The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 25, 1925 22 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 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 14, 1930 (Age 4 years) Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Helen Johnson - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Helen Johnson - Household Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Croll, Hazel head R 40 M F W 27 S No Yes OK OK OK Yes Waitress Hotel W Yes Johnson, Sydney brother M W 24 S No Yes OK OK OK Yes Solicitor Gulf Oil W Yes Allen, Gloria daughter F W 4 years 11 months S No No TX TX OK None
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 10, 1950 (Age 24 years) Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 years) South Korea 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 20 years) Vietnam 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 husband	Eugene Shaffer Widick April 10, 1976 (Age 50 years) Atchison, Kansas, United States
Death	September 10, 2010 (Age 85 years) Atchison, Kansas, United States
Obituary	Gloria B Widick (nee Allen) Obituary and Family Listing September 11, 2010 (1 day after death) Atchison, Kansas, United States
Burial	Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Atchison, Kansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hazel Johnson Gloria Bernice Allen … Allen Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Allen Gloria Bernice Allen Family with spouse Hazel Johnson Birth: 1903 — Oklahoma, United States Death:
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herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eugene Shaffer Widick Family with spouse Gloria Bernice Allen Birth: May 25, 1925 22 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: September 10, 2010 — Atchison, Kansas, United States

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step-father	Private
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Allen Gloria Bernice Allen Family with spouse Hazel Johnson Birth: 1903 — Oklahoma, United States Death:

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Gloria Bernice Allen Eugene Shaffer Widick Birth: November 21, 1918 49 47 — Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, United States Death: April 10, 1976 — Atchison, Kansas, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eugene Shaffer Widick Family with spouse Gloria Bernice Allen Birth: May 25, 1925 22 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: September 10, 2010 — Atchison, Kansas, United States
son	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private

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husband	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eugene Shaffer Widick Family with spouse Gloria Bernice Allen Birth: May 25, 1925 22 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: September 10, 2010 — Atchison, Kansas, United States

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1930 United States - Census transcript - Helen Johnson - Household Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Croll, Hazel head R 40 M F W 27 S No Yes OK OK OK Yes Waitress Hotel W Yes Johnson, Sydney brother M W 24 S No Yes OK OK OK Yes Solicitor Gulf Oil W Yes Allen, Gloria daughter F W 4 years 11 months S No No TX TX OK None

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	… Allen –
mother Parents (unknown)	Hazel Johnson 1903–
herself Family Eugene Shaffer Widick Private Private Private Private	Gloria Bernice Allen 1925–2010
Mother’s family with Private
step-father Parents (unknown)	Private
mother Parents (unknown)	Hazel Johnson 1903–
Family with Eugene Shaffer Widick
husband Parents Arthur Buck Widick Margaret Jane “Jennie” Shaffer	Eugene Shaffer Widick 1918–1976
herself Parents … Allen Hazel Johnson	Gloria Bernice Allen 1925–2010
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents … Allen Hazel Johnson	Gloria Bernice Allen 1925–2010