William “Bill” ShamelAge: 87 years1883–1970
- Name
- William “Bill” Shamel
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Shamel
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | March 28, 1883 34 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Nelson VanBuren Shamel January 1, 1884 (Age 9 months) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Elizabeth Reed January 26, 1886 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
 Marriage | Birdie M Hough — View this family April 16, 1913 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Glennis Bernice Shamel November 6, 1914 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alverta “Vertie” Shamel September 10, 1915 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lowell William Shamel March 11, 1916 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 3, 1920 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Elizabeth Lee Shamel March 6, 1923 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas William Shamel June 28, 1923 (Age 40 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 24, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Myrtle M Shamel January 27, 1932 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dona Lee Webb November 18, 1944 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 brother | Nelson VanBuren Shamel April 10, 1951 (Age 68 years) Cause: Auto accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 62 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 | July 24, 1970 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas William Shamel Birth: March 11, 1849 26 25 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1923 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Reed Birth: March 15, 1860 Death: January 26, 1886 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Alverta “Vertie” Shamel Birth: March 1877 27 16 — Missouri, United States Death: September 10, 1915 — Pomeroy, Garfield, Washington, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Myrtle M Shamel Birth: March 17, 1879 30 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 27, 1932 — Monett, Barry, Missouri, United States |
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4 years himself |
William “Bill” Shamel Birth: March 28, 1883 34 23 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 24, 1970 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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9 months younger brother |
Nelson VanBuren Shamel Birth: January 1, 1884 34 23 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 10, 1951 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Birdie M Hough |
| himself |
William “Bill” Shamel Birth: March 28, 1883 34 23 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: July 24, 1970 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Birdie M Hough Birth: August 23, 1888 — Missouri, United States Death: August 10, 1973 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 16, 1913 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Glennis Bernice Shamel Birth: November 6, 1914 31 26 — Missouri, United States Death: March 9, 2016 |
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16 months son |
Lowell William Shamel Birth: March 11, 1916 32 27 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: September 29, 1998 — Stuart, Martin, Florida, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Elizabeth Lee Shamel Birth: March 6, 1923 39 34 — Missouri, United States Death: January 12, 2023 — Rensselaer, Jasper, Indiana, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Virlinda Nelson - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas William Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Shamel - Household
Roads leading to Competition Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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