The Shemwell Family

Laura ElmondAge: 89 years19031993

Name
Laura Elmond
Given names
Laura
Surname
Elmond
Married name
Laura Gore
Birth August 12, 1903 26 23
Birth of a brotherVernie Frank Elmond
April 10, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherRosie Cole
February 13, 1913 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam E “Willie” ElmondSusan CarnealView this family
about 1914 (Age 10 years)

Birth of a half-brotherJoseph Lee Elmond
February 5, 1915 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-brotherJoseph Lee Elmond
October 3, 1915 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 half-brotherSilas Ray Elamond
April 25, 1917 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 half-sisterLindell Elmond
September 12, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-brotherPaul Hugh Elmond
April 24, 1924 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLeona B Elmond
December 10, 1927 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 half-brotherKenneth Austin Elmond
October 4, 1931 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary Nell Elmond
April 30, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Death of a half-sisterLeona B Elmond
January 30, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Automobile Accident
Note: Injuries caused by automobile collision with O & N Locomotive. Accident killing Melvin, Leona, sons Roger & Danny.
Death of a fatherWilliam E “Willie” Elmond
June 6, 1951 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 of a half-sisterLindell Elmond
July 7, 1976 (Age 72 years)
Death of a half-brotherSilas Ray Elamond
February 23, 1978 (Age 74 years)
Death of a half-brotherKenneth Austin Elmond
September 8, 1988 (Age 85 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Oscar Elmond
June 23, 1989 (Age 85 years)
Death April 26, 1993 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1900
9 months
elder brother
John Oscar Elmond
Birth: October 10, 1900 23 20Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 1989Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
Laura Elmond
Birth: August 12, 1903 26 23Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1993Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States
7 years
younger brother
Vernie Frank Elmond
Birth: April 10, 1910 32 30Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Susan Carneal - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1914
13 months
half-brother
Joseph Lee Elmond
Birth: February 5, 1915 37 22Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 3, 1915Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
Silas Ray Elamond
Birth: April 25, 1917 39 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1978Robertson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
5 years
half-brother
Paul Hugh Elmond
Birth: April 24, 1924 46 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 16, 2005Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
half-sister
Leona B Elmond
Birth: December 10, 1927 50 35Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1949Epleys, Logan, Kentucky, United States
4 years
half-brother
Kenneth Austin Elmond
Birth: October 4, 1931 54 39Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 8, 1988Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
half-sister
Mary Nell Elmond
Birth: April 30, 1934 56 42Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 12, 2019Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William E “Willie” Elmond - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Elmond, William EheadMW42MKYTNTNfarmerGeneral Farm
Elmond, SusanwifeFW27MKYKYKY
Elmond, OscarsonMW19SKYKYKY
Elmond, LauradaughterFW16SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Elmond, FranksonMW9SKYKYKY
Elmond, Silias RsonMW2SKYKYKY
Elmond, LindelldaughterFW2mSKYKYKY
Slaughter, Altastep childFW10SKYKYKY
Slaughter, Flossie Mstep childFW7SKYKYKY