The Shemwell Family

Marvin Lee BransonAge: 64 years1901–1965

Name
Marvin Lee Branson
Given names
Marvin Lee
Surname
Branson
Birth January 10, 1901 31 28
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
MarriageJuanita Ellen Churchman — View this family
June 3, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Betty Jane Branson
January 24, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Death of a motherNancy Elizabeth Tomnitz
December 1, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 29 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 fatherHiram Berton Branson
1952 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 44 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 November 4, 1965 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
Hiram Berton Branson
Birth: December 28, 1869 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States
Death: 1952 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States
mother
Nancy Elizabeth Tomnitz
Birth: August 22, 1872 — Leduc, Gasconade, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1923 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Marriage: March 2, 1889 — Gasconade, Missouri, United States
12 years
himself
Marvin Lee Branson
Birth: January 10, 1901 31 28 — Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1965 — Riverside, California, United States
Family with Juanita Ellen Churchman - View this family
himself
Marvin Lee Branson
Birth: January 10, 1901 31 28 — Missouri, United States
Death: November 4, 1965 — Riverside, California, United States
wife
Juanita Ellen Churchman
Birth: July 14, 1901 26 19 — Illinois, United States
Death: May 25, 1979 — San Diego, California, United States
Marriage: June 3, 1922 — Shawnee, Fountain, Indiana, United States
8 months
daughter
Betty Jane Branson
Birth: January 24, 1923 22 21 — Illinois, United States
Death: June 15, 1991 — Monterey, California, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Berton Branson - Household

Bourbois, Gasconade, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Branson, Berton HheadMW40M121MOMOVAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Branson, MannowifeFW37M12195MOGermanyMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Branson, Bertie WsonMW17SMOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Branson, Clarane AsonMW14SMOMOMOEnglishFarm LaborHome FarmWNo0YesYesYes
Branson, MamieEdaughterFW11SMOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Branson, Marvin GsonMW9SMOMOMONoneYes
Branson, John EsonMW5SMOMOMONoneNo

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marvin Lee Branson - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Branson, Marvin LheadR35NoMW29M21NoYesMOMOMOYesTool MakerBrass WorksWYes
Branson, JuanitawifeFW28M20NoYesILILILYes
Branson, Betty JdaughterFW7SYesILILIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Marvin Lee Branson - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Branson, MarvinheadO1100NoMW39MNoMOTool MakerIron FoundryPW521508
Branson, JuanitaxwifeFW38MNoIL
Branson, BettydaughterFW17SNoIL