The Shemwell Family

Mattie Beulah RichardsonAge: 77 years1885–1963

Name
Mattie Beulah Richardson
Given names
Mattie Beulah
Surname
Richardson
Married name
Mattie Beulah Barner
Birth November 15, 1885 26 25
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageRaymond J Barner — View this family
November 19, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ramona Lee Barner
October 6, 1907 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Merle Barner
September 23, 1909 (Age 23 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Vernon Martin Barner
January 23, 1913 (Age 27 years)
Census 1915 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 1, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Harold Raymond Barner
November 22, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Wilbur Melvin Barner
September 27, 1923 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherAda Ann Lucretia Martin
September 18, 1927 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherAndrews J Richardson
December 11, 1931 (Age 46 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sonHarold Raymond Barner
December 30, 1944 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 3, 1950 (Age 64 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond J Barner
1951 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 60 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 March 23, 1963 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Andrews J Richardson
Birth: June 5, 1859 — Stark, Ohio, United States
Death: December 11, 1931 — Kansas, United States
mother
Ada Ann Lucretia Martin
Birth: May 1, 1860 — Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Death: September 18, 1927 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1880 — Harvey, Kansas, United States
5 years
herself
Family with Raymond J Barner - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 19, 1906 — Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
11 months
daughter
Ramona Lee Barner
Birth: October 6, 1907 22 21 — Kansas, United States
Death: April 2, 1979 — Orange, California, United States
2 years
son
Charles Merle Barner
Birth: September 23, 1909 24 23 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: August 29, 1996 — Moline, Elk, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
Vernon Martin Barner
Birth: January 23, 1913 28 27 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: February 24, 1984 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
9 years
son
Harold Raymond Barner
Birth: November 22, 1921 37 36 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 30, 1944 — Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
22 months
son
Wilbur Melvin Barner
Birth: September 27, 1923 38 37 — Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: September 23, 2000 — Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrews J Richardson - Household

Falls, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richardson, H AheadWMJun185940M19OHEnglandEnglandFarmer0YesYesYesOMF
Richardson, Ada LwifeWFMay186040M1996SCSCSCYesYesYes
Richardson, Ada LdaughterWFDec188316SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Mollie BdaughterWFNov188514SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Steven FsonWMAug188712SKSOHSCFarm Labor6YesYesYes
Richardson, Melville JsonWMMar188911SKSOHSCFarm Labor6YesYesYes
Richardson, Margret EdaughterWFMay18928SKSOHSC6YesYesYes
Richardson, Eva BdaughterWFOct18945SKSOHSC4YesYesYes
Smith, Margretmother-in-lawWFJune182772WdSCVAVAYesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Barner, Ray JheadMW25M4KSILILEnglishFarmerFarmingOAYesYesRF
Barner, BeulahwifeFW24M422KSILNCEnglishNoneYesYes
Barner, RamonadaughterFW2SKSKSKSNone
Barner, MerlesonMW0 years 7 monthsSKSKSKSNone

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Barner, RayheadMW30MKSFarmer
Barner, Mrs BeulahwifeFW29MKS
Barner, RamonadaughterFW7SKS
Barner, MerlesonMW5SKS
Barner, VernonsonMW2SKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barner, Ray JheadOFMW35MYesYesKSILILYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Barner, BeulahwifeFW34MYesYesKSOHSCYesNone
Barner, RamonadaughterFW12SYesYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Barner, MerlesonMW10SYesYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
Barner, VernonsonMW7SYesKSKSKSYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barner, Ray JheadORYesMW44M22NoYesKSILILYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYes
Barner, Bulah MwifeFW43M21NoYesKSOHSCYesNone
Barner, Vernon MsonMW17SYesYesKSKSKSNone
Barner, Raymond HsonMW8SYesKSKSKSNone
Barner, Wilbur MsonMW6SYesKSKSKSNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Barner, Raymond JxheadO1100YesMW55MNoKSFarmerFarmingOA52
Barner, BeulahwifeFW54MNoKS0
Barner, Raymond JrsonMW18SYesKSNP52
Barner, WilbursonMW16SYesKSNP52
Barner, VernonsonMW25MNoKSBook KeeperPool HallPW301250
Barner, Dorothydaughter-in-lawMW20MNoCA
Barner, Daphnegrand-daughterMW0 years 5 monthsSNoVA

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Raymond J Barner - Household

Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Barner, Ray JheadMW69MarKSOT
Barner, BulahwifeFW66MarKSH