The Shemwell Family

Elfrieda Augusta BohnstorffAge: 96 years18971993

Name
Elfrieda Augusta Bohnstorff
Given names
Elfrieda Augusta
Surname
Bohnstorff
Married name
Elfrieda Augusta Neely
Birth April 15, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/
MarriageBryan Eugene NeelyView this family
April 28, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rosebud Harriet “Robey” Neely
February 4, 1921 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elbry Neely
January 14, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 8, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 husbandBryan Eugene Neely
May 9, 1959 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 daughterElbry Neely
January 9, 1983 (Age 85 years)
Death June 1993 (Age 96 years)
Family with Bryan Eugene Neely - View this family
husband
herself
Elfrieda Augusta Bohnstorff
Birth: April 15, 1897New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Death: June 1993Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Marriage: April 28, 1920Orleans, Louisiana, United States
9 months
daughter
Rosebud Harriet “Robey” Neely
Birth: February 4, 1921 23 23Louisiana, United States
Death: August 29, 2015Whatcom, Washington, United States
23 months
daughter
Elbry Neely
Birth: January 14, 1923 25 25Louisiana, United States
Death: January 9, 1983Florida, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bryan Eugene Neely - Household

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Neely, BryanheadO6000RNoMW32M22NoYesPAPAPAYesSecretaryLumber CoWYesWW
Neely, ElfriedawifeFW32M22NoYesLAGermanyLAYesNone
Neely, RosebuddaughterFW9SYesLAPALANone
Neely, ElbrydaughterFW7SYesLAPALANone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bryan Eugene Neely - Household

Harrison, Mississippi, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Neely, Bryan EheadO4000NoMW42MNoPAAgent CashierVeterans FacilityGW521680
Neely, Elfrieda BxwifeFW42MNoLA00
Neely, Rosebud HdaughterFW19SYesLA00
Neely, ElbrydaughterFW16SYesLA00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bryan Eugene Neely - Household

Hinds, Mississippi, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Neely, Bryan EheadMW52MarPAWK40Finance OfficerUS Veterans AdmG
Neely, Elfrieda BwifeFW52MarLAH
Bohnstroff, Augusta Kmother-in-lawFW87WDLAU
Conner, ArrienurseFW58WDMSWK56Practical NurseDomestic ServiceP