The Shemwell Family

George Bernard GiesekeAge: 71 years19161987

Name
George Bernard Gieseke
Given names
George Bernard
Surname
Gieseke
Birth January 5, 1916 20 19
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 brotherCarl Shemwell Gieseke
February 18, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherCarl Shemwell Gieseke
February 18, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 months)

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 23 months)

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/
Birth of a brotherThomas Paul Gieseke
February 3, 1919 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Paul Gieseke
February 3, 1919 (Age 3 years)
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherVivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke
May 20, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Henry Shemwell
November 11, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherClarence Julian Gieseke Jr.
February 28, 1923 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherEllis Ray Gieseke
December 6, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Leslie Gieseke
January 5, 1927 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ethel Gieseke
August 16, 1928 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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 1, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherElisha Earl Gieseke
July 6, 1931 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherHubert Lee Gieseke
July 13, 1938 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Gerald Paul Gieseke
November 10, 1941 (Age 25 years)
MarriageMinnie NekaliView this family
October 18, 1943 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 33 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 motherDaisy Pearl Shemwell
February 6, 1960 (Age 44 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLucinda “Lou” Stinson
June 24, 1960 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 fatherClarence Julian Gieseke Sr.
June 16, 1986 (Age 70 years)
Death May 25, 1987 (Age 71 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memory Gardens
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father
mother
himself
George Bernard Gieseke
Birth: January 5, 1916 20 19McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1987Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States
2 years
younger brother
Carl Shemwell Gieseke
Birth: February 18, 1918 22 22Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 18, 1918Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States
11 months
younger brother
Thomas Paul Gieseke
Birth: February 3, 1919 23 22Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 1919Island, McLean, Kentucky, United States
16 months
younger brother
Vivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke
Birth: May 20, 1920 25 24McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 6, 2011Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Clarence Julian Gieseke Jr.
Birth: February 28, 1923 27 27Livermore, McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 2011Rush Valley, Tooele, Utah, United States
21 months
younger brother
Ellis Ray Gieseke
Birth: December 6, 1924 29 28McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 20, 2017Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Leslie Gieseke
Birth: January 5, 1927 31 30Livermore, McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1992Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
19 months
younger sister
Mary Ethel Gieseke
Birth: August 16, 1928 33 32Kentucky, United States
Death: November 9, 2014Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Elisha Earl Gieseke
Birth: July 6, 1931 36 35Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 2010Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
younger brother
Hubert Lee Gieseke
Birth: July 13, 1938 43 42McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 28, 2016Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Family with Minnie Nekali - View this family
himself
George Bernard Gieseke
Birth: January 5, 1916 20 19McLean, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1987Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States
wife
Minnie Nekali
Birth: December 11, 1920North Dakota, United States
Death: September 8, 1995Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States
Marriage: October 18, 1943Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States
-23 months
son
Gerald Paul Gieseke
Birth: November 10, 1941 25 20Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Death: October 22, 1997Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Julian Gieseke Sr. - Household

Island Ridge Road Island, McLean, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gieseke, ClarenceheadMW24MKYINKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Gieseke, DaisywifeFW23MKYKYKY
Gieseke, George BsonMW3-11mSKYKYKY
Gieseke, JuliamotherFW43WdKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Julian Gieseke Sr. - Household

Oak Grove Road Calhoun, McLean, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gieseke, ClarenceheadMW35M20KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Gieseke, Daisy PwifeFW34M19KYKYKY
Gieseke, George BsonMW14SKYKYKY
Gieseke, ViviansonMW10SKYKYKY
Gieseke, Clarence Jr.sonMW7SKYKYKY
Gieseke, Ellis RsonMW5-9mSKYKYKY
Gieseke, James LsonMW3-3mSKYKYKY
Gieseke, Mary EdaughterFW1-8mSKYKYKY