The Shemwell Family

Arch VandoverAge: 75 years18871962

Name
Arch Vandover
Given names
Arch
Surname
Vandover
Birth April 7, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
MarriageHattie Mae PowersView this family
November 2, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Archie Lee Vandover
July 22, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Victor Newell Vandover
October 15, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 daughter
#3
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
June 16, 1919 (Age 32 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Aubrey Gene Vandover
March 13, 1923 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Wanda Bernice Vandover
July 15, 1925 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Birth of a son
#6
Billy Ray Vandover
June 12, 1931 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sonVictor Newell Vandover
December 15, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Peritonitis
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Marriage of a childJames Carl CappsMarjorie Lorene VandoverView this family
September 5, 1947 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Leo BaumgartWanda Bernice VandoverView this family
November 19, 1948 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Van William Baumgart
September 1, 1949 (Age 62 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 58 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 August 13, 1962 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn Cemetery
Family with Hattie Mae Powers - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 2, 1907Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years
son
Archie Lee Vandover
Birth: July 22, 1914 27 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 17, 1978Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Victor Newell Vandover
Birth: October 15, 1916 29 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 15, 1934Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
Birth: June 16, 1919 32 30Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 24, 1968Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Aubrey Gene Vandover
Birth: March 13, 1923 35 34Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1986Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
6 years
son
Billy Ray Vandover
Birth: June 12, 1931 44 42Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 25, 2000Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Arch Vandover - Household

821 Oak Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Vandover, ArchheadMW33MMOMOMOBook keeperIce Plant
Vandover, HattiewifeFW31MMOMOAR
Vandover, Archie LsonMW5SMOMOMO
Vandover, Victor NsonMW3-2mSMOMOMO
Vandover, Marjorie LdaughterFW7mSMOMOMO
Powers, Aubrey Ebrother in lawMW18SMOMOAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Arch Vandover - Household

449 North Tenth Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Vandover, ArchheadMW52MMOSame placeProprietorAutomobile Company
Vandover, HattieXwifeFW50MMOSame place
Vandover, LorenedaughterFW20SMOSame placeBook keeperAutomobile Company
Vandover, AubreysonMW17SMOSame place
Vandover, WandadaughterFW14SMOSame place
Vandover, BillysonMW8SMOSame place