The Shemwell Family

Russell Dean ShamelAge: 93 years18981992

Name
Russell Dean Shamel
Given names
Russell Dean
Surname
Shamel
Birth December 28, 1898 38 32
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterRuth Elizabeth Shamel
January 18, 1901 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherBert Albert Shamel
February 15, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherVirlinda Nelson
October 22, 1906 (Age 7 years)

Census April 30, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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 5, 1920 (Age 21 years)
MarriageHazel Mae WaterworthView this family
May 13, 1922 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Russell Lavern Shamel
September 11, 1925 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Richard Dean Shamel
June 18, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 20, 1950 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 sisterClara Elizabeth Shamel
1959 (Age 60 years)

Death of a brotherWilliam Homer Shamel
October 29, 1962 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 wifeHazel Mae Waterworth
September 13, 1978 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterAgnes D Shamel
January 13, 1981 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherElmer James Shamel
January 1985 (Age 86 years)
Death March 18, 1992 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 17, 1889Texas, Missouri, United States
-1 months
elder brother
19 months
elder sister
Agnes D Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1890 29 24Washington, United States
Death: January 13, 1981St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Elmer James Shamel
Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1985St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder sister
May V Shamel
Birth: September 30, 1894 33 28Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 1897Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
Russell Dean Shamel
Birth: December 28, 1898 38 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1992Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2001Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Bert Albert Shamel
Birth: February 15, 1904 43 37Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1997Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, United States
Family with Hazel Mae Waterworth - View this family
himself
Russell Dean Shamel
Birth: December 28, 1898 38 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1992Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
wife
Hazel Mae Waterworth
Birth: January 14, 1901Missouri, United States
Death: September 13, 1978Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: May 13, 1922Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Russell Lavern Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1925 26 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 31, 1997Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Richard Dean Shamel
Birth: June 18, 1930 31 29Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 2012Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shamel, James AheadWMNov186039M12MONCVADry Good Merchant
Shamel, EmmawifeWFAug186633M1265MOMOMO
Shamel, Homer WsonWMFeb188912SMOMOMOAt School
Shamel, AgnesdaughterWFSep188910SWAMOMOAt School
Shamel, Elmer JsonWMFeb18937SMOMOMO
Shamel, ClaradaughterWFAug18954SMOMOMO
Shamel, RussellsonWMDec18981SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shamel, James AheadMW50M121MONCVAFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, EmmawifeFW43M12187MOMOMO
Shamel, HomersonMW20SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, AgnesdaughterFW19SWAMOMO
Shamel, ElmersonMW16SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, ClaradaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Shamel, RussellsonMW11SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, RuthdaughterFW9SMOMOMO
Shamel, BertsonMW6SMOMOMO
Shamel, Robert LbrotherMW41SMOKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, James AheadMW59MMOTN?USFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, EmmawifeFW53MMOUSMO
Shamel, RussellsonMW21SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Shamel, RuthdaughterFW18SMOMOMO
Shamel, BertsonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Shamel, Robert LbrotherMW52SMOTNTNLaborerHome Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell Dean Shamel - Household

Lebanon & Competition Rpad Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, Russell DheadMW31M25MOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, Hazel MwifeFW30M24MOILIL
Shamel, Lavern RsonMW4-2mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Dean Shamel - Household

Competition Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shamel, RussellXheadMW41MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, HazelwifeFW37MMOSame House
Shamel, LacernsonMW14SMOSame House
Shamel, RichardsonMW9SMOSame House

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Dean Shamel - Household

McBrige Church Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shamel, RussellheadMW52MarMOFarmingFarm
Shamel, HazelwifeFW49MarMO
Shamel, LavernesonMW24NevMOFarmingFarm
Shamel, RichardsonMW19NevMOFarm handFarm