The Shemwell Family

Galba Oscar “Bos” BransonAge: 60 years19011962

Name
Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson
Given names
Galba Oscar
Surname
Branson
Nickname
Bos
Birth October 7, 1901 39 33
Birth of a brotherVerbel Loyd “Tim” Branson
February 7, 1904 (Age 2 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 8 years)
No Children
No Children

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 27 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
MarriageMamie Ann DeanView this family
between 1930 and 1940 (Age 28 years)

Census May 26, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sisterNola Gertrude Branson
March 7, 1937 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 46 years)
Death of a sisterClara Agnes Branson
August 11, 1953 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 February 27, 1962 (Age 60 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
elder sister
Oma Ethel Branson
Birth: June 16, 1893 31 25Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1977Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Clara Agnes Branson
Birth: February 10, 1896 34 28Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: August 11, 1953Nevada, Vernon, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder 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
himself
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 Mamie Ann Dean - View this family
himself
Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson
Birth: October 7, 1901 39 33Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: February 27, 1962Houston, Texas, Missouri, United States
wife
Mamie Ann Dean
Birth: April 29, 1906Van Buren, Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: August 1, 1990Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States
Marriage: between 1930 and 1940

Galba Oscar “Bos” Branson has 0 first cousins recorded

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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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alfred Preston Branson - Household

Clinton, Texas, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Branson, Alfred PheadMW68M22MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Branson, Ida MwifeFW62M16OHOHMI
Branson, Galba OsonMW28SMOMOOHFarm LaborerFarm