Corrinne B “Corra” ShamelAge: 79 years1883–1963
- Name
- Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel
- Given names
- Corrinne B
- Surname
- Shamel
- Married name
- Corrinne B Koontz
- Nickname
- Corra
- Married name
- Corrinne B Skellett
 Birth | May 25, 1883 28 22 |
 Birth of a sister | Anna M Shamel November 25, 1887 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Calvin Shamel April 13, 1888 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Owen Shamel May 7, 1889 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | Owen Shamel 1892 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ray Wallbridge Shamel January 25, 1894 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jennings Bryan Shamel May 31, 1896 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 brother | John Wallace Shamel March 24, 1899 (Age 15 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lena Leota Spillman September 23, 1901 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Charles J Skellett — View this family before 1918 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 36 years) |
| Death of a father | John Calvin Shamel Jr. February 7, 1925 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 |
| Death of a husband | Charles J Skellett February 16, 1938 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 66 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 62 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 | January 15, 1963 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cambria Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Calvin Shamel Jr. Birth: August 25, 1854 32 30 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1925 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Lena Leota Spillman Birth: July 1860 — Missouri, United States Death: September 23, 1901 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 8, 1880 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
Claude DeVault Shamel Birth: October 7, 1880 26 20 — Missouri, United States Death: January 23, 1963 — San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
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3 years herself |
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel Birth: May 25, 1883 28 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1963 — San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Anna M Shamel Birth: November 25, 1887 33 27 — Missouri, United States Death: March 1982 — California, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Owen Shamel Birth: May 7, 1889 34 28 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: 1892 |
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5 years younger brother |
Ray Wallbridge Shamel Birth: January 25, 1894 39 33 — Missouri, United States Death: March 12, 1978 — San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Jennings Bryan Shamel Birth: May 31, 1896 41 35 — Missouri, United States Death: April 17, 1992 — San Marcos, San Diego, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Wallace Shamel Birth: March 24, 1899 44 38 — Missouri, United States Death: April 17, 1992 — San Diego, California, United States |
| Family with Charles J Skellett |
| husband |
Charles J Skellett Birth: November 7, 1887 — Iowa, United States Death: February 16, 1938 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel Birth: May 25, 1883 28 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1963 — San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
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Marriage: before 1918 — |
| Family with Private |
| husband |
Private |
| herself |
Corrinne B “Corra” Shamel Birth: May 25, 1883 28 22 — Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1963 — San Luis Obispo, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Calvin Shamel Jr. - Household
Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles J Skellett - Household
3764 LaSalle Ave Los Angeles,, Los Angeles California
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Corrinne A “Corra” Shamel - Household
San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, California
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