The Shemwell Family

Martha May BarberAge: 67 years19031970

Name
Martha May Barber
Given names
Martha May
Surname
Barber
Married name
Martha May Strahan
Married name
Martha May LaDuke
Birth June 13, 1903 28 26
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 March 10, 1920 (Age 16 years)
MarriageWilliam “Bill” LaDukeView this family
about 1928 (Age 24 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a son
#1
Jack Elishar LaDuke
February 22, 1929 (Age 25 years)
DivorceWilliam “Bill” LaDukeView this family
between 1929 and 1930 (Age 25 years)
Note: Martha was listed as "Divorced" in the 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 26 years)
Marriage of parentsEnos Elisha BarberElla HuffmanView this family
December 7, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherEnos Elisha Barber
December 7, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Lee Strahan
March 6, 1932 (Age 28 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherElla Huffman
January 29, 1945 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 21, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 July 1970 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Farmington Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Enos Elisha Barber
Birth: August 10, 1874Missouri, United States
Death: December 7, 1930Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States
mother
Ella Huffman
Birth: March 13, 1877Stafford, Kansas, United States
Death: January 29, 1945Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 7, 1930Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States
-28 years
herself
Family with Charles Edwin Strahan Jr - View this family
husband
Charles Edwin Strahan Jr
Birth: March 6, 1910 35 21McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: August 1982Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States
herself
son
Private
son
Robert Lee Strahan
Birth: March 6, 1932 22 28Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States
Death: August 29, 1992Washington, Oklahoma, United States
Family with William “Bill” LaDuke - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Marriage: about 1928Edwards, Kansas, United States
Divorce: between 1929 and 1930Kansas, United States
14 months
son
Jack Elishar LaDuke
Birth: February 22, 1929 25Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States
Death: January 26, 1996Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States

Martha May Barber has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Enos Elisha Barber - Household

Lincoln, Pratt, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Barber, Enos EheadRMW45MYesYesMOIAIAYesGeneral FarmerFarmEM
Barber, EllawifeFW42MYesYesKSININYesNone
Barber, Nelson HsonMW19SYesYesKSMOKSYesLaborerFarmW
Barber, May MdaughterFW16SYesYesYesKSMOKSYesNone
Barber, George TsonMW14SYesYesYesKSMOKSYesNone
Barber, Floyd EsonMW13SYesYesYesKSMOKSYesNone
Barber, Gilbert OsonMW11SYesYesYesKSMOKSYesNone
Barber, Florence EdaughterFW9SYesYesYesKSMOKSYesNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Divorce
Martha was listed as "Divorced" in the 1930 Census
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha May Barber - Household

Morton, Pawnee, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
LaDuke, May MhousekeeperO800NoFW26DNoYesKSMOKSYesHousekeeperPrivate FamilyWYes

Name
Jack Elishar LaDuke Death Record Name: Jack Elishar Laduke Name Note: Name and form dates: Application: JACK ELISHAR LADUKE (Jul 1944), Death: JACK E LADUKE (26 Jan 1996) Alias: Jack E Laduke Sex: Male Birth Date: 22 Feb 1928 Birthplace: Kingly Edwar*, Kansas, United States Social Program Application Date: Jul 1944 Previous Residence Postal Code: 87125-7348 Death Date: 26 Jan 1996 Race: White Father's Name: Bill Laduke Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: May M Barber Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Social Program Correspondence United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files