The Shemwell Family

Oma Ethel BransonAge: 84 years18931977

Name
Oma Ethel Branson
Given names
Oma Ethel
Surname
Branson
Married name
Oma Ethel Sanders
Birth June 16, 1893 31 25
Birth of a sisterClara Agnes Branson
February 10, 1896 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRolley R Branson
about 1898 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterNola Gertrude Branson
July 8, 1899 (Age 6 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherGalba Oscar “Bos” Branson
October 7, 1901 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherVerbel Loyd “Tim” Branson
February 7, 1904 (Age 10 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 16 years)
MarriageHubbard Lotis SandersView this family
about 1913 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Death of a sisterNola Gertrude Branson
March 7, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Death of a motherIda Emma Jones
October 19, 1947 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterClara Agnes Branson
August 11, 1953 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 brotherGalba Oscar “Bos” Branson
February 27, 1962 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherArthur Marcellen Branson
August 25, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterZilpha Inez Branson
November 28, 1963 (Age 70 years)

Death of a husbandHubbard Lotis Sanders
February 3, 1971 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 brotherVerbel Loyd “Tim” Branson
April 4, 1976 (Age 82 years)
Death June 16, 1977 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: calculated 1884
15 months
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Arthur Marcellen Branson
Birth: February 20, 1890 28 22Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1963Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
herself
Oma Ethel Branson
Birth: June 16, 1893 31 25Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1977Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Clara Agnes Branson
Birth: February 10, 1896 34 28Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: August 11, 1953Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nola Gertrude Branson
Birth: July 8, 1899 37 31Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1937St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson
Birth: October 7, 1901 39 33Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 27, 1962Houston, Texas, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Family with Hubbard Lotis Sanders - View this family
husband
Hubbard Lotis Sanders
Birth: January 2, 1890Texas, Missouri, United States
Death: February 3, 1971Missouri, United States
herself
Oma Ethel Branson
Birth: June 16, 1893 31 25Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1977Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1913

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Branson, PresheadWMJan186238M16MOTNTNFarmer
Branson, Ida MwifeWFFeb186732M1687OHOHOH
Branson, Charles FsonWMMar188515SMOMOOH
Branson, ZilphadaughterWFFeb188812SMOMOOH
Branson, Arther MsonWMFeb189010SMOMOOH
Branson, Oma JdaughterWFJun18936SMOMOOH
Branson, Clara AdaughterWFFeb18964SMOMOOH
Branson, Nola GdaughterWFJul189911mSMOMOOH

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Branson, Alfred PheadMW48M125MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Branson, Ida MwifeFW42M12598OHUHMI
Branson, ArthursonMW21SMOMOOHFarm LaborerHome Farm
Branson, Oma EdaughterFW16SMOMOOH
Branson, Clara AdaughterFW14SMOMOOH
Branson, Nola GdaughterFW10SMOMOOH
Branson, Galba OsonMW8SMOMOOH
Branson, Verbel LsonMW6SMOMOOH