The Shemwell Family

Alice Lucille ShamelAge: 81 years19242005

Name
Alice Lucille Shamel
Given names
Alice Lucille
Surname
Shamel
Married name
Alice Lucille Roesch
Birth March 10, 1924 40 27
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 16, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 7, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherNelson VanBuren Shamel
April 10, 1951 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Auto accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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
Birth of a son
#1
Brent Alan Roesch
November 21, 1962 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonBrent Alan Roesch
March 31, 1963 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherOra Agnes Hough
April 15, 1968 (Age 44 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 husbandAndrew Ira Roesch
January 23, 1982 (Age 57 years)
Death of a sisterOpha Elizabeth Shamel
March 3, 2002 (Age 77 years)
Death May 6, 2005 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
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father
Nelson VanBuren Shamel
Birth: January 1, 1884 34 23Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: April 10, 1951Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: December 23, 1914Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Opha Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: March 10, 1917 33 20Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 3, 2002Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States
4 years
elder sister
Phyllis Mae Shamel
Birth: February 14, 1921 37 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 27, 2011Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Alice Lucille Shamel
Birth: March 10, 1924 40 27Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 2005Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
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husband
Andrew Ira Roesch
Birth: April 5, 1919Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: January 23, 1982Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
herself
Alice Lucille Shamel
Birth: March 10, 1924 40 27Missouri, United States
Death: May 6, 2005Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Brent Alan Roesch
Birth: November 21, 1962 43 38Indiana, United States
Death: March 31, 1963Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household

Laclede, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, Van headMW46MMOKYKYfarmer
Shamel, Ora wifeFW33MMOMOMO
Shamel, Opha EdaughterFW13MMOMOMO
Shamel, Phyllis MdaughterFW9MMOMOMO
Shamel, Alice LdaughterFW6MMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Nelson VanBuren Shamel - Household

Roads leading to Competition Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, VanXheadMW55MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, OrawifeFW43MMO
Shamel, AlicedaughterFW16SMO