The Shemwell Family

Mae Agnus SmartAge: 82 years19121994

Name
Mae Agnus Smart
Given names
Mae Agnus
Surname
Smart
Married name
Mae Agnus Burch
Married name
Mae Agnus Hubele
Birth June 9, 1912
MarriageLeland “Swede” HubeleView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
MarriageAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” BurchView this family
August 20, 1928 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 3, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Lee “Bob” Burch
July 26, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Death of a husbandAlvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch
August 28, 1945 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 11, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 husbandLeland “Swede” Hubele
December 3, 1991 (Age 79 years)

Death August 16, 1994 (Age 82 years)
Family with Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 20, 1928Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
4 years
son
Robert Lee “Bob” Burch
Birth: July 26, 1932 34 20Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: September 2, 2000Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Family with Leland “Swede” Hubele - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch + Estella Violet VanBuskirk - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1919Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
step-son
2 years
step-son
Donald Augustus Burch
Birth: April 20, 1923 25 20Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, United States
Death: January 25, 1991Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
2 years
step-son
Dale LeRoy Burch
Birth: September 14, 1925 27 22Hope, Dickinson, Kansas, United States
Death: May 28, 1986Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch - Household

Spring Street Gypsum, Saline, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Burch, Dewey SheadMW32M18KSKYILMechanicGarage
Burch, May AwifeFW19M18KSIAKS
Burch, Donald AsonMW6SKSKSOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alvin Sylvester “Dewey” Burch - Household

7707 1/2 77th Street Gypsum, Saline, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Burch, Alvin SheadMW40MKSRGypsumKSMechanicAutomobile
Burch, May AXwifeFW30MKSRGypsumKSSalesladyRetail Bakery
Burch, RobertsonMW7SKSYGypsumKS

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Leland “Swede” Hubele - Household

Sharon Springs, Wallace, Kansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hubele, LelandheadMW31MarKSFarmerFarm
Hubele, May AwifeFW39MarKS
Burch, Robert LsonMW16NevKS