The Shemwell Family

Gussie Lee FinnellAge: 82 years19011983

Name
Gussie Lee Finnell
Given names
Gussie Lee
Surname
Finnell
Married name
Gussie Lee Shemwell
Birth June 5, 1901 30 29
Address: Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brotherLloyd Howell Finnell
1904 (Age 2 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Susan Drinkard
1911 (Age 9 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherHowell Finnell
June 12, 1915 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 7, 1920 (Age 18 years)
MarriageBishop Wilson ShemwellView this family
August 21, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Billy Gene Shemwell
October 27, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherJames Logan Finnell
March 7, 1923 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 9, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Rev. James Martin “Jim” Shemwell
May 1, 1936 (Age 34 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 14, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 motherMittie Susan Epperly
January 4, 1963 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherHollis B Finnell
1967 (Age 65 years)

Death of a husbandBishop Wilson Shemwell
March 22, 1972 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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, 1983 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
James Logan Finnell
Birth: May 15, 1871 33 31Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 7, 1923Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
mother
Mittie Susan Epperly
Birth: August 12, 1871Prairie Hill, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: January 4, 1963Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1897
3 years
elder brother
2 years
herself
Gussie Lee Finnell
Birth: June 5, 1901 30 29Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1983Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Family with Bishop Wilson Shemwell - View this family
husband
Bishop Wilson Shemwell
Birth: November 8, 1894 25 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 22, 1972Boone, Missouri, United States
herself
Gussie Lee Finnell
Birth: June 5, 1901 30 29Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States
Death: November 16, 1983Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
Marriage: August 21, 1920Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
14 months
son
Billy Gene Shemwell
Birth: October 27, 1921 26 20Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 14, 1995Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
15 years
son
Rev. James Martin “Jim” Shemwell
Birth: May 1, 1936 41 34Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 13, 2016Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Logan Finnell - Household

Third Street Salisbury, Chariton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Finnell, James LheadMW48MMOMOMOLaborerGrain Elevator
Finnell, MittiewifeFW48MMOMOMO
Finnell, Hollis BsonMW20SMOMOMOSalesman Retail Groceries
Finnell, Gussie LdaughterFW18SMOMOMOTeacherPublic School
Finnell, Lloyd HsonMW15SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bishop Wilson Shemwell - Household

1618 Windsor Street Columbia, Boone, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Bishop WheadMW35M26TNTNTNDruggistDrug Store
Shemwell, GussiewifeFW28M19MOMOMO
Shemwell, BilliesonMW8SMOTNMO
Finnell, Minnie Smother in lawFW58WdMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bishop Wilson Shemwell - Household

114 Aldeah Columbia, Boone, Missouri

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Bishop WheadMW46MTNRHowardMOPharmacistDrug Store
Shemwell, Gussie LXwifeFW38MMORHowardMO
Shemwell, Billy GsonMW18SMORHowardMOLaborerLumber Co.
Shemwell, James MsonMW3SMO
Finnel, Mittie Smother in lawFW68WdMORHowardMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bishop Wilson Shemwell - Household

114 Aldeah Columbia, Boone, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Bishop WheadMW55MarTNPharmacistDrug Store
Shemwell, Gussie LwifeFW48MarMO
Shemwell, James MsonMW13NevMO
Finnell, Mittie Smother in lawFW78WdMO