The Shemwell Family

Sarah Gail EwellAge: 72 years18881960

Birth March 15, 1888 22 26
Birth of a brotherFayette Carter Ewell
February 13, 1890 (Age 22 months)
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
Death of a fatherFrederick Fargo Ewell
April 23, 1899 (Age 11 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 12 years)
Marriage of a parentCephas BowsherMary Ann “Margret” CarterView this family
July 30, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Note: Marriage info found at findagrave memorial
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 22 years)
MarriageRussell Vernon BowsherView this family
June 1, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Russell Bowsher
December 23, 1913 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Jackson Carter
December 18, 1914 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Margret” Carter
June 19, 1916 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ellizabeth Barnett
March 31, 1925 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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
Census April 1930 (Age 42 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 brotherFayette Carter Ewell
September 18, 1959 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 May 15, 1960 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Frederick Fargo Ewell
Birth: March 31, 1865 41 38San Francisco, California, United States
Death: April 23, 1899Sacramento, California, United States
mother
Marriage: January 16, 1887San Francisco, California, United States
14 months
herself
Sarah Gail Ewell
Birth: March 15, 1888 22 26Vacaville, Solano, California, United States
Death: May 15, 1960Tangier, Tangier-Assilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
23 months
younger brother
Fayette Carter Ewell
Birth: February 13, 1890 24 28Sonoma, California, United States
Death: September 18, 1959Spokane, Washington, United States
Mother’s family with Cephas Bowsher - View this family
step-father
Cephas Bowsher
Birth: July 27, 1861Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States
Death: June 9, 1943Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
mother
Marriage: July 30, 1908Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
Family with Russell Vernon Bowsher - View this family
husband
Russell Vernon Bowsher
Birth: September 5, 1887 26 22Ligonier, Noble, Indiana, United States
Death: January 1966Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
herself
Sarah Gail Ewell
Birth: March 15, 1888 22 26Vacaville, Solano, California, United States
Death: May 15, 1960Tangier, Tangier-Assilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
Marriage: June 1, 1910Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
4 years
son
Robert Russell Bowsher
Birth: December 23, 1913 26 25Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
Death: August 9, 1976Del Norte, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

Sarah Gail Ewell has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sarah Gail Ewell - Household

Kewanna, Union, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Ewell, Sara GboarderWFMar188812SCACAIAAt School8YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Cephas Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bowser, CephasheadMW49M21INPAVAEnglishRetired FarmerYesYesOFH
Bowser, Mary AwifeFW49M2122IAININEnglishNoneYesYes
Bowser, Verne RsonMW22SINININEnglishChauffeurReal Estate OfficeWNo0YesYes
Ewell, Gail Sstep-daughterFW22SCACAIAEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bowsher, Russell VheadRMW32MYesYesINININYesFarmerGeneral Far,OA
Bowsher, Sarah GwifeFW32MYesYesCANYINYesNone
Bowsher, Robert RsonMW6SYesCOINCANone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bowsher, VerneheadORYesMW42M22YesINININYesFarmerGen FarmEYes
Bowsher, Gail EwifeFW42M22YesCACAIAYesNone
Bowsher, RusselsonMW16SYesCOINCAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bowsher, R VerneheadO10000YesMW52MNoIN
Bowsher, FailwifeFW52MNoCAN.P
Bowsher, Robert RussellsonMW26SNoCOFarm OperatorFarmE

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Russell Vernon Bowsher - Household

Rio Grande, Colorado, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bowsher, VerneheadMW62MarINOT
Bowsher, GailwifeFW62MarCAH
Bowsher, RussellsonMW37DCOWK50FarmerFarmO

Name
Fayette C Ewell Obituary and Family Listing EWELL, Fayette C. - Passed, away Sept 18 in a local hospital. Survived by a sister. Mrs. Sarah G. Bowsher. In Center, EWELL, Fayette C - Passed away Sept. 18 in a local hospital Survived by a sister. Mrs. Sarah G The Bowsher. In Center, Colo THORNHILL - GERAOHTY FUNER HOME N1306 Monroe" is entrusted with his last rites.... Colo https://spokesman.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1959-09-18&keyword=Ewell&publication-ids=12635 https://www.myheritage.com/research?action=query&formId=master&formMode=1&qname=Name+fn.Fayette%2F3Carter+fnmo.2+fnmsvos.1+fnmsmi.1+ln.Ewell+lnmo.4+lnmsdm.1+lnmsmf3.1+lnmsrs.1&qevents-birth0=Event+et.birth+ed.13+em.2+ey.1890+ep.Sonoma%2C%2F3Sonoma%2C%2F3California%2C%2F3United%2F3States+epmo.similar&qevents-death1=Event+et.death+ey.1959+epmo.similar&qevents=List&utm_source=partner_familysearch&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=research&csrf_token=D_693vf8k7ac2601bk_vbd8x3tfk26a6c17.1725382806.390b4d86658a4c59fec4a417ed318fb2&fspid=L3XN-88V&p=1&tr_id=m_g29xobeyfq_lssjkb41rs