Ruth Elizabeth ShamelAge: 100 years1901–2001
- Name
- Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
- Given names
- Ruth Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shamel
- Married name
- Ruth Elizabeth Claxton
 Birth | January 18, 1901 40 34 |
 Birth of a brother | Bert Albert Shamel February 15, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 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/ |
 Marriage | Ray Edward Claxton — View this family estimated 1919 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Raymond Harold Claxton July 12, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Edwin Dale Claxton March 26, 1922 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Gloria Mae Claxton March 11, 1924 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 29 years) |
| Death of a father | James Albert Shamel December 29, 1934 (Age 33 years) Cause: Angina Pericarditis |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Emma Evelyn McLaughlin August 2, 1942 (Age 41 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 |
| 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 |
| Death of a sister | Clara Elizabeth Shamel 1959 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | Ray Edward Claxton April 8, 1960 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Homer Shamel October 29, 1962 (Age 61 years) |
| 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 of a sister | Agnes D Shamel January 13, 1981 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elmer James Shamel January 1985 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a brother | Russell Dean Shamel March 18, 1992 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bert Albert Shamel June 3, 1997 (Age 96 years) |
 Death | December 29, 2001 (Age 100 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Albert Shamel Birth: November 13, 1860 38 36 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1934 — Franklin, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Emma Evelyn McLaughlin Birth: August 27, 1866 — Texas, Missouri, United States Death: August 2, 1942 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 17, 1889 — Texas, Missouri, United States |
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-1 months elder brother |
William Homer Shamel Birth: February 10, 1889 28 22 — Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1962 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Agnes D Shamel Birth: September 11, 1890 29 24 — Washington, United States Death: January 13, 1981 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Elmer James Shamel Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 1985 — St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
May V Shamel Birth: September 30, 1894 33 28 — Missouri, United States Death: February 9, 1897 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Clara Elizabeth Shamel Birth: about 1897 36 30 — Missouri, United States Death: 1959 |
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2 years elder brother |
Russell Dean Shamel Birth: December 28, 1898 38 32 — Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1992 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 years herself |
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 2001 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Bert Albert Shamel Birth: February 15, 1904 43 37 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 3, 1997 — Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, United States |
| Family with Ray Edward Claxton |
| husband |
Ray Edward Claxton Birth: August 19, 1898 — Elk Creek, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 1960 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 2001 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1919 — |
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18 months son |
Raymond Harold Claxton Birth: July 12, 1920 21 19 — Missouri, United States Death: October 28, 2009 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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20 months son |
Edwin Dale Claxton Birth: March 26, 1922 23 21 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 9, 2017 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Gloria Mae Claxton Birth: March 11, 1924 25 23 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 6, 2003 — St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel has 35 first cousins recorded
Father's family (35)
Parents Thomas William Shamel + Mary Elizabeth Reed
Parents David French + Amelia Priscillia Shamel
Parents John Calvin Shamel Jr. + Lena Leota Spillman
Parents Samuel French + Nancy Verlinda Shamel
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
Parents William Alford Wright + Lillian Leona Shamel
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ray Edward Claxton - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ray Edward Claxton - Household
Competition Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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