The Shemwell Family

Edwin BruckAge: 82 years18761959

Name
Edwin Bruck
Given names
Edwin
Surname
Bruck
Birth December 12, 1876
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 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 21 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
MarriageEmma OverstreetView this family
November 15, 1899 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Lois Louise Bruck
April 7, 1902 (Age 25 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/
Marriage of a childLeon Edward PughLois Louise BruckView this family
February 12, 1927 (Age 50 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 grandson
#1
James Edward Pugh
December 25, 1936 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 73 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 wifeEmma Overstreet
April 18, 1959 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 August 1, 1959 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Marionville IOOF Cemetery
Family with Emma Overstreet - View this family
himself
Edwin Bruck
Birth: December 12, 1876Marionville, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: August 1, 1959Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
wife
Emma Overstreet
Birth: October 19, 1880Marionville, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 18, 1959Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 15, 1899Lawrence, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Lois Louise Bruck
Birth: April 7, 1902 25 21Missouri, United States
Death: September 11, 1985Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Bruck - Household

Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bruck, EdwinheadMW33M110MOUnited StatesMOEnglishClerkGrocery StoreWNo0YesYesRH
Bruck, EmmawifeFW29M11021MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Bruck, LouisedaughterFW8SMOMOMONoneYes