The Shemwell Family

Polly V RandelsAge: 33 years19141947

Name
Polly V Randels
Given names
Polly V
Surname
Randels
Married name
Polly V Richardson
Married name
Polly V Upleger
Birth about 1914 32 25
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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/
Birth of a sisterLena Marie Randels
March 14, 1919 (Age 5 years)
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHardy Clemon Dicken
June 10, 1928 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
MarriageVernie Edward RichardsonView this family
October 1, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Luther ShannerOllie Jane DickenView this family
April 8, 1937 (Age 23 years)
MarriageEugene W UplegerView this family
about 1942 (Age 28 years)

Death of a sisterCleo Lanette Randels
August 25, 1944 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherOllie Jane Dicken
August 3, 1945 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 fatherMartin Smithers Randels
February 27, 1946 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 September 25, 1947 (Age 33 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 17, 1904Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
Cleo Lanette Randels
Birth: January 10, 1906 24 17Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1944Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
23 months
elder sister
Martie Elizabeth Randels
Birth: December 2, 1907 25 19Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1988Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
7 years
herself
Polly V Randels
Birth: about 1914 32 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1947San Francisco, California, United States
5 years
younger sister
Lena Marie Randels
Birth: March 14, 1919 37 30Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1977Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Luther Shanner - View this family
step-father
Charles Luther Shanner
Birth: November 24, 1885Page, Holt, Nebraska, United States
Death: November 2, 1956St. Clair, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: April 8, 1937Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Vernie Edward Richardson - View this family
husband
Vernie Edward Richardson
Birth: October 9, 1903Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 3, 1967Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
herself
Polly V Randels
Birth: about 1914 32 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1947San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage: October 1, 1930Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Eugene W Upleger - View this family
husband
Eugene W Upleger
Birth: February 16, 1908Michigan, United States
Death: August 28, 1986Fenton, Genesee, Michigan, United States
herself
Polly V Randels
Birth: about 1914 32 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1947San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage: about 1942

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martin Smithers Randels - Household

815 Poplar Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Randels, Martin SheadMW37MMOOHOHSwitchmanSteam Railroad
Randels, Ollie JwifeFW31MMOILMO
Randels, Cleo LdaughterFW14SMOMOMO
Randels, ElizabethdaughterFW12SARMOMO
Randels, Polly VdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Randels, Lena MdaughterFW10mSMOMOMO