The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth SpryAge: 45 years19141960

Name
Elizabeth Spry
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Spry
Married name
Elizabeth Schirm
Birth May 15, 1914 39 34
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 months)

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 2 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 3 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 1, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherAlbert Richard Spry
January 21, 1925 (Age 10 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
Death of a motherIdah Mae Decker
December 6, 1932 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Phil Schirm
January 19, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Elizabeth Jo “Betty” Schirm
February 1, 1937 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Margaret R Schirm
December 26, 1938 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Richard Schirm
February 3, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 25 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
Census April 1950 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 31 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 February 16, 1960 (Age 45 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
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father
Albert Richard Spry
Birth: October 5, 1874South Bend, Portage, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: January 21, 1925South Bend, Portage, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
mother
Idah Mae Decker
Birth: October 1879Michigan, United States
Death: December 6, 1932South Bend, Portage, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage: August 26, 1899Berrien, Michigan, United States
15 years
herself
Elizabeth Spry
Birth: May 15, 1914 39 34South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: February 16, 1960Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Family with Robert Frank Schirm - View this family
husband
herself
Elizabeth Spry
Birth: May 15, 1914 39 34South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: February 16, 1960Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
son
Robert Phil Schirm
Birth: January 19, 1936 21 21Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: February 1977Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
1 year
daughter
Elizabeth Jo “Betty” Schirm
Birth: February 1, 1937 22 22Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: January 14, 1994Osceola, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
23 months
daughter
Margaret R Schirm
Birth: December 26, 1938 24 24Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Death: June 9, 2006Elkhart, Indiana, United States
13 months
son
William Richard Schirm
Birth: February 3, 1940 25 25Indiana, United States
Death: September 1983Indiana, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Richard Spry - Household

South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Spry, AlbertheadRMW45MYesYesINEnglandEnglishMSYesStationery EngineerWagon FactoryW
Spry, Ida MwifeFW40MYesYesMIMIMIYes
Spry, Ella MdaughterFW18SNoYesYesINMIMIYes
Spry, Mary RdaughterFW11SYesYesYesINMIMIYes
Spry, DorothydaughterFW7SYesINMIMI
Spry, ElizabethdaughterFW5SYesININMINone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Frank Schirm - Household

Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Schirm, RobertheadR1250NoMW25MNoINTruck DriverTransit CompanyPW42600
Schirm, ElizabethxwifeFW25MNoIN00
Schirm, RobertsonMW4SNoIN
Schirm, ElizabethdaughterFW3SNoIN
Schirm, MargaretdaughterFW1SNoIN
Schirm, William sonMW0 years 2 monthsSNoIN