The Shemwell Family

Amanda Dora “Mandy” StrangAge: 86 years19091996

Name
Amanda Dora “Mandy” Strang
Given names
Amanda Dora
Surname
Strang
Married name
Amanda Dora Barnett
Nickname
Mandy
Birth October 12, 1909 30 25
Death of a motherMaude Luella Sheneman
February 3, 1915 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 daughter
#1
Marilyn Jean Barnett
1930 (Age 20 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Barbara Ann Barnett
December 31, 1931 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Marna Lee Barnett
January 3, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rose Marie Barnett
1935 (Age 25 years)
Death of a daughterMarilyn Jean Barnett
1938 (Age 28 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Jack A Barnett
June 1, 1945 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Ellen Barnett
January 26, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John E Barnett
between 1950 and 1960 (Age 40 years)
Note: John was not listed in the 1950 (or earlier) Census. This suggests he was born after 1950.
Census April 1950 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherOra P Strang
April 10, 1952 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 daughterRose Marie Barnett
1954 (Age 44 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Wayne Barnett
November 1, 1962 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 daughterMary Ellen Barnett
June 1995 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonJohn E Barnett
before 1996 (Age 86 years)

Note: Not listed as a "Survivor" in his Mother's (Ananda) 1996 Obituary
Death January 21, 1996 (Age 86 years)
Obituary
Amanda D Barnett (nee Strang) Obituary and Family Listing
January 23, 1996 (2 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Ora P Strang
Birth: July 10, 1879La Paz, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Death: April 10, 1952Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
mother
Maude Luella Sheneman
Birth: April 26, 1884Michigan, United States
Death: February 3, 1915La Paz, Marshall, Indiana, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1903Marshall, Indiana, United States
6 years
herself
Family with John Wayne Barnett - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Marilyn Jean Barnett
Birth: 1930 28 20Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: 1938Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Barbara Ann Barnett
Birth: December 31, 1931 30 22Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: November 21, 2014Florida, United States
1 year
daughter
Marna Lee Barnett
Birth: January 3, 1933 31 23Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: June 15, 2007Debary, Volusia, Florida, United States
3 years
daughter
Rose Marie Barnett
Birth: 1935 33 25Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: 1954Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Jack A Barnett
Birth: June 1, 1945 43 35Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: May 14, 2013Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Ellen Barnett
Birth: January 26, 1949 47 39St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: June 1995St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
12 years
son
John E Barnett
Birth: between 1950 and 1960 48 40Indiana, United States
Death: before 1996
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bessie Barnett - Household

Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Schirm, BessieheadR40FW48D25NoYesINININYesNone
Schirm, RobertsonMW15SNoYesINININYesNone
Schirm, DorothydaughterFW7SYesINININNone
Barnett, JohnsonMW28M27YesYesINININYesChaufferPublic CabWYes
Barnett, Amandadaughter-in-lawFW20M19NoYesININMIYesNone
Strang, SamuelboarderMW81Wd22NoYesINGermanyGermanyYesLaborerFarmWNo