The Shemwell Family

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Birth	March 15, 1889 20 Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States
Marriage of a parent	Marion Ray — Lauretta Jane Keelin — View this family September 19, 1894 (Age 5 years) Illinois, United States
Death of a mother	Lauretta Jane Keelin June 26, 1895 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years) Cuba 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 maternal grandmother	Sarah Elizabeth Laswell December 26, 1900 (Age 11 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Marriage	Dewitt E Dicken — View this family 1906 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son #1	Lawrence H Dicken August 28, 1907 (Age 18 years) Arkansas, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	George William Keelin August 8, 1908 (Age 19 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a son #2	Loren Virgil Dicken January 17, 1910 (Age 20 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Census	May 9, 1910 (Age 21 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 24 M2 4 MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie wife F W 21 M1 4 2 2 IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence son M W 2 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren son M W 2m S AR MO IL
Birth of a daughter #3	Christeen C Dicken about 1914 (Age 24 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter #4	Vada Lorene Dicken April 25, 1918 (Age 29 years) Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 16, 1920 (Age 30 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 35 M MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie E wife F W 30 M IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence H son M W 12 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren V son M W 9 S AR MO IL Dicken, Christeen C daughter F W 6 S AR MO IL Dicken, Lorine daughter F W 1-8m S AR MO IL
Death of a husband	Dewitt E Dicken February 15, 1920 (Age 30 years) Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death	December 23, 1927 (Age 38 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Burial	Dickens Cemetery, Butler, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dickens Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lauretta Jane Keelin Minnie Ethel Jenkins John S Jenkins Jr. Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins John S Jenkins Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John S Jenkins Minnie Ethel Jenkins John S Jenkins Jr. Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Family with spouse Marion Ray George Ray Lauretta Jane Keelin Birth: March 24, 1868 30 27 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1895
	Marriage: October 11, 1885 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States
11 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Uriah Hezekiah “Pete” Hicks Jesse Hicks Perry Logan Hicks Shearl Elvin Hicks Earl Melvin Hicks Willard Jeffrey Hicks Elbie Uriah Hicks Minnie Ethel Jenkins Birth: September 2, 1886 18 Death: June 26, 1945
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John S Jenkins Jr. Birth: 1888 19 Death: December 7, 1888
14 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse James Taylor Bruce Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Mother’s family with Marion Ray - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lauretta Jane Keelin George Ray Marion Ray Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John S Jenkins Minnie Ethel Jenkins John S Jenkins Jr. Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Family with spouse Marion Ray George Ray Lauretta Jane Keelin Birth: March 24, 1868 30 27 — Galaita, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: June 26, 1895
	Marriage: September 19, 1894 — Illinois, United States
half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Ray Death:

Family with Dewitt E Dicken - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse James Taylor Bruce Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: 1906 —
9 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Christeen C Dicken Birth: about 1914 28 24 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death:
-6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lawrence H Dicken Birth: August 28, 1907 22 18 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 8, 1994 — Clarkston, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ethel Hawkins Mary Bernadette Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Birth: January 17, 1910 24 20 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1948 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
8 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vada Lorene Dicken Birth: April 25, 1918 32 29 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: February 5, 1969 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Family with James Taylor Bruce - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins James Taylor Bruce Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse James Taylor Bruce Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Birth: March 15, 1889 20 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: December 23, 1927 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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Dewitt E Dicken + Phoebe House - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewitt E Dicken Odus Belle Dicken Phoebe House Birth: May 15, 1885 — Illinois, United States Death: May 31, 1947 — Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United States
	Marriage: June 22, 1901 —
1 year step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Roy Gilbert Hawkins Odus Belle Dicken Birth: July 1, 1902 17 17 — Sikeston, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: June 20, 1991 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States

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Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 24 M2 4 MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie wife F W 21 M1 4 2 2 IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence son M W 2 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren son M W 2m S AR MO IL
Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - Dewitt E Dicken - Household Nelson, Clay, Arkansas Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Dicken, Dewitt E head M W 35 M MO MO MO Farmer General Farm Dicken, Bessie E wife F W 30 M IL IL IL Dicken, Lawrence H son M W 12 S AR MO IL Dicken, Loren V son M W 9 S AR MO IL Dicken, Christeen C daughter F W 6 S AR MO IL Dicken, Lorine daughter F W 1-8m S AR MO IL