The Shemwell Family

Marcell Alvin BurchAge: 79 years19212000

Name
Marcell Alvin Burch
Given names
Marcell Alvin
Surname
Burch
Birth March 12, 1921 23 18
Birth of a brotherDonald Augustus Burch
April 20, 1923 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherDale LeRoy Burch
September 14, 1925 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” BurchMae Agnus SmartView this family
August 20, 1928 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 13, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentGilbert Hadden PruynEstella Violet VanBuskirkView this family
September 28, 1931 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRobert Lee “Bob” Burch
July 26, 1932 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 16 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
April 28, 1943 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
August 28, 1945 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 12, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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
MarriageWinifred Mabel TrexlerView this family
June 7, 1956 (Age 35 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHarriet Lear “Hattie” Power
October 27, 1959 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 motherEstella Violet VanBuskirk
November 17, 1983 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherDale LeRoy Burch
May 28, 1986 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherDonald Augustus Burch
January 25, 1991 (Age 69 years)
Death of a wifeWinifred Mabel Trexler
December 30, 1993 (Age 72 years)

Death of a daughterRebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
November 9, 1999 (Age 78 years)
Death July 31, 2000 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gypsum Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1919Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
Donald Augustus Burch
Birth: April 20, 1923 25 20Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: January 25, 1991Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Dale LeRoy Burch
Birth: September 14, 1925 27 22Hope, Dickinson, Kansas, United States
Death: May 28, 1986Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Father’s family with Mae Agnus Smart - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: August 20, 1928Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Robert Lee “Bob” Burch
Birth: July 26, 1932 34 20Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: September 2, 2000Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Mother’s family with Gilbert Hadden Pruyn - View this family
step-father
Gilbert Hadden Pruyn
Birth: September 26, 1902North Bend, Dodge, Nebraska, United States
Death: December 22, 1962Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
mother
Marriage: September 28, 1931Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States
Family with Helen Ruth Collins - View this family
himself
wife
Helen Ruth Collins
Birth: April 8, 1922Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: September 10, 2006Kankakee, Kankakee, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Rebecca Ann “Becky” Burch
Birth: April 28, 1943 22 21Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: November 9, 1999Denver, Adams, Colorado, United States
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Winifred Mabel Trexler - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 7, 1956Nevada, United States

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

Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Burch, Augustus TheadMW64M24KYKyKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Burch, Hattie LwifeFW58M19ILILPA
Patterson, James Mson in lawMW23M21KSUSUS
Patterson, Leona MdaughterFW20M18KSKYIL
Burch, Marcell AgrandsonMW9SKSKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert Hadden Pruyn - Household

821 Gypsum Avenue Salina, Saline, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruyn, Gilbert HheadMW37MNEGypsumKSTelephone LinemanTelephone Co.
Pruyn, Estella VwifeFW37MOKGypsumKS
Pruyn, Gilbert LsonMW7SKSGypsumKS
Pruyn, Delores DdaughterFW4SKS
Pruyn, Dennis DsonMW2SKS
Burch, A Marcellstep sonMW19SKSGypsumKSLaborer
Burch, Donald Astep sonMW17SKSGypsumKS
Burch, Dale Lstep sonMW14SKSGypsumKS