The Shemwell Family

Ernest Leroy GummAge: 82 years18861969

Name
Ernest Leroy Gumm
Given names
Ernest Leroy
Surname
Gumm
Birth December 14, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 years)
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
MarriageLenora ShueyView this family
about 1907 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 son
#1
Sherman Elwood Gumm
October 15, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Marriage of a childSherman Elwood GummMargarita Merea TroutmanView this family
about 1950 (Age 63 years)
Death of a wifeLenora Shuey
March 26, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Sherwood Elwood Gumm Jr
June 10, 1951 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 15, 1969 (Age 82 years)
Family with Lenora Shuey - View this family
himself
Ernest Leroy Gumm
Birth: December 14, 1886Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, United States
Death: July 15, 1969Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
wife
Lenora Shuey
Birth: May 5, 1888St. Edward, Boone, Nebraska, United States
Death: March 26, 1950Shasta, California, United States
Marriage: about 1907Nebraska, United States
12 years
son
Sherman Elwood Gumm
Birth: October 15, 1918 31 30Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United States
Death: December 31, 1991Lathrop, San Joaquin, California, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ernest Leroy Gumm - Household

Modesto, Stanislaus, California, United Stat

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gumm, Ernest LheadMW33MYesYesNEPAPAYesC PackerLumber YardW
Gumm, LenorawifeFW30MYesYesNEKYKYYesNone
Gumm, Ruth WdaughterFW12SYesYesYesNENENEYes
Gumm, Ernest LsonMW10SYesYesYesNENENEYesNone
Gumm, Frances AdaughterFW7SYesNENENE
Gumm, HaroldsonMW6SYesNENENE
Gumm, Juanita NdaughterFW5SIDNENE
Gumm, GoldwinsonMW4SIDNENE
Gumm, Amy MdaughterFW3SCANENE
Gumm, Sherman EsonMW1SCANENE