The Shemwell Family

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Birth	June 13, 1885 46 31 Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Ollie Jane Dicken March 25, 1888 (Age 2 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	George Washington Powers August 6, 1889 (Age 4 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Elizabeth Powers January 11, 1893 (Age 7 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	Hardy Clemon Dicken — Nancy Caroline Pennington — View this family November 28, 1895 (Age 10 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years) Cuba 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 26, 1900 (Age 15 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household 1900 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Dicken, Hardy C head W M Mar 1841 59 M 4 IL TN TN Farmer Dicken, Nancy J wife W F Dec 1876 23 M 4 2 1 MO TN IL Dicken, Dewitt son W M Apr 1884 16 S MO IL MO Dicken, Ollie J daughter W F Mar 1888 12 S MO IL MO Dicken, Florence D daughter W F Sept 1897 9 S MO IL MO
Marriage	Phoebe House — View this family June 22, 1901 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Odus Belle Dicken July 1, 1902 (Age 17 years) Sikeston, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Marriage	Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins — View this family 1906 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son #2	Lawrence H Dicken August 28, 1907 (Age 22 years) Arkansas, United States
Birth of a son #3	Loren Virgil Dicken January 17, 1910 (Age 24 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Census	May 9, 1910 (Age 24 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 24 M2 4 MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie wife F W 21 M1 4 2 2 IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence son M W 2 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren son M W 2m S AR MO IL
Birth of a daughter #4	Christeen C Dicken about 1914 (Age 28 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
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
Birth of a daughter #5	Vada Lorene Dicken April 25, 1918 (Age 32 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
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 16, 1920 (Age 34 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 35 M MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie E wife F W 30 M IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence H son M W 12 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren V son M W 9 S AR MO IL Dicken, Christeen C daughter F W 6 S AR MO IL Dicken, Lorine daughter F W 1-8m S AR MO IL
Death	February 15, 1920 (Age 34 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Burial	Dickens Cemetery, Butler, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dickens Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Mary Elizabeth Powers Birth: June 22, 1853 19 16 — Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1893 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: March 3, 1872 — Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaac Washington Pennington Family with spouse … Underwood Nellie Rosetta Dicken Birth: May 22, 1873 34 19 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1962 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ellen Dicken Birth: December 1879 40 26 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 5, 1946 — Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martin Smithers Randels Cleo Lanette Randels Martie Elizabeth Randels Polly V Randels Lena Marie Randels Family with spouse Charles Luther Shanner Ollie Jane Dicken Birth: March 25, 1888 49 34 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: August 3, 1945 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Father’s family with Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Birth: February 23, 1831 — Hardin, Illinois, United States Death: about 1871 — Pope, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: August 23, 1868 —
-5 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joseph Dicken Birth: about 1863 23 31 — Illinois, United States Death:
9 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Queen T Dicken Birth: about 1871 31 39 — Illinois, United States Death:

Father’s family with Nancy Caroline Pennington - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Nancy Caroline Pennington Birth: December 27, 1876 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1940 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: November 28, 1895 — Butler, Missouri, United States

Family with Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse James Taylor Bruce Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: 1906 —
9 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Christeen C Dicken Birth: about 1914 28 24 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death:
-6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lawrence H Dicken Birth: August 28, 1907 22 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 8, 1994 — Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ethel Hawkins Mary Bernadette Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Birth: January 17, 1910 24 20 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1948 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
8 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vada Lorene Dicken Birth: April 25, 1918 32 29 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: February 5, 1969 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Family with Phoebe House - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Odus Belle Dicken Phoebe House Birth: May 15, 1885 — Illinois, United States Death: May 31, 1947 — Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: June 22, 1901 —
1 year daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Roy Gilbert Hawkins Odus Belle Dicken Birth: July 1, 1902 17 17 — Sikeston, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: June 20, 1991 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

James Taylor Bruce + Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins James Taylor Bruce Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse James Taylor Bruce Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
step-daughter	Private

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Census View	1900 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri Name Relation Race Sex Month Year Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm US Nat Occupation Unemp School Read Write Eng Home Mort Farm Dicken, Hardy C head W M Mar 1841 59 M 4 IL TN TN Farmer Dicken, Nancy J wife W F Dec 1876 23 M 4 2 1 MO TN IL Dicken, Dewitt son W M Apr 1884 16 S MO IL MO Dicken, Ollie J daughter W F Mar 1888 12 S MO IL MO Dicken, Florence D daughter W F Sept 1897 9 S MO IL MO
Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 24 M2 4 MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie wife F W 21 M1 4 2 2 IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence son M W 2 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren son M W 2m S AR MO IL
Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 35 M MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie E wife F W 30 M IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence H son M W 12 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren V son M W 9 S AR MO IL Dicken, Christeen C daughter F W 6 S AR MO IL Dicken, Lorine daughter F W 1-8m S AR MO IL

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
mother Parents George Washington Powers Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell	Mary Elizabeth Powers 1853–1893
elder sister Family Isaac Washington Pennington … Underwood	Nellie Rosetta Dicken 1873–1962
elder sister Family (none)	Mary Ellen Dicken 1879–1946
himself Family Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken	Dewitt E Dicken 1885–1920
younger sister Family Martin Smithers Randels Cleo Lanette Randels Martie Elizabeth Randels Polly V Randels Lena Marie Randels Charles Luther Shanner	Ollie Jane Dicken 1888–1945
Father’s family with Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks
father Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks 1831–1871
half-brother Family (none)	Joseph Dicken 1863–
half-sister Family (none)	Queen T Dicken 1871–
Father’s family with Nancy Caroline Pennington
father Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Nancy Caroline Pennington 1876–1940
Family with Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins
himself Parents Hardy Clemon Dicken Mary Elizabeth Powers	Dewitt E Dicken 1885–1920
wife Parents John S Jenkins Lauretta Jane Keelin	Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins 1889–1927
daughter Family (none)	Christeen C Dicken 1914–
son Family (none)	Lawrence H Dicken 1907–1994
son Family Mary Ethel Hawkins Mary Bernadette Dicken	Loren Virgil Dicken 1910–1948
daughter Family (none)	Vada Lorene Dicken 1918–1969
Family with Phoebe House
himself Parents Hardy Clemon Dicken Mary Elizabeth Powers	Dewitt E Dicken 1885–1920
wife Parents (unknown)	Phoebe House 1885–1947
daughter Family Roy Gilbert Hawkins	Odus Belle Dicken 1902–1991
James Taylor Bruce + Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	James Taylor Bruce –
wife Parents John S Jenkins Lauretta Jane Keelin	Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins 1889–1927
step-daughter Family (none)	Private