The Shemwell Family

Mary Ethel WernerAge: 80 years18941975

Name
Mary Ethel Werner
Given names
Mary Ethel
Surname
Werner
Married name
Mary Ethel Shaw
Birth October 2, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriagePearl Edward ShawView this family
April 28, 1913 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 daughter
#1
Mildred Edith Shaw
May 24, 1921 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 28, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a husbandPearl Edward Shaw
July 17, 1938 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childOmer Barnette TroutmanMildred Edith ShawView this family
July 18, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Terry Bruce Troutman
June 23, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Trudy Beth Troutman
June 1, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Tim Brian Troutman
April 13, 1948 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 April 4, 1975 (Age 80 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Moon Cemetery
Family with Pearl Edward Shaw - View this family
husband
Pearl Edward Shaw
Birth: April 28, 1892Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: July 17, 1938Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: April 28, 1913Indian Creek, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
8 years
daughter
Mildred Edith Shaw
Birth: May 24, 1921 29 26Harrison, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: September 19, 2003Winamac, Pulaski, Indiana, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Pearl Edward Shaw - Household

Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shaw, Pearl EheadRRYesMW37M21NoYesINININYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Shaw, Mary EwifeFW35M18NoYesINOHINYes
Shaw, Cleon WsonMW16SYesYesINININYesLaborerGeneral FarmNPYes
Shaw, Myrtle EdaughterFW14SYesYesINININYes
Shaw, Naomie JdaughterFW11SYesYesINININYes
Shaw, Mildred EdaughterFW8SYesINININ
Shaw, John EsonMW5SNoINININ
Shaw, Rose MdaughterFW2 years 8 monthsSNoINININ