The Shemwell Family

Emma Evelyn McLaughlinAge: 75 years18661942

Name
Emma Evelyn McLaughlin
Given names
Emma Evelyn
Surname
McLaughlin
Married name
Emma Evelyn Shamel
Birth August 27, 1866
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 4 months)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 4 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
William Homer Shamel
February 10, 1889 (Age 22 years)
MarriageJames Albert ShamelView this family
March 17, 1889 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Agnes D Shamel
September 11, 1890 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer James Shamel
February 19, 1893 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
May V Shamel
September 30, 1894 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Clara Elizabeth Shamel
about 1897 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterMay V Shamel
February 9, 1897 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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
Birth of a son
#6
Russell Dean Shamel
December 28, 1898 (Age 32 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
January 18, 1901 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Bert Albert Shamel
February 15, 1904 (Age 37 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Homer ShamelGrace CookView this family
February 19, 1913 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childElmer James ShamelAlma Louvina IrickView this family
August 29, 1914 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Jewel M Shamel
March 6, 1915 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cleo Clare Shamel
July 3, 1916 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Rollin Shamel
September 11, 1916 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 grandson
#4
Loren Thomas Shamel
July 24, 1918 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childKirk Owen BrackettClara Elizabeth ShamelView this family
September 7, 1918 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 50 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 51 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/
Marriage of a childRay Edward ClaxtonRuth Elizabeth ShamelView this family
estimated 1919 (Age 52 years)

Census January 5, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Janice Irene Shamel
May 31, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Raymond Harold Claxton
July 12, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Gilbert Owen Brackett
April 12, 1921 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Edwin Dale Claxton
March 26, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childRussell Dean ShamelHazel Mae WaterworthView this family
May 13, 1922 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Margie Lorraine Shamel
October 28, 1923 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Gloria Mae Claxton
March 11, 1924 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Leland Homer Shamel
May 24, 1924 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Russell Lavern Shamel
September 11, 1925 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 63 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 13, 1930 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Richard Dean Shamel
June 18, 1930 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 68 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 75 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 August 2, 1942 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with James Albert Shamel - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 17, 1889Texas, Missouri, United States
-1 months
son
19 months
daughter
Agnes D Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1890 29 24Washington, United States
Death: January 13, 1981St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Elmer James Shamel
Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1985St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
19 months
daughter
May V Shamel
Birth: September 30, 1894 33 28Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 1897Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
Russell Dean Shamel
Birth: December 28, 1898 38 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1992Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2001Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Bert Albert Shamel
Birth: February 15, 1904 43 37Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1997Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Shamel, James AheadWMNov186039M12MONCVADry Good Merchant
Shamel, EmmawifeWFAug186633M1265MOMOMO
Shamel, Homer WsonWMFeb188912SMOMOMOAt School
Shamel, AgnesdaughterWFSep188910SWAMOMOAt School
Shamel, Elmer JsonWMFeb18937SMOMOMO
Shamel, ClaradaughterWFAug18954SMOMOMO
Shamel, RussellsonWMDec18981SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shamel, James AheadMW50M121MONCVAFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, EmmawifeFW43M12187MOMOMO
Shamel, HomersonMW20SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, AgnesdaughterFW19SWAMOMO
Shamel, ElmersonMW16SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, ClaradaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Shamel, RussellsonMW11SMOMOMOFarm LaborerHome Farm
Shamel, RuthdaughterFW9SMOMOMO
Shamel, BertsonMW6SMOMOMO
Shamel, Robert LbrotherMW41SMOKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shamel, James AheadMW59MMOTN?USFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, EmmawifeFW53MMOUSMO
Shamel, RussellsonMW21SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Shamel, RuthdaughterFW18SMOMOMO
Shamel, BertsonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerHome Farm
Shamel, Robert LbrotherMW52SMOTNTNLaborerHome Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Albert Shamel - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shamel, James AheadMW69M27MOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Shamel, EmmawifeFW63M22MOMOMO
Shockley, EdgerboarderMW17SMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clara Elizabeth Shamel - Household

Competition Road Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brackett, ClaraheadFW42WdMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Brackett, GilbertsonMW19MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Shamel, EmmamotherFW72WdMOSame House