David Baker
Birth: November 24, 1870 36 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 29, 1882Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Thomas H Baker
Birth: March 19, 1874 40 26Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: 1958Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth Baker
Birth: December 1874 40 26Missouri, United States
Death: 1954Elmo, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
Charley Baker
Birth: November 23, 1877 43 29Missouri, United States
Death: October 14, 1878Nodaway, Missouri, United States
22 months
elder brother
Harley Baker
Birth: September 1879 45 31Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 1885Union, Barton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Bertha Liva Baker
Birth: April 27, 1882 48 34Missouri, United States
Death: April 1, 1973Randolph, Illinois, United States
4 years
himself
Elwin Elroy Baker
Birth: November 16, 1885 51 37Missouri, United States
Death: September 23, 1968Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
4 years
younger sister
Gertha M Baker
Birth: June 21, 1889 55 41Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death: April 3, 1890Nodaway, Missouri, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 111 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Baker, JohnheadWMMar183367M32TNTNVAYesYesYesOMH
Baker, Frances AwifeWFDec184753M3295MOTNKYYesYesYes
Baker, BettiedaughterWFDec187425SMOTNMOServant0YesYesYes
Baker, ThomassonWMDec187624SMOTNMOPainter3YesYesYes
Baker, BerthadaughterWFApr188218SMOTNMOYesYesYes
Baker, ElvinsonWMNov188514SMOTNMOAt School7YesYesYes
Miller, AlbertboarderWMMar187723SININOHRR Laborer0YesYesYes
Ryerson, EarlboarderWMJan187624SIAINILSalesman Hardware0YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Haywood Baker - Household

ED 134 Lincoln, Nodaway, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Baker, JohnheadMW77M138TNVAVAEnglishNoneYesYesOFH
Baker, JanniewifeFW62M13895MOARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Baker, Elwin EsonMW24SMOTNMOEnglishPainterHouseWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elwin Elroy Baker - Household

ED 5 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Baker, Elwin EheadMW34SYesYesMOTNTNYesClerkWholesale CoffeeW
Baker, FrancesmotherFW72WdYesYesMOTNKYYesNone
Ernst, HollynephewMW29MYesYesMOILKYYesMotormanSt Railyway CoW
Ernst, Sophie E(wife of Holly) nieceFW24MYesYesNBGermanyGermanWIYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frances Ann McGehee - Household

ED 12 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Baker, Frances AheadUnUnNoFW83Wd20YesMOPAVAYesNone
Baker, Elwin EsonMW40SYesMOTNMOYesPainterSelfWYesNo
Page, BelindanurseFW75Wd18YesILILILYesNursePrivate FamilyWYes