Bernice M ClarkAge: 79 years1876–1956
- Name
- Bernice M Clark
- Given names
- Bernice M
- Surname
- Clark
- Married name
- Bernice M Shemwell
 Birth | March 21, 1876 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 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 |
 Marriage | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. — View this family August 21, 1938 (Age 62 years) |
 Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 73 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 69 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 | February 11, 1956 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunnyside Cemetery |
 Last change | August 1, 2017 – 14:24:55 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. |
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Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Bernice M Clark Birth: March 21, 1876 — Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1956 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: August 21, 1938 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Maude Elanor Thompson |
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Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Birth: June 7, 1876 30 28 — Illinois, United States Death: December 5, 1929 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: October 4, 1899 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Divorce: July 3, 1915 — El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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9 years step-son |
Birth: July 15, 1908 30 32 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 2, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Mary Emma Penland |
| husband |
Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: September 7, 1915 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year step-daughter |
Harriett Virginia Shemwell Birth: August 31, 1916 38 32 — Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 14, 2000 — Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years step-son |
Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 7, 1919 41 35 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1971 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Doris Mae Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1924 46 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: 1973 |
No family available
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. - Household
807 Atlantic Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
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