The Shemwell Family

Prudence Evelyn RitterAge: 78 years18721951

Name
Prudence Evelyn Ritter
Given names
Prudence Evelyn
Surname
Ritter
Married name
Prudence Evelyn Long
Birth February 29, 1872 34 29
Birth of a sisterAnna Ritter
1875 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterJulia Ritter
1876 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a brotherCharles Ritter
1879 (Age 6 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterBertha Jane Ritter
June 7, 1882 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterBertie Ritter
June 7, 1882 (Age 10 years)
Census 1885 (Age 12 years)
MarriageAlbert LongView this family
September 14, 1890 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret May Long
April 1891 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clifford Long
May 9, 1894 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Iva Zella Long
December 20, 1897 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Fern Blanch Long
1900 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Clarence A Long
1902 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alma Fayette Long
May 16, 1906 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Kenneth Long
June 12, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Gerald Arthur Long
May 7, 1914 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 20, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 58 years)
Death of a husbandAlbert Long
1935 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sonClarence A Long
October 9, 1938 (Age 66 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 77 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 73 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 1951 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kintz Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 12, 1861LaGrange, Indiana, United States
5 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Everett Marston Ritter
Birth: February 9, 1869 31 26Indiana, United States
Death: December 31, 1954Cody, Park, Wyoming, United States
3 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
younger sister
Bertie Ritter
Birth: June 7, 1882 44 39Clear Creek Township, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Death:
Family with Albert Long - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 14, 1890Jasper, Iowa, United States
7 months
daughter
3 years
son
Clifford Long
Birth: May 9, 1894 27 22Mingo, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Death: 1963Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
daughter
Iva Zella Long
Birth: December 20, 1897 30 25Iowa, United States
Death: June 1981Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Clarence A Long
Birth: 1902 34 29Missouri, United States
Death: October 9, 1938Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
daughter
Alma Fayette Long
Birth: May 16, 1906 39 34Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Roy Kenneth Long
Birth: June 12, 1909 42 37Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death: August 7, 1967Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
5 years
son
Gerald Arthur Long
Birth: May 7, 1914 47 42Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Death: October 13, 1960Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Ritter - Household

Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Ritter, GerryWM41headMOHPAPA
Ritter, MargaretWF37wifeMINVAOH
Ritter, MaryWF13daughterSINOHIN
Ritter, EveredWM11sonSINOHIN
Ritter, PrudaWF7daughterSINOHIN
Ritter, JuliaWF3daughterSIAOHIN
Ritter, CharlesWM2sonSIAOHIN

CensusUnited States - Census transcript - Jeremiah Ritter - Household

Clear Creek, Jasper, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Ritter, JeremiahheadMW46MOHFarmer
Ritter, MargaretwifeFW42MINKeeping House
Ritter, MarydaughterFW18SIN
Ritter, EverettsonMW16SIN
Ritter, PrudadaughterFW12SIN
Ritter, JuliadaughterFW9SIA
Ritter, CharlessonMW6SIA
Ritter, BirtydaughterFW2SIA
Ritter, Bertha JdaughterFW2SIA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Long, AlbertheadMW43M120IACanadaCanadaYesTeamsterWYes0YesYesRH
Long, PrudawifeFW38M12087INOHINYesNoneYesYes
Long, MaydaughterFW19SIAIAINYesSales LadyDept StoreWNo12YesYesNo
Long, CliffordsonMW16SIAIAINYesOfficeTelegraphWNo8YesYesNo
Long, IvadaughterFW13SIAIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, FerndaughterFW10SIAIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, ClarencesonMW8SMOIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, FaydaughterFW4SIAIAINYesNoneNo
Long, KennethsonMW0 years 10 monthsSIAIAIN
Gurley, Berthasister-in-lawFW28WDIAOHINYesInspectorWollen MillsWNo0YesYes
Gurley, GladysnieceFW4SMOMOIAYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Long, AlbertheadRMW52MYesYesIACanadaScotchScotlandScotchYesFiremanSteam BoilerW
Long, PrudywifeFW44MYesYesINOHINYesNone
Long, CliffordsonMW25SYesYesIAIAINYesBrakemanSteam RailroadW
Long, IvadaughterFW23SYesYesIAIAINYesOperatorTelephpne CoW
Long, FernedaughterFW20SNoYesYesIAIAINYesOperatorTelephoneW
Long, ClarencesonMW17SNoYesYesMOIAINYesTeamsterContractorsW
Long, FaydaughterFW13SYesYesYesIAIAINYesNone
Long, RoysonMW10SYesIAIAINNone
Long, GeraldsonMW5SYesIAIAINNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, AlbertheadR20NoMW63M24IACanadaIAYesDay LaborCityWYes
Long, EvelynwifeFW58M18INUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Long, ClarencesonMW27SMOIAINYesDay LaborTruck DriverWYes
Long, RoysonMW20SIAIAINYesDay LaborTruck DriverWYes
Long, GeraldsonMW15SIAIAINYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Prudence Evelyn Ritter - Household

Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Long, GeraldheadR8MW26MNoIALaborerRoad WorkPW12200
Long, MarywifeFW27MNoCO
Long, Mary AnndaughterFW3SNoWA
Long, Iva MaedaughterFW2SNoWA
Long, Prudence EmotherFW68WdNoIN