The Shemwell Family

Wilbur Melvin BarnerAge: 76 years1923–2000

Name
Wilbur Melvin Barner
Given names
Wilbur Melvin
Surname
Barner
Birth September 27, 1923 38 37
Death of a maternal grandmotherAda Ann Lucretia Martin
September 18, 1927 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAndrews J Richardson
December 11, 1931 (Age 8 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Military
WWII Draft Registration
June 30, 1942 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAbraham Lincoln Barner
June 18, 1944 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherHarold Raymond Barner
December 30, 1944 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherLaurel Alice Cox
August 28, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherRaymond J Barner
1951 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 motherMattie Beulah Richardson
March 23, 1963 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 sisterRamona Lee Barner
April 2, 1979 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherVernon Martin Barner
February 24, 1984 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Merle Barner
August 29, 1996 (Age 72 years)
Death September 23, 2000 (Age 76 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 19, 1906 — Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
11 months
elder sister
Ramona Lee Barner
Birth: October 6, 1907 22 21 — Kansas, United States
Death: April 2, 1979 — Orange, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
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
elder brother
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
elder brother
Harold Raymond Barner
Birth: November 22, 1921 37 36 — Oxford, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 30, 1944 — Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
22 months
himself
Wilbur Melvin Barner
Birth: September 27, 1923 38 37 — Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: September 23, 2000 — Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States

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