The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 14, 1913 20 Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Marriage	… Starr — View this family unknown
Birth of a sister	Pauline Welch January 29, 1915 (Age 16 months) Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States
Birth of a brother	Richard Welch December 21, 1916 (Age 3 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 16 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
Death of a paternal grandfather	Morris Welch October 17, 1938 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 maternal grandmother	Mary Elizabeth Skaggs March 13, 1948 (Age 34 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 years) South Korea 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	Thomas E Welch Jr. January 14, 1957 (Age 43 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death of a mother	Grace Smith November 11, 1967 (Age 54 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 years) Vietnam 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 of a brother	Richard Welch May 15, 1976 (Age 62 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death	unknown

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace Smith Thomas E Welch Jr. Carrie Elizabeth Welch Pauline Welch Richard Welch Thomas E Welch Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas E Welch Thomas E Welch Jr. Carrie Elizabeth Welch Pauline Welch Richard Welch Grace Smith Birth: January 14, 1893 26 Death: November 11, 1967 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas E Welch Jr. Birth: November 5, 1911 18 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: January 14, 1957 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
22 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Starr Family with spouse Virgil Stom Carrie Elizabeth Welch Birth: September 14, 1913 20 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death:
16 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Evertt Fuller Pauline Welch Birth: January 29, 1915 22 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death:
23 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Richard Welch Birth: December 21, 1916 23 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: May 15, 1976 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
sister	Private
brother	Private
brother	Private

Family with … Starr - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carrie Elizabeth Welch … Starr Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Starr Family with spouse Virgil Stom Carrie Elizabeth Welch Birth: September 14, 1913 20 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death:
	Marriage: —

Family with Virgil Stom - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carrie Elizabeth Welch Virgil Stom Birth: April 27, 1912 Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse … Starr Family with spouse Virgil Stom Carrie Elizabeth Welch Birth: September 14, 1913 20 — Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death:
son	Private
daughter	Private

Family with parents
father Parents Morris Welch Carrio E White	Thomas E Welch –
mother Parents John Smith Mary Elizabeth Skaggs	Grace Smith 1893–1967
elder brother Family Private Private Private Private Private	Thomas E Welch Jr. 1911–1957
herself Family … Starr Virgil Stom Private Private	Carrie Elizabeth Welch 1913–
younger sister Family Evertt Fuller Private Private	Pauline Welch 1915–
younger brother Family Private Private Private Private	Richard Welch 1916–1976
sister Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
brother Family (none)	Private
Family with … Starr
husband Parents (unknown)	… Starr –
herself Parents Thomas E Welch Grace Smith	Carrie Elizabeth Welch 1913–
Family with Virgil Stom
husband Parents (unknown)	Virgil Stom 1912–
herself Parents Thomas E Welch Grace Smith	Carrie Elizabeth Welch 1913–
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private