The Shemwell Family

Malinda Edith RayAge: 59 years19021961

Name
Malinda Edith Ray
Given names
Malinda Edith
Surname
Ray
Married name
Malinda Edith Shemwell
Birth November 1, 1902
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
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World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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
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Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 15 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/
MarriageRollie Theron ShemwellView this family
October 5, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Edith Laverne Shemwell
March 4, 1928 (Age 25 years)
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The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 15, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 37 years)
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World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 47 years)
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Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
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Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 16, 1961 (Age 59 years)
Cause of death: Acute Uremia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Lebanon Cemetery
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Malinda Edith Ray
Birth: November 1, 1902Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1961St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Family with Rollie Theron Shemwell - View this family
husband
Rollie Theron Shemwell
Birth: February 6, 1897 35 27Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 8, 1975St. Louis, Missouri, United States
herself
Malinda Edith Ray
Birth: November 1, 1902Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1961St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1920St. Louis, Missouri, United States
7 years
daughter
Edith Laverne Shemwell
Birth: March 4, 1928 31 25Missouri, United States
Death: September 6, 2016Polson, Lake, Montana, United States
Rollie Theron Shemwell + Private - View this family
husband
Rollie Theron Shemwell
Birth: February 6, 1897 35 27Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 8, 1975St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Rollie Theron Shemwell - Household

Shirley Ave Central, St. Louis, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Rollie TheadMW33MKYKYKYMachine HandElectrical
Shemwell, Edith MwifeFW27MMOKYMO
Shemwell, Laverne EdaughterFW2SMOKYMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rollie Theron Shemwell - Household

8728 Shirley Ave St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, RollieheadMW43MKYSame HouseMotor ManufacturerElectric
Shemwell, EdithXwifeFW37MMOSame House
Shemwell, LavernedaughterFW12SMOSame House