The Shemwell Family

William “Bill” LaDuke

Name
William “Bill” LaDuke
Given names
William
Surname
LaDuke
Nickname
Bill
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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

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

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/
MarriageMartha May BarberView this family
about 1928
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a son
#1
Jack Elishar LaDuke
February 22, 1929
DivorceMartha May BarberView this family
between 1929 and 1930
Note: Martha was listed as "Divorced" in the 1930 Census
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
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 wifeMartha May Barber
July 1970
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
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 sonJack Elishar LaDuke
January 26, 1996
Deathunknown

Family with Martha May Barber - View this family
himself
ex-wife
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
Charles Edwin Strahan Jr + Martha May Barber - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles Edwin Strahan Jr
Birth: March 6, 1910 35 21McPherson, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: August 1982Versailles, Morgan, Missouri, United States
ex-wife
step-son
Private
step-son
Robert Lee Strahan
Birth: March 6, 1932 22 28Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas, United States
Death: August 29, 1992Washington, Oklahoma, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Divorce
Martha was listed as "Divorced" in the 1930 Census
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