The Shemwell Family

Evelyn Lorene MorrisonAge: 67 years19141981

Name
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
Given names
Evelyn Lorene
Surname
Morrison
Married name
Evelyn Lorene Moore
Birth January 18, 1914 22 22
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 months)

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 brotherMilton Lloyd Morrison
September 23, 1917 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Mae “Mickey” Morrison
January 24, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth Leroy Morrison
February 8, 1921 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAugustus Turner Burch
December 31, 1937 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Douglas Morrison
March 12, 1938 (Age 24 years)
MarriageKenneth Thompson MooreView this family
about 1939 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Brian D Moore
1940 (Age 25 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Joel Evan Moore
January 4, 1942 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 May 5, 1950 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 maternal grandmotherHarriet Lear “Hattie” Power
October 27, 1959 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherRena Aita Burch
August 17, 1960 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a parentLloyd William MorrisonAnna Marie AdeView this family
about 1963 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 December 29, 1981 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 12, 1912Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
19 months
herself
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
Birth: January 18, 1914 22 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 29, 1981Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Milton Lloyd Morrison
Birth: September 23, 1917 26 26Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: February 21, 2003Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mildred Mae “Mickey” Morrison
Birth: January 24, 1920 28 28Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: May 1, 2018Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
13 months
younger brother
Kenneth Leroy Morrison
Birth: February 8, 1921 29 29Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: January 6, 2015Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States
Father’s family with Anna Marie Ade - View this family
father
step-mother
Anna Marie Ade
Birth: April 5, 1902Gypsum Creek, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1987Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1963
Family with Kenneth Thompson Moore - View this family
husband
herself
Evelyn Lorene Morrison
Birth: January 18, 1914 22 22Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 29, 1981Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1939
2 years
son
2 years
son
Joel Evan Moore
Birth: January 4, 1942 29 27McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: September 6, 1992Royal, Garland, Arkansas, United States

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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Kenneth Thompson Moore - Household

Logan, Marion, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Moore, KennethheadMW37MarKSFarmerFarm
Moore, LorenewifeFW36MarKS
Moore, Brian DsonMW9NevKS
Moore, EvansonMW8NevKS