The Shemwell Family

Elinore Florence McKinneyAge: 60 years19141975

Name
Elinore Florence McKinney
Given names
Elinore Florence
Surname
McKinney
Married name
Elinore Florence Hammett
Birth November 5, 1914 24 23
Birth of a sisterVirginia McKinney
May 16, 1916 (Age 18 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 months)

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 brotherRobert William McKinney
September 8, 1918 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 15, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterVirginia McKinney
October 25, 1921 (Age 6 years)
Census 1925 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 4, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRobert Commings McKinney
November 30, 1931 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Thomas Barnett
January 27, 1933 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Virginia Belle Hammett
May 26, 1937 (Age 22 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLavina Belle Bradley
October 21, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 fatherPaul Burkett McKinney
January 3, 1972 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 June 5, 1975 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Melrose Abbey Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1911Kansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Pauline Mabel McKinney
Birth: January 12, 1913 22 21Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: February 8, 2000California, United States
22 months
herself
Elinore Florence McKinney
Birth: November 5, 1914 24 23Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: June 5, 1975Orange, California, United States
18 months
younger sister
Virginia McKinney
Birth: May 16, 1916 26 24Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: October 25, 1921Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Robert William McKinney
Birth: September 8, 1918 28 27Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2007San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
Family with Bertram Vincent Hammett - View this family
husband
Bertram Vincent Hammett
Birth: January 1, 1908 40 40Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States
Death: November 10, 1988Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
herself
Elinore Florence McKinney
Birth: November 5, 1914 24 23Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States
Death: June 5, 1975Orange, California, United States
daughter
Virginia Belle Hammett
Birth: May 26, 1937 29 22Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Death: March 31, 1993Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private

Elinore Florence McKinney has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Paul Burkett McKinney - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United State

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McKinney, Paul BheadRMW29MYesYesKSPAILYesFarmerGeneral FarmEmp
McKinney, Florence WwifeFW28MYesYesKSINILYesNone
McKinney, Pauline NdaughterFW7SYesYesYesKSKSKSNone
McKinney, Elinore FdaughterFW5SNoYesYesKSKSKSNone
McKinney, VirginiadaughterFW3 years 4 monthsSKSKSKSNone
McKinney, RobertsonMW1 years 9 monthsSKSKSKSNone

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Paul Burkett McKinney - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
McKinney, Paul BheadMW33MKSClerk
McKinney, Florence WwifeFW30MKS
McKinney, Pauline MdaughterFW12SKS
McKinney, Elinore FdaughterFW10SKS
McKinney, William RsonMW6SKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Paul Burkett McKinney - Household

Iola, Allen, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McKinney, Paul BheadO2500RNoMW40M21NoYesKSPAILYesSalesmanFeed StoreWYes
McKinney, Florence WwifeFW38M20NoYesKSINILYesNone
McKinney, Pauline MdaughterFW17SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
McKinney, Elinore FdaughterFW15SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone
McKinney, Robert WsonMW11SYesYesKSKSKSYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bertram Vincent Hammett - Household

Knob Hill, El Paso, Colorado, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hammett, Bertram VheadR18NoMW32MCOSalesmanBlack Sporting Good CoPW501500
Hammett, Elinore FxwifeFW25MKS
Hammett, Virginia BdaughterFW3SCO