The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth SchulzAge: 90 years18821973

Name
Mary Elizabeth Schulz
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
Schulz
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Preston
Birth August 23, 1882
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
MarriageArchie Floyd PrestonView this family
August 22, 1907 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harry Elmer Preston
November 13, 1907 (Age 25 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lera M Preston
October 5, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Merle Willard Preston
March 19, 1915 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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 1, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Floyd Lewis Preston
December 30, 1922 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 30, 1930 (Age 47 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 sonFloyd Lewis Preston
February 19, 1951 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 husbandArchie Floyd Preston
February 22, 1964 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 February 28, 1973 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Cemetery
Family with Archie Floyd Preston - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 22, 1907Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska, United States
3 months
son
Harry Elmer Preston
Birth: November 13, 1907 23 25Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States
Death: November 1, 1993Minden, Kearney, Nebraska, United States
3 years
daughter
Lera M Preston
Birth: October 5, 1910 26 28Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States
Death: November 12, 2004Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States
4 years
son
Merle Willard Preston
Birth: March 19, 1915 30 32Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States
Death: October 21, 2002Campbell, Franklin, Nebraska, United States
8 years
son
Floyd Lewis Preston
Birth: December 30, 1922 38 40Bladen, Webster, Nebraska, United States
Death: February 19, 1951Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household

Harmony, Webster, Nebraska

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Preston, Archie FheadMW25M13NEILILFarmerGeneral Farm
Preston, MarywifeFW25M1311NEGer. GermanGer. German
Preston, HarrysonMW2SNENENE

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household

Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Preston, ArchieheadMW36MNEILILFarmerGaneral Farm
Preston, MarywifeFW37MNEGermanyGermanGermanyGerman
Preston, HarrysonMW12SNENENE
Preston, LeradaughterFW9SNENENE
Preston, MerlesonMW4-9mSNENENE
Preston, ClaramotherFW56WdILILIL

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household

Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Preston, Archie FheadMW46M23NEILILFarmGeneral Farming
Preston, Mary EwifeFW47M24NEGermanyGermany
Preston, Harry EsonMW22SNENENEFarmGeneral Farming
Preston, Lera MdaughterFW18SNENENE
Preston, Merle WsonMW15SNENENE
Preston, Floyd LsonMW7SNENENE

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Archie Floyd Preston - Household

1940 Glenwood, Webster, Nebraska - Archie Preston

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Preston, ArchieXheadMW55MNESame HouseFarmerOwn Farm
Preston, MarywifeFW56MNESame House
Preston, MerlesonMW25SNESame HouseFarmerOwn Farm
Preston, FloydsonMW17SNESame HouseFarmerFathers Farm
Preston, ClaramotherFW77WdILSame House