The Shemwell Family

Nellie B ParkeAge: 85 years19061992

Name
Nellie B Parke
Given names
Nellie B
Surname
Parke
Married name
Nellie B Gibson
Married name
Nellie B Hammond
Birth October 10, 1906 33 29
Birth of a brotherDonald Gregg Parke
August 13, 1909 (Age 2 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherMyron Parke
February 13, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLethia A Parke
May 2, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 12, 1920 (Age 13 years)
MarriageHarry Lloyd GibsonView this family
June 7, 1921 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Frederick Parke Gibson
March 17, 1922 (Age 15 years)
MarriageGeorge S HammondView this family
June 3, 1924 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Marion Francis Parke
November 19, 1927 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Death of a motherBlanch Grace Shively
February 2, 1935 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 brotherDonald Gregg Parke
July 6, 1959 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterJulia Edith “Jewell” Parke
October 6, 1962 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Marion Francis Parke Jr
December 15, 1968 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterLethia A Parke
January 3, 1974 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 of a husbandGeorge S Hammond
June 11, 1977 (Age 70 years)
Death February 10, 1992 (Age 85 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 25, 1898Mahaska, Iowa, United States
6 months
elder brother
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
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Myron Parke
Birth: March 10, 1904 31 26Iowa, United States
Death: February 13, 1911Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Donald Gregg Parke
Birth: August 13, 1909 36 32Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Death: July 6, 1959Columbus, Stillwater, Montana, United States
21 months
younger sister
Lethia A Parke
Birth: May 2, 1911 38 33Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, United States
Death: January 3, 1974Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Family with Harry Lloyd Gibson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 7, 1921Portland, Oregon, United States
9 months
son
Frederick Parke Gibson
Birth: March 17, 1922 28 15Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death: April 20, 1994
Family with George S Hammond - View this family
husband
George S Hammond
Birth: September 7, 1904Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Death: June 11, 1977Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Marriage: June 3, 1924Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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