The Shemwell Family

Barrett Talmadge ShemwellAge: 76 years19011977

Name
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell
Given names
Barrett Talmadge
Surname
Shemwell
Birth January 6, 1901 39 36
Census April 2, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah E Williamson
September 10, 1913 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Old Age
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 January 31, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherJames Love Shemwell
March 25, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 16, 1930 (Age 29 years)
MarriageIlene Faye WaterworthView this family
June 3, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Occupation
Post Master Evening Shade
1932 (Age 30 years)
Census May 17, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Occupation
Post Master Evening Shade
1942 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Death of a brotherBland James “B J” Shemwell
November 16, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Address: Near
Cause: Auto Accident
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 motherRosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
June 30, 1955 (Age 54 years)
Cause: Hypostatic Pneumonia
Death of a brotherRexford Lee Shemwell
February 13, 1973 (Age 72 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 November 12, 1977 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 20, 1888Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 months
elder brother
Luke B Shemwell
Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1900Laclede, Missouri, United States
14 months
elder sister
23 months
elder brother
Bland James “B J” Shemwell
Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1947Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States
14 months
elder brother
Rexford Lee Shemwell
Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27Missouri, United States
Death: February 13, 1973
6 years
elder brother
Vincent Bryan Shemwell
Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: February 24, 1989Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell
Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1977Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Family with Ilene Faye Waterworth - View this family
himself
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell
Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: November 12, 1977Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
wife
Ilene Faye Waterworth
Birth: September 24, 1904Missouri, United States
Death: May 7, 2004Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: June 3, 1930Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, James LheadMW49M122KYNCTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, RosawifeFW45M12265KYKYKY
Shemwell, JessiedaughterFW20SMOKYKYTeacherRural School
Shemwell, VincentsonMW11SMOKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shemwell, BarrettsonMW9SMOKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, James LheadMW57MKYNCTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, RoseleewifeFW55MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Rexford LsonMW27SMOKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shemwell, Barrett TsonMW19SMOKYKYFarm LaborerWorking Out

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Rosa LheadFW65Wd23KYKYKY
Shemwell, Barrett TsonMW29SMOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Barrett Talmadge Shemwell - Household

Upton, Texas, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, B TheadMW39MMOsame placeMerchantStore
Shemwell, FayewifeFW35MMOsame place