The Shemwell Family

Alfred Eugene “Gene” BransonAge: 68 years19131982

Name
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
Given names
Alfred Eugene
Surname
Branson
Nickname
Gene
Birth April 19, 1913 28 24
Birth of a sisterEmma Maxine Branson
December 21, 1915 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterBeatrice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 5 years)
Associate: Bernice Branson
Birth of a sisterBernice Branson
May 31, 1918 (Age 5 years)
Associate: Beatrice Branson
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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
Death of a motherPhilena “Lena” Smith
December 15, 1918 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 4 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 of a parentCharles Frances BransonLucille Marion StrattonView this family
September 20, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCharles Allen “Charlie” Branson
March 28, 1924 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 12, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLouise J Branson
January 23, 1933 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlfred Preston Branson
March 3, 1939 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Frances Branson
December 13, 1943 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 paternal grandmotherIda Emma Jones
October 19, 1947 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Maxine Branson
January 14, 1953 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 sisterFrances Arlene Branson
November 24, 1969 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 sisterBeatrice Branson
July 5, 1976 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterBernice Branson
May 26, 1981 (Age 68 years)
Death February 6, 1982 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Cemetery
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
himself
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
younger 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
younger sister
younger 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 Ila Marion Holm - View this family
himself
Alfred Eugene “Gene” Branson
Birth: April 19, 1913 28 24Bencher Creek, Alberta, Canada
Death: February 6, 1982Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
wife
Ila Marion Holm
Birth: May 3, 1915Frazee, Becker, Minnesota, United States
Death: November 25, 1995Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Frances Branson - Household

1711 Lakeside Avenue Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Branson, Charles FheadMW45M20MOUSUSLaborerWoods
Branson, LucillewifeFW30M20IDMIIO
Branson, EugenesonMW17SCanadaMOMO
Branson, CharlessonMW6SIDMOID