The Shemwell Family

Blanch Grace ShivelyAge: 57 years18771935

Name
Blanch Grace Shively
Given names
Blanch Grace
Surname
Shively
Married name
Blanch Grace Parke
Birth June 1877
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
MarriageWilliam Marion Francis ParkeView this family
November 25, 1898 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Marion Francis Parke Jr
May 20, 1899 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Julia Edith “Jewell” Parke
February 5, 1901 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Myron Parke
March 10, 1904 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nellie B Parke
October 10, 1906 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Donald Gregg Parke
August 13, 1909 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sonMyron Parke
February 13, 1911 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lethia A Parke
May 2, 1911 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 38 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childAlfred Davidson JrJulia Edith “Jewell” ParkeView this family
March 26, 1918 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Alfred “Bob” Davidson
December 20, 1918 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 40 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 grandson
#2
Myron Everett Davidson
November 22, 1919 (Age 42 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Frederick Parke Gibson
March 17, 1922 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Marion Francis Parke JrAgnes RutimanView this family
between 1920 and 1930 (Age 42 years)

Marriage of a childHarry Lloyd GibsonNellie B ParkeView this family
June 7, 1921 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Austin WhortonJulia Edith “Jewell” ParkeView this family
March 16, 1924 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge S HammondNellie B ParkeView this family
June 3, 1924 (Age 47 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Marion Francis Parke
November 19, 1927 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childDonald Gregg ParkeCarrie Lenore WimburnView this family
September 1, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Laverne Parke
February 15, 1929 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childHarry George DavisLethia A ParkeView this family
September 30, 1929 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 52 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Donna Marie Parke
February 21, 1931 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childArthur J “Art” MoonLethia A ParkeView this family
June 3, 1933 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Darrell Gene Parke
August 31, 1934 (Age 57 years)
Death February 2, 1935 (Age 57 years)
Family with William Marion Francis Parke - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 25, 1898Mahaska, Iowa, United States
6 months
son
William Marion Francis Parke Jr
Birth: May 20, 1899 26 21Pekay, Mahaska, Iowa, United States
Death: December 15, 1968Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
21 months
daughter
3 years
son
Myron Parke
Birth: March 10, 1904 31 26Iowa, United States
Death: February 13, 1911Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Donald Gregg Parke
Birth: August 13, 1909 36 32Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Death: July 6, 1959Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, United States
21 months
daughter
Lethia A Parke
Birth: May 2, 1911 38 33Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Death: January 3, 1974Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Francis Parke - Household

Salt Creek, Tama, Iowa

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Parke, William FheadMW35M111KSKYIAFarmerGeneral Farm
Parke, Blanch GwifeFW31M111IAIAIA
Parke, William JrsonMW12SIAKSIA
Parke, Julia EdaughterFW9SIAKSIA
Parke, MyronsonMW5SIAKSIA
Parke, Nellie BdaughterFW3SIAKSIA
Parke, InfantsonMW11mSIAKSIA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Marion Francis Parke - Household

1002 Lacona St. Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Parke, William M FheadMW48MKSUSKYConductorSteam Rail Road
Parke, BlanchwifeFW42MIAIAIAServantPrivate Family
Parke, William MsonMW20SIAKSIAAgentInsurance Co.
Parke, NelliedaughterFW13SIAKSIA
Parke, DonaldsonMW11SIAKSIA
Parke, LethiadaughterFW9SIAKSIA