The Shemwell Family

Lucy Gray “Lou” WinstonAge: 66 years18861952

Name
Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston
Given names
Lucy Gray
Surname
Winston
Married name
Lucy Gray Clapper
Nickname
Lou
Birth March 27, 1886 38 19
Birth of a brotherDaniel Morgan Winston
August 11, 1895 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageLeeland Stanford ClapperView this family
June 30, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Dale Dewett Clapper
October 21, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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/
Death of a fatherWinston Cary Winston
July 7, 1919 (Age 33 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 11, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherLucy Ann Gray
February 6, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 59 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 December 4, 1952 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roosevelt Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 19, 1880Fremont, Iowa, United States
5 years
herself
Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston
Birth: March 27, 1886 38 19Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: December 4, 1952Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
9 years
younger brother
Family with Leeland Stanford Clapper - View this family
husband
herself
Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston
Birth: March 27, 1886 38 19Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: December 4, 1952Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: June 30, 1915Fremont, Iowa, United States
16 months
son
Dale Dewett Clapper
Birth: October 21, 1916 23 30Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: January 30, 2002Los Angeles, California, United States
Leeland Stanford Clapper + Minnie Violet Patten - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Minnie Violet Patten
Birth: January 2, 1917 32 23Traer, Decatur, Kansas, United States
Death: February 17, 2006Cheyenne, Kansas, United States
Marriage: March 27, 1937Alamosa, Alamosa, Colorado, United States
13 months
step-son
Stanley Dwayne Clapper
Birth: May 7, 1938 45 21La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States
Death: May 2, 1965Cheyenne, Kansas, United States

Lucy Gray “Lou” Winston has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Winston Cary Winston - Household

Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Winston, William CheadWMFeb184752M19VAVAVAFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Winston, Lucy AwifeWFJul186633M1977MOCTILYesYesYes
Winston, JamessonWMMar188416SIAVAMOFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Winston, Lucy GdaughterWFMar188614SIAVAMOAt school5
Winston, Bessie LdaughterWFSept188811SKSVAMOAt School8
Winston, William CsonWMNov18927SKSVAMO
Winston, Daniel MsonWMAug18954SIAVAMO
Winston, Henry CsonWMApr18982SIaVAMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Leeland Stanford Clapper - Household

Union, Cass, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Clapper, Le\land SheadMW27MYesYesIAIAIAYesFarmerGen FarmOA
Clapper, Lucy EwifeFW30MYesYesIAMOMOYesNone
Clapper, Dale DsonMW3 years 9 monthsSIAIAIA

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lucy Gray Winston - Household

Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Clapper, Lou GheadR12NoFW36DNoYesIAVAMOYesSales LadyClothing StoreWYes
Clapper, DalesonMW13SYesYesIAIAIAYesNone