The Shemwell Family

Rena Aita BurchAge: 68 years18911960

Name
Rena Aita Burch
Given names
Rena Aita
Surname
Burch
Married name
Rena Aita Morrison
Birth September 5, 1891 26 21
Birth of a brotherElmer Augustus Burch
December 18, 1892 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherJohn Robert Burch
July 13, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
December 22, 1897 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 14, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterElva Elizabeth Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 9 years)
Associate: Mary Olive Burch
Birth of a sisterMary Olive Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 9 years)
Associate: Elva Elizabeth Burch
Birth of a brotherLoyd Llewellyn Burch
January 28, 1904 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Leona Burch
July 17, 1909 (Age 17 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 18 years)
MarriageLloyd William MorrisonView this family
June 12, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
January 18, 1914 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 son
#2
Milton Lloyd Morrison
September 23, 1917 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 22, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mildred Mae “Mickey” Morrison
January 24, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Kenneth Leroy Morrison
February 8, 1921 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 2, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Thompson MooreEvelyn Lorene MorrisonView this family
about 1939 (Age 47 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Brian D Moore
1940 (Age 48 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Joel Evan Moore
January 4, 1942 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherElmer Augustus Burch
December 19, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
August 28, 1945 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Dr. Robert Allen Sebree
June 14, 1948 (Age 56 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 motherHarriet Lear “Hattie” Power
October 27, 1959 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 August 17, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1, 1889Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
2 years
herself
15 months
younger brother
Elmer Augustus Burch
Birth: December 18, 1892 27 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 19, 1944Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Robert Burch
Birth: July 13, 1895 30 25McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 11, 1972Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
2 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Elva Elizabeth Burch
Birth: March 19, 1901 35 31Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1989Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
younger sister
Mary Olive Burch
Birth: March 19, 1901 35 31Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: October 30, 1977Lindsborg, McPherson, Kansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
6 years
younger sister
Martha Leona Burch
Birth: July 17, 1909 44 39McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: August 1994Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Family with Lloyd William Morrison - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 12, 1912Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
19 months
daughter
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
Birth: January 18, 1914 22 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 29, 1981Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
4 years
son
Milton Lloyd Morrison
Birth: September 23, 1917 26 26Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: February 21, 2003Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
daughter
Mildred Mae “Mickey” Morrison
Birth: January 24, 1920 28 28Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: May 1, 2018Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
13 months
son
Kenneth Leroy Morrison
Birth: February 8, 1921 29 29Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 6, 2015Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States
Lloyd William Morrison + Anna Marie Ade - View this family
husband
sister-in-law
Anna Marie Ade
Birth: April 5, 1902Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1987Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1963

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Turner Burch - Household

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Burch, A TheadWMMay186535M10KYKYKYFarmer
Burch, H LwifeWFFeb187030M1044ILMOPA
Burch, R AdaughterWFSep18918SKSKYIL
Burch, E AsonWMDec18927SKSKYIL
Burch, J RsonWMJul18954SKSKYIL
Burch, A LsonWMDec18972SKSKYIL
Power, M Amother in lawWFJun183069Wd116PAPAPA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Augustus Turner Burch - Household

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burch, Augustus TheadMW44M120KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Burch, Hattie LwifeFW38M12088ILILPA
Burch, Alta RdaughterFW18SKSKYIL
Burch, Elmer AsonMW17SKSKYIL
Burch, John RsonMW14SKSKYIL
Burch, Alvin LsonMW11SKSKYIL
Burch, Elva EdaughterFW9SKSKYIL
Burch, Olive MdaughterFW9SKSKYIL
Burch, Loyd LsonMW6SKSKYIL
Burch, Martha LdaughterFW9mSKSKYIL

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd William Morrison - Household

Logan, Marion, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Morrison, LloydheadMW28MNEIrelandCanadaFarmerFarm
Morrison, AltawifeFW28MNEKYIL
Morrison, LorenedaughterFW5SKSNENE
Morrison, MiltonsonMW2-8mSKSNENE

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd William Morrison - Household

Logan, Marion, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Morrison, LloydheadMW38M21NEIACanadaFarmerGeneral Farm
Morrison, AltawifeFW38M20KSKYIL
Morrison, LorenedaughterFW16S24KSNEKS
Morrison, MiltonsonMW12SKSNEKS
Morrison, MildreddaughterFW10SKSNEKS
Morrison, Kenneth ABsonMW9SKSNEKS
Morrison, William DfatherMW76WdKSUnknownUnknown

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd William Morrison - Household

Logan, Marion, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Morrison, W LloydheadMW48MNESame houseProprietorGrain Dealer
Morrison, R AltawifeFW48MKSSame house
Morrison, Mildred M (AB)daughterFW20SKSSame house
Morrison, Kenneth L (AB)sonMW19SKSSame houseSalesman & BuyerGrain Dealer
Moore, Kenneth Tson in lawMW27MKSDwight??KSBook keeperGrain Dealer
Moore, E LorenedaughterFW26MKSSame houseBook keeperGrain Dealer