The Shemwell Family

Sarah Lucille LongAge: 81 years18921974

Name
Sarah Lucille Long
Given names
Sarah Lucille
Surname
Long
Married name
Sarah Lucille Smith
Birth April 9, 1892 24 19
Birth of a brotherErnest Nathan Long
February 14, 1894 (Age 22 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherEdward Newton Long
November 26, 1903 (Age 11 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas Jefferson BurkettAmanda Isadora “Dora” CarterView this family
October 3, 1906 (Age 14 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Jefferson Burkette Sr
January 26, 1911 (Age 18 years)
MarriageHerbert Oliver SmithView this family
October 30, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lawrence Herbert Smith
September 5, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Jackson Carter
December 18, 1914 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bernard H Smith
June 14, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 sonBernard H Smith
January 17, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Ellizabeth Barnett
March 31, 1925 (Age 32 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMatilda Jane Deen
May 25, 1925 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
#3
Richard Dean Smith
May 11, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherAmanda Isadora “Dora” Carter
1930 (Age 37 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 37 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 husbandHerbert Oliver Smith
September 3, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Jefferson Burkette Sr
June 28, 1965 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherErnest Nathan Long
March 13, 1967 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 March 5, 1974 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Akron IOOF Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Newton Long
Birth: March 22, 1868 23 18Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: November 26, 1903El Paso, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: March 24, 1891Fulton, Indiana, United States
13 months
herself
Sarah Lucille Long
Birth: April 9, 1892 24 19Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1974Los Angeles, California, United States
22 months
younger brother
Ernest Nathan Long
Birth: February 14, 1894 25 21Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 13, 1967Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Jefferson Burkett - View this family
step-father
Thomas Jefferson Burkett
Birth: November 10, 1862 30 30Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: January 9, 1923Fulton, Indiana, United States
mother
Marriage: October 3, 1906Fulton, Indiana, United States
4 years
half-brother
Family with Herbert Oliver Smith - View this family
husband
Herbert Oliver Smith
Birth: June 17, 1886 25 24Perrysburg, Miami, Indiana, United States
Death: September 3, 1960Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
herself
Sarah Lucille Long
Birth: April 9, 1892 24 19Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 5, 1974Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: October 30, 1912Fulton, Indiana, United States
10 months
son
Lawrence Herbert Smith
Birth: September 5, 1913 27 21Akron, Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 7, 1976Ocklawaha, Marion, Florida, United States
21 months
son
Bernard H Smith
Birth: June 14, 1915 28 23Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: January 17, 1917Akron, Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States
15 years
son
Richard Dean Smith
Birth: May 11, 1930 43 38Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death: October 21, 1977Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Newton Long - Household

Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Long, EdwardheadWMMar186931M9INININCarpenter0YesYesYesR
Long, AmandawifeWFJan187327M922INININYesYesYes
Long, SarahdaughterWFApr18928SINININYesYesYes
Long, ErnestsonWMFeb18946MINININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Burkett - Household

Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Burkett, T JheadMW47M23INININEnglishClerkHardwareWNoYesYesRH
Burkett, DorawifeFW37M2322INININEnglishNoneYesYes
Burkett, SamuelsonMW16SINININEnglishLaborerRRWNoYesYesYes
Long, Sarah Lstep-daughterFW18SINININEnglishHouse WorkWorking OutWNoYesYesNo
Long, Ernest Nstep-sonMW16SINININEnglishErramd BoyBarbershopWNoYesYesYes
Burkett, Lu MimadaughterFW7INININYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Oliver Smith - Household

Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Smith, Herbert OheadRMW33MYesYesINININYesBlacksmithGeneral ShopW
Smith, LucilewifeFW27MYesYesINININYesNone
Smith, LawrencesonMW6SYesYesYesINININ

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Oliver Smith - Household

Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Smith, HerbertheadR2-MW43M26NoYesINININYesLathe WorkerBox Radio FactoryWNo
Smith, LucillewifeFW37M20NoYesINININYesNone
Smith, LawrencesonMW16SYesYesINININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Oliver Smith - Household

Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, HerbertheadR18NoMW53MNoINForemanFurniture FactoryPW52900
Smith, LucillewifeFW47MNoINDress MakerOwn HomeOA520
Smith, Richard DeansonMW9SYesIN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Oliver Smith - Household

Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Smith, Herbert OheadMW63MarINWK44Display ManRetailP
Smith, Lucille SwifeFW57MarINWK40SewSpring Mfg CoP
Smith, Richard DeansonMW19NevINWK45MAchinistSteel Mfg CoP

Name
Bernard H Smith Obituary and Family Listing Published in The Rochester Sentinel Thursday, January 18, 1917 Special to the Sentinel Akron, Ind., Jan 18 -- Bernard Hughes SMITH, 19 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert SMITH of Akron, died at their home Wednesday night. He had suffered with pneumonia since Sunday. Funeral Friday afternoon at the Methodist church. SOURCE: Fulton County Indiana Obituaries - 1917 by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154403939/bernard-h-smith