The Shemwell Family

Elmer Augustus BurchAge: 52 years18921944

Name
Elmer Augustus Burch
Given names
Elmer Augustus
Surname
Burch
Birth December 18, 1892 27 22
Birth of a brotherJohn Robert Burch
July 13, 1895 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
December 22, 1897 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 7 years)
Birth of a sisterElva Elizabeth Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 8 years)
Associate: Mary Olive Burch
Birth of a sisterMary Olive Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 8 years)
Associate: Elva Elizabeth Burch
Birth of a brotherLoyd Llewellyn Burch
January 28, 1904 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Leona Burch
July 17, 1909 (Age 16 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Loren Elmer Burch
June 1, 1926 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lois Marie Burch
July 11, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 21, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 45 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Death December 19, 1944 (Age 52 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley View Memorial Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1, 1889Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
15 months
himself
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 Anna Marie Ade - View this family
himself
Elmer Augustus Burch
Birth: December 18, 1892 27 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 19, 1944Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
wife
Anna Marie Ade
Birth: April 5, 1902Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1987Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
son
Loren Elmer Burch
Birth: June 1, 1926 33 24Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: March 31, 1997Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
13 months
daughter
Lois Marie Burch
Birth: July 11, 1927 34 25Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 20, 2019
son
Private
Lloyd William Morrison + Anna Marie Ade - View this family
brother-in-law
wife
Anna Marie Ade
Birth: April 5, 1902Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1987Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1963

Elmer Augustus Burch has 11 first cousins recorded

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 - Augustus Turner Burch - Household

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Burch, A TheadMW54MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Burch, HattiewifeFW48MILMOPA
Burch, ElmersonMW26SKSKYILFarm LaborerWorks Out
Burch, AlvinsonMW22MKSKYILFarm LaborerWorks Out
Burch, Estelladaughter in lawFW17MOKKSKS
Burch, LoydsonMW15SKSKYIL
Burch, LeonadaughterFW10SKSKYIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Augustus Burch - Household

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Burch, Elmer AheadMW36M30KSKYILBarberBarber Shop
Burch, Anna MwifeFW28M21KSGermanyMD
Burch, Loren EsonMW3-11mMKSKSKS
Burch, Lois MdaughterFW2-10mSKSKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Augustus Burch - Household

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burch, Elmer AheadMW46MKSSame houseBarberPrivate Shop
Burch, MarieXwifeFW37MKSSame house
Burch, LorensonMW13SKSSame house
Burch, LoisdaughterFW12SKSSame house