The Shemwell Family

Beatrice BransonAge: 58 years19181976

Name
Beatrice Branson
Given names
Beatrice
Surname
Branson
Married name
Beatrice Pickell
Married name
Beatrice Patterson
Birth May 31, 1918 33 29
Associate: Bernice Branson
Birth
Bernice Branson
May 31, 1918 33 29
Birth of a sisterBernice Branson
May 31, 1918
Associate: Beatrice Branson
Children
Missing Children

Note: I can't find anything on son Michael listed in Donald's 1950 census, could be step son? In Beatrice's obit it says 5 sons and 2 daughters it names Tom, I think that's Glen Eugene. It also lists a daughter Lobina I can't find, maybe daughter of Sampson or step dughter? -b
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Death of a motherPhilena “Lena” Smith
December 15, 1918 (Age 6 months)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

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 of a parentCharles Frances BransonLucille Marion StrattonView this family
September 20, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCharles Allen “Charlie” Branson
March 28, 1924 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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
Birth of a half-sisterLouise J Branson
January 23, 1933 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Francis Duane “Frank” Pickell
August 1, 1936 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Gerald Leroy Pickell
January 29, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 20 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
MarriageSampson Adolph PattersonView this family
March 6, 1946 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherIda Emma Jones
October 19, 1947 (Age 29 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Maxine Branson
January 14, 1953 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 husbandDonald Erwin Pickell
June 9, 1956 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Automobile Accident
Death of a sisterFrances Arlene Branson
November 24, 1969 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 July 5, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 6, 1909Custer, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
elder sister
Frances Arlene Branson
Birth: February 14, 1911 25 22Mica Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: November 24, 1969Riverside, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
Birth: April 19, 1913 28 24Bencher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Death: February 6, 1982Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
3 years
elder sister
Emma Maxine Branson
Birth: December 21, 1915 30 27Carlin Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: January 14, 1953Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States
2 years
herself
twin sister
Bernice Branson
Birth: May 31, 1918 33 29Carlin Bay, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: May 26, 1981Riverside, California, United States
Father’s family with Lucille Marion Stratton - View this family
father
step-mother
Lucille Marion Stratton
Birth: March 21, 1900Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States
Death: October 29, 1975Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: September 20, 1920Colville, Stevens, Washington, United States
4 years
half-brother
9 years
half-sister
Louise J Branson
Birth: January 23, 1933 47 32Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Death: March 12, 2016Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Family with Donald Erwin Pickell - View this family
husband
herself
son
Francis Duane “Frank” Pickell
Birth: August 1, 1936 17 18Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: August 15, 1992Madison, Montana, United States
18 months
son
Gerald Leroy Pickell
Birth: January 29, 1938 19 19Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States
Death: June 7, 2012
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
Family with Sampson Adolph Patterson - View this family
husband
Sampson Adolph Patterson
Birth: December 13, 1916Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1976Washington, United States
herself
Marriage: March 6, 1946Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Donald Erwin Pickell + Agnes Mildred Smith - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Agnes Mildred Smith
Birth: December 29, 1922Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States
Death: April 22, 1974Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Marriage: before 1950

Children
I can't find anything on son Michael listed in Donald's 1950 census, could be step son? In Beatrice's obit it says 5 sons and 2 daughters it names Tom, I think that's Glen Eugene. It also lists a daughter Lobina I can't find, maybe daughter of Sampson or step dughter? -b