The Shemwell Family

John Robert BurchAge: 76 years18951972

Name
John Robert Burch
Given names
John Robert
Surname
Burch
Birth July 13, 1895 30 25
Birth of a brotherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
December 22, 1897 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 4 years)
Birth of a sisterElva Elizabeth Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Associate: Mary Olive Burch
Birth of a sisterMary Olive Burch
March 19, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Associate: Elva Elizabeth Burch
Birth of a brotherLoyd Llewellyn Burch
January 28, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha Leona Burch
July 17, 1909 (Age 14 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/
MarriageIda M HumphreyView this family
about 1919 (Age 23 years)

Census January 13, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth Burch
March 31, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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
Death of a fatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 42 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Death of a brotherElmer Augustus Burch
December 19, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
August 28, 1945 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 64 years)
Death of a sisterRena Aita Burch
August 17, 1960 (Age 65 years)
Death of a wifeIda M Humphrey
1964 (Age 68 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 January 11, 1972 (Age 76 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
elder sister
15 months
elder brother
Elmer Augustus Burch
Birth: December 18, 1892 27 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 19, 1944Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
3 years
himself
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 Ida M Humphrey - View this family
himself
John Robert Burch
Birth: July 13, 1895 30 25McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 11, 1972Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1919
15 months
daughter

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 - John Robert Burch - Household

16 Neosho Street Emporia, Lyon, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Burch, John RheadMW24MKSKYILMachinistRail Road
Burch, Ida MwifeFW20MKSKYOH

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Burch - Household

3801 Silver Ave Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burch, John RheadMW44MKSSame houseMachinist? Railroad
Burch, Ida MXwifeFW40MKSSame house
Burch, Mary EdaughterFW20SKSSame house