The Shemwell Family

Clara Elizabeth ShamelAge: 62 years18971959

Name
Clara Elizabeth Shamel
Given names
Clara Elizabeth
Surname
Shamel
Married name
Clara Elizabeth Brackett
Birth about 1897 36 30
Death of a sisterMay V Shamel
February 9, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 months)
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 brotherRussell Dean Shamel
December 28, 1898 (Age 23 months)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterRuth Elizabeth Shamel
January 18, 1901 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherBert Albert Shamel
February 15, 1904 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherVirlinda Nelson
October 22, 1906 (Age 9 years)

Census April 30, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageKirk Owen BrackettView this family
September 7, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Gilbert Owen Brackett
April 12, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 16, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a husbandKirk Owen Brackett
August 8, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJames Albert Shamel
December 29, 1934 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Angina Pericarditis
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEmma Evelyn McLaughlin
August 2, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 1959 (Age 62 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 17, 1889Texas, Missouri, United States
-1 months
elder brother
19 months
elder sister
Agnes D Shamel
Birth: September 11, 1890 29 24Washington, United States
Death: January 13, 1981St. Louis, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Elmer James Shamel
Birth: February 19, 1893 32 26Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: January 1985St. Charles, St. Charles, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder sister
May V Shamel
Birth: September 30, 1894 33 28Missouri, United States
Death: February 9, 1897Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Russell Dean Shamel
Birth: December 28, 1898 38 32Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1992Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruth Elizabeth Shamel
Birth: January 18, 1901 40 34Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2001Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Bert Albert Shamel
Birth: February 15, 1904 43 37Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 3, 1997Laguna Niguel, Orange, California, United States
Family with Kirk Owen Brackett - View this family
husband
Kirk Owen Brackett
Birth: February 27, 1898Missouri, United States
Death: August 8, 1932Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: September 7, 1918Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Gilbert Owen Brackett
Birth: April 12, 1921 23 24Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1998San Bernardino, California, United States

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 - Kirk Owen Brackett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Brackett, KirkheadMW21MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Brackett, Clara LwifeFW23MMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Kirk Owen Brackett - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Brackett, KirkheadMW32M20MOUSMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Brackett, ClarawifeFW33M21MOMOMO
Brackett, GilbertsonMW9SMOMOMO

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