The Shemwell Family

Aubrey Ernest PowersAge: 79 years19011980

Name
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Given names
Aubrey Ernest
Surname
Powers
Birth February 7, 1901 35 31
Marriage of a parentAlbert Ernest PowersIda Jane RushinView this family
February 18, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Raymond Powers
November 14, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Wesley BrannumIda PenningtonView this family
about 1905 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a half-brotherJohn Marvin Powers
March 26, 1907 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJustin Powers
calculated 1910 (Age 8 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
Death of a brotherAlbert Carl Powers
February 1, 1918 (Age 16 years)
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/
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David Lynn Powers
October 11, 1926 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 26 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
Birth of a son
#2
Joseph Graham Powers
November 12, 1929 (Age 28 years)
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Death of a motherIda Pennington
July 5, 1937 (Age 36 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a parentAlbert Ernest PowersThula PonderView this family
October 26, 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 fatherAlbert Ernest Powers
September 27, 1949 (Age 48 years)
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 49 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
Death of a sisterHattie Mae Powers
October 18, 1962 (Age 61 years)
Death of a wifeLelia Graham
December 19, 1969 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherJacob Washington “Jake” Powers
November 20, 1971 (Age 70 years)
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 of a half-brotherWilliam Raymond Powers
May 1979 (Age 78 years)

Death March 25, 1980 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillview Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 3, 1886Butler, Missouri, United States
4 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
Albert Carl Powers
Birth: September 4, 1893 28 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1918Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
5 years
elder sister
Anna Lee Powers
Birth: January 1899 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
2 years
himself
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Thula Ponder - View this family
father
step-mother
Thula Ponder
Birth: November 3, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1953Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 26, 1940Butler, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Ida Jane Rushin - View this family
father
step-mother
Ida Jane Rushin
Birth: December 6, 1869Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 23, 1935Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1904Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
half-brother
William Raymond Powers
Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 1979
2 years
half-brother
John Marvin Powers
Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1987Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
4 years
half-brother
Justin Powers
Birth: calculated 1910 44 40Arkansas, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with James Wesley Brannum - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1905
Family with Lelia Graham - View this family
himself
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
wife
Lelia Graham
Birth: November 11, 1902Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
Death: December 19, 1969Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
son
David Lynn Powers
Birth: October 11, 1926 25 23Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri, United States
Death: March 20, 2014Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan, United States
3 years
son
Joseph Graham Powers
Birth: November 12, 1929 28 27Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 2013California, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Private - View this family
himself
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
wife
Private

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Ernest Powers - Household

Mississippi Ave Crystal City, Jefferson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Powers, Aubrey EheadMW28M23MOMOMOSchool TeacherPublic School
Powers, Lelia GwifeFW26M21MOMOMO
Powers, David LsonMW3SMOMOMO
Powers, Joe GsonMW4mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Ernest Powers - Household

1030 West Main Street Festus, Jefferson, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Powers, Aubrey EheadMW39MMOSame placeCounty SuperendentPublic School
Powers, Lelia GwifeFW37MMOSame place
Powers, David LsonMW13SMOSame place
Powers, Joe GsonMW10SMOSame place