Gertrude C “Girty” ShemwellAge: 88 years1881–1970
- Name
- Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell
- Given names
- Gertrude C
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Gertrude C Bucher
- Nickname
- Girty
 Birth | August 30, 1881 33 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Rozena May Shemwell May 27, 1884 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Roley Shemwell April 11, 1886 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rowland Leroy Shemwell June 29, 1889 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wiley Bolinger Shemwell September 24, 1896 (Age 15 years) |
 Children | No children |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 24 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 24 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a sister | Rozena May Shemwell March 2, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
 Religious marriage | Charles Louis Bucher — View this family June 21, 1909 (Age 27 years) Address: Residence of Minister of the Gospel, David Roberts. |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Ellen Roley February 21, 1912 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 father | James Caswell Shemwell March 27, 1927 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 48 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 | May 1, 1940 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 brother | William Roley Shemwell April 2, 1947 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Charles Louis Bucher November 21, 1948 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a husband | Charles Louis Bucher November 23, 1948 (Age 67 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKee Chapel Cemetery |
| Census | April 13, 1950 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Wiley Bolinger Shemwell October 30, 1953 (Age 72 years) Cause: Coronary |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 brother | Rowland Leroy Shemwell December 1, 1959 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 15, 1970 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKee Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ellen Roley Birth: May 15, 1853 — Indiana, United States Death: February 21, 1912 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 14, 1878 — Henry, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
James Florence Shemwell Birth: October 27, 1879 31 26 — Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1972 — Valley Falls, Jefferson, Kansas, United States |
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22 months herself |
Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1881 33 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: August 15, 1970 — Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Rozena May Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1884 36 31 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1908 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
William Roley Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1886 37 32 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1947 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Rowland Leroy Shemwell Birth: June 29, 1889 41 36 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 1, 1959 — Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Wiley Bolinger Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1896 48 43 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 30, 1953 — Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Charles Louis Bucher |
| husband |
Charles Louis Bucher Birth: March 17, 1878 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 21, 1948 — Rural Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1881 33 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: August 15, 1970 — Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 21, 1909 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (41)
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents John Russell Rukes + Elphina Ella Shemwell
Parents Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson + Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
Parents Edward M Richardson + Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James C Shemwell - Household
Washington, Pettis, Missouri
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