The Shemwell Family

Avanell May DemerlyAge: 49 years19111961

Name
Avanell May Demerly
Given names
Avanell May
Surname
Demerly
Birth October 10, 1911 21 20
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 brotherJohn Lenard Demerly Jr
December 20, 1917 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Lenard Demerly Jr
March 3, 1918 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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/
Birth of a brotherRichard C Demerly
July 2, 1921 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherFlorence May Carter
July 2, 1921 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 11, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMinnie May Cranford
March 16, 1931 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCarolina “Carrie” Hubinger
December 17, 1932 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Ellsworth Carter
August 24, 1934 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 paternal grandfatherJacobus L Demmerle
June 13, 1956 (Age 44 years)
Death July 29, 1961 (Age 49 years)
Obituary
Avanell May Purtee (nee Demerly) Obituary and Family Listing
July 30, 1961 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: February 13, 1907Fulton, Indiana, United States
-1 months
elder brother
Wilbert James Demerly
Birth: January 27, 1907 16 15Star, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: May 23, 1993Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
elder brother
Gerald Anderson Demerly
Birth: February 15, 1910 19 18Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: April 5, 2001Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
20 months
herself
Avanell May Demerly
Birth: October 10, 1911 21 20Indiana, United States
Death: July 29, 1961Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
6 years
younger brother
John Lenard Demerly Jr
Birth: December 20, 1917 27 26Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: March 3, 1918Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger brother
Richard C Demerly
Birth: July 2, 1921 30 30Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States
Death: September 28, 1997Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

Avanell May Demerly has 20 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Lenard Demerly Sr - Household

Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Demerly, John LheadR10NoMW38M17NoYesINGermanyGermanyYesCarpenterRailroad CoWYes
Demerly, RosewifeFW30M25NoYesINININYesLaborerLaundryWYes
Demerly, Jack (s/b Gerald)sonMW20SNoYesINININYesMessenger BoyWestern UnionWYes
Demerly, AvanelldaughterFW18SNoYesINININYesNone
Demerly, RichardsonMW8SYesINININNone

Obituary
Avanell May Purtee (nee Demerly) Obituary and Family Listing Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana July 30, 1961 Daughter of John L. & Florence M (Carter) Demerly. Wife of William Floyd Purtee. Their marriage was blessed by 4 children: William F. Purtee Jr., Robert Purtee, Sue (Purtee) White & Pat (Purtee) Saluski Her death was caused by brain cancer. https://pharostrib.newspaperarchive.com/logansport-pharos-tribune/1961-07-30/page-8/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51119835/avanell-may-purtee
Name
John L Demerly Obituary and Family Listing John L. Demerly Dies at Age 74 THE LOGANSPORT PRESS, LOGANSPORT, INDIANA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13,1965 John L. Demerly, 74, of 1522 Smead St., died at 12:40 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital after a lingering illness. Born Aug. 29,1890 in Lafayette, he was the son of Jake and Carline Hebinger Demerly. The retired Pennsylvania Railroad bridge inspector is survived by his wife, Rose; four sons, Wilbert of Dearborn, Mich., and Gerald (Jack), Richard and William all of Logansport; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Two daughters, Avanelle and Norma Jean, and a son, John Jr., preceded him in death. Rites will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at McCloskey-Hamilton- Kahle Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Grass Creek Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52218607/john-lenard-demerly https://pharostrib.newspaperarchive.com/logansport-pharos-tribune/1965-01-13/page-14/
Name
Florence May Demerly (nee Carter) Obituary and Family Listing THE LOGANSPORT MORNING PRESS. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1921 (Deaths and Funerals) The funeral services for Florence May Demerly, wife of J. L. Demerly,who died Saturday night, will be held at the residence at 614 Fifteenth street, this afternoon at 1 o'cock. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Kendall with Interment in Round Lake cemetery in Fulton county. Survivors are her husband, J. L. Demerly, three children, Willard age 14, Grace, 11 and Annabelle, 9; parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. James Carter, Grass Creek; five brothers, John Carter, Sheerville, Ind., Thomas, William, Fayette and Merle of Grass Creek, and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Steel, South Whitley, and Nellie Geer of Kewanna. https://pharostrib.newspaperarchive.com/logansport-pharos-tribune/1921-07-05/page-2/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52218562/florence-may-demerly
Name
Gerald Anderson Demerly Obituary and Family Listing PHAROS-TRIBUNE SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2001 Gerald A, Demerly Graveside services for Gerald A. Demerly, 91, of Manitowoc, Wis, formerly of Logansport, will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Cemetery. He died at 9:56 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2001, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Born Feb. 15, 1910, in Grass Creek, he was the son of John and Florence Carter Demerly. On June 28,1934, in Logansport, he was married to Zelma E. Rothermel, who died Nov. 11,1992. Mr. Demerly retired in 1977 from Essex International where he was an inspector. He was a member of the former St Bridget.Church and All Saints Catholic Church in LogansporL Surviving are one daughter, Beverly Elmore, Manitowoc, Wis.; a half-brother, William Demerly; two grandsons, Curt Elmore, Manitowoc, Wis., and Jon Elmore, Decatur, Ala; four granddaughters, Cheryl Fromm, Green Bay, Wis., Elizabeth Hoida, Manitowoc, Wis., Marsha Webster, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Carole Schreiber, Oshkosh, Wis.; and 13 great-grandchildren, Bridget Fromm, Tanya, Trisha, Tracy and Tessa Hoida, Lydia and Hannah Webster, Savannah and Calvin Elmore, Lily and Camille Elmore, and Larissa and Justin Schreiber. Three brothers, one sister and one halfsister also preceded in death. Father Leo Haigerty will officiate at the services. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34645100/gerald-anderson-demerly
Name
Richard C Demerly Obituary and Family Listing Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Monday, September 29,1997 Richard C. Demerly Services for Richard C. Demerly, 76, of 1015 Sunset Drive, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Mount Hope Cemetery Chapel. Mr. Demerly died at 8:35 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28,1997, in Chase Center. Born July 2,1921, in Logansport, he was the son of John and Florence Carter Demerly. On March 12,1953, in Angola, he was married to Lillian A. Morehead, who survives. Mr. Demerly was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, having served Nov. 3, 1942, through Nov. 1,1945, during World War II. An insurance agent, he retired Jan. 1, 1992, from Western-Southern Life Insurance Co. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign War. Also surviving are two brothers, Gerald Demerly, Wisconsin, and Bill Demerly, Logansport; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces and great-nephews; and several great-great-nieces and great-greatnephews. Two brothers and one sister preceded in death. The Rev. Donald Ruhl will officiate at the services-Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in Fisher Funeral Chapel. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34645103/richard-c-demerly