The Shemwell Family

Bertha Marie BohlanderAge: 82 years1897–1980

Name
Bertha Marie Bohlander
Given names
Bertha Marie
Surname
Bohlander
Married name
Bertha Marie Wilson
Birth September 27, 1897 31 29
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 32 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
MarriageFrancis Albert Wilson — View this family
November 25, 1934 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Alberta Marie Wilson
August 28, 1935 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterAlberta Marie Wilson
August 28, 1935 (Age 37 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Henry Bohlander
January 2, 1941 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherMary Kuehn
September 4, 1942 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 husbandFrancis Albert Wilson
July 25, 1967 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 April 8, 1980 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jacob Henry Bohlander
Birth: March 1866 — Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States
Death: January 2, 1941 — Indiana, United States
mother
Mary Kuehn
Birth: June 3, 1868 — Franklin, Indiana, United States
Death: September 4, 1942 — Madison, Indiana, United States
Marriage: February 15, 1890 — Franklin, Indiana, United States
8 years
herself
Bertha Marie Bohlander
Birth: September 27, 1897 31 29 — Madison, Indiana, United States
Death: April 8, 1980 — Indiana, United States
Family with Francis Albert Wilson - View this family
husband
herself
Bertha Marie Bohlander
Birth: September 27, 1897 31 29 — Madison, Indiana, United States
Death: April 8, 1980 — Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1934 — Madison, Indiana, United States
9 months
daughter
Alberta Marie Wilson
Birth: August 28, 1935 52 37 — Madison, Indiana, United States
Death: August 28, 1935 — Madison, Indiana, United States
Francis Albert Wilson + Effie Olla Gelbaugh - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 11, 1906 — Fulton, Indiana, United States
9 months
step-son
Donald Francis Wilson
Birth: April 14, 1907 24 24 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: August 14, 1969 — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Catherine Rosealpha Wilson
Birth: August 1, 1910 27 27 — Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: September 3, 1987 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
2 years
step-son
John Andrew Wilson
Birth: September 10, 1912 29 29 — Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 27, 1960 — Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
10 years
step-daughter
Mary Ann Wilson
Birth: September 23, 1922 39 39 — Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States
Death: November 25, 1995 — Franklin, Indiana, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bertha Marie Bohlander - Household

Duck Creek, Madison, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bohlander, Jacob HheadMW74MNoIN
Bohlander, MarywifeFW71MNoIN
Wilson, Francisxson-in-lawMW57MNoINFarmerFarmOA520
Wilson, BerthadaughterFW42MNoIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Francis Albert Wilson - Household

Elwood, Madison, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wilson, Francis AheadMW67MarINU
Wilson, Bertha MwifeFW52MarINH