The Shemwell Family

Barbara Louise HowardAge: 71 years19292001

Name
Barbara Louise Howard
Given names
Barbara Louise
Surname
Howard
Birth August 8, 1929 39 40
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 days)

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 8, 1930 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a sisterHelen Marie Howard
March 18, 1931 (Age 19 months)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherHettie Louise Hathcock
July 28, 1941 (Age 11 years)
Note: Parents wrong on Death Certificate?
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 grandfatherThomas Alonzo Shemwell
April 15, 1947 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 fatherAmos Riley Howard
August 4, 1969 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherPerna Shemwell
August 28, 1975 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 of a brotherHerman Lee Howard
December 28, 1993 (Age 64 years)
Death May 15, 2001 (Age 71 years)
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father
Amos Riley Howard
Birth: July 13, 1890Illinois, United States
Death: August 4, 1969San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
mother
Perna Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1889 27 20Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 1975San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Marriage: about 1918
10 years
elder brother
Herman Lee Howard
Birth: November 17, 1927 37 38San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: December 28, 1993Jackson, Oregon, United States
21 months
herself
Barbara Louise Howard
Birth: August 8, 1929 39 40San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 15, 2001San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
19 months
younger sister
Helen Marie Howard
Birth: March 18, 1931 40 41San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: May 9, 2003San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Barbara Louise Howard has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Amos R Howard - Household

San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Howard, AmosheadMW39M27ILILILWatchmanIron Works
Shemwell, PernawifeFW40M29KYKYKY
Howard, Herman LsonMW2-4mSCAILKY
Howard, Barbara LdaughterFW8mSCAILKY
Shemwell, Reedbrother in lawMW28SKYKYKYBook keeperWholesale Foods

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Amos R Howard - Household

642 Goelting Ave San Francisco, San Francisco, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Howard, AmosheadMW49MILSame placeNight WatchmanIron Works
Howard, PernaXwifeFW50MKYSame place
Howard, Herman LeesonMW12MCASame place
Howard, BarbaradaughterFW10SCASame place
Howard, HelendaughterFW9SCASame place

Note
According to Halla Mae Shemwell Stanley, Barbara Howard never married and lives in "Aunt Perna's place."