The Shemwell Family

George Harold SmayAge: 63 years19041968

Name
George Harold Smay
Given names
George Harold
Surname
Smay
Birth December 1, 1904
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
MarriagePearl Ora ThompsonView this family
between 1940 and 1950 (Age 35 years)
Note: Marriage information based on marital status of 1940/50 Census
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 20, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 41 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 20, 1968 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tabor Cemetery
Family with Pearl Ora Thompson - View this family
himself
George Harold Smay
Birth: December 1, 1904Iowa, United States
Death: August 20, 1968Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, United States
wife
Marriage: between 1940 and 1950Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Perry Albert Clapper + Pearl Ora Thompson - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: April 24, 1918Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Paula Maxine Clapper
Birth: April 11, 1920 25 18Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: May 28, 2006Gravity, Taylor, Iowa, United States
17 months
step-daughter
Elda Rhea Clapper
Birth: August 27, 1921 26 20Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: July 5, 2015Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
step-son
Fay Louis Clapper
Birth: October 15, 1923 28 22Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: October 12, 1991Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Darlene Marcella “Boots” Clapper
Birth: January 8, 1926 31 24Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: March 18, 2009Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
3 years
step-son
Donald Glen Clapper
Birth: May 18, 1929 34 28Green, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: October 7, 2012Mills, Iowa, United States
2 years
step-son
Robert Dean Clapper
Birth: August 22, 1931 36 30Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: February 2, 2019Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Wanda Joann Clapper
Birth: July 24, 1934 39 33Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: March 8, 2022Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage information based on marital status of 1940/50 Census
Census1950 United States - Census transcript - George Harold Smay - Household

Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Smay, Harold GheadMW45MarIAWK48Field WorkRetail NurseryP
Smay, Pearl OwifeFW48MarIAH27Wrapping Rose BushesRetail NurseryP
Clapper, Bob Dstep-sonMW18NevIAWK54Service ManGarageP
Clapper, Wanda Jstep-daughterFW15NevIAOT