Susan Dorothy “Susie” ShemwellAge: 81 years1888–1969
- Name
- Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Susan Dorothy
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Susan Dorothy Nelson
- Nickname
- Susie
 Birth | October 11, 1888 35 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Floyd Shemwell March 12, 1892 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell May 11, 1895 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alpha Shemwell November 7, 1897 (Age 9 years) Cause: Typhoid fever |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Arthur Shemwell May 23, 1898 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 11 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
 Occupation | Bookkeeper 1910 (Age 21 years) |
 Religious marriage | Albert William Nelson — View this family September 28, 1913 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Dorothy Irene Nelson March 11, 1916 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Marie Nelson September 19, 1917 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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 26, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Donald Albert Nelson May 15, 1924 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 9, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 mother | Mary Harriet Sherrod September 26, 1946 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clyde Shemwell December 4, 1949 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 husband | Albert William Nelson May 21, 1964 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 16, 1969 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Address: Plot: Garden of Devotion Lot 8, Plot 9 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1853 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1942 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Mary Harriet Sherrod Birth: October 18, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1946 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1876 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Alpha Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1878 24 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1897 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Bertie E Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1880 26 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Clyde Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1881 28 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1949 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Delia Frances Shemwell Birth: June 1883 30 23 — Kansas, United States Death: October 12, 1971 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1885 32 26 — Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States Death: January 14, 1974 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years herself |
Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1888 35 28 — Smith, Kansas, United States Death: December 16, 1969 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Floyd Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: January 27, 1977 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1895 41 35 — Washington, United States Death: May 1983 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Harry Arthur Shemwell Birth: May 23, 1898 45 38 — Washington, United States Death: March 10, 1986 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Family with Albert William Nelson |
| husband |
Albert William Nelson Birth: June 29, 1889 — Falun, Saline, Kansas, United States Death: May 21, 1964 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States |
| herself |
Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1888 35 28 — Smith, Kansas, United States Death: December 16, 1969 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States |
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Marriage: September 28, 1913 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Dorothy Irene Nelson Birth: March 11, 1916 26 27 — Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States Death: August 1992 |
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18 months daughter |
Helen Marie Nelson Birth: September 19, 1917 28 28 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: September 5, 1975 — Washington, Oregon, United States |
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7 years son |
Donald Albert Nelson Birth: May 15, 1924 34 35 — Moscow, Latah, Idaho, United States Death: January 5, 2008 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert W Nelson - Household
Walla, Walla, Washington, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert W Nelson - Household
Whitman, Washington, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert W Nelson - Household
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