The Shemwell Family

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Birth	February 12, 1914 31 19 Missouri, United States
Census	January 6, 1920 (Age 5 years) Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Address: Blackwater Township Main Street Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Valdenar Shemwell - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Valdenar Shemwell - Household Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP FBP MBP Occupation Ind Emp Thomas Sims Head F W 37 M MO MO MO Trader in livestock Ruth Sims Wife M W 25 M MO MO MO T J Sims son M W 5 S MO MO MO
Birth of a sister	Mary Francis Sims January 13, 1925 (Age 10 years) Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham November 3, 1925 (Age 11 years) Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Betty Sue Sims July 8, 1927 (Age 13 years) Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Census	April 11, 1930 (Age 16 years) Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household 314 McRobert Boonville, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Sims, Thomas J head M W 47 M 30 MO MO MO Salesman Car Sims, Ruth B wife F W 35 M 18 MO MO MO Sims, Thomas J son M W 16 S MO MO MO Sims, Mary F daughter F W 5 S MO MO MO Sims, Betty S daughter F W 2-9m S MO MO MO
Birth of a daughter #1	Shirley Ann Sims June 13, 1931 (Age 17 years) Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #2	Thomas Roger Sims July 16, 1937 (Age 23 years) Missouri, United States
Census	April 12, 1940 (Age 26 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death of a father	Thomas Jefferson Sims March 18, 1941 (Age 27 years) Macon, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	Alfred Denest Payne — Ruth Valdenar Shemwell — View this family after 1950 (Age 35 years)
Death of a son	Thomas Roger Sims January 16, 1951 (Age 36 years)
Death of a maternal grandfather	William Standard Shemwell March 29, 1953 (Age 39 years) Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Ruth Valdenar Shemwell December 13, 1976 (Age 62 years) Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Occupation	Prison Guard McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
Death	May 24, 1982 (Age 68 years) McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
Burial	Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Memorial Park

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Mary Francis Sims Betty Sue Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Birth: May 16, 1882 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 18, 1941 — Macon, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Jefferson Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Mary Francis Sims Betty Sue Sims Family with spouse Alfred Denest Payne Family with spouse Henry Cornelius Helfrich Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
	Marriage: November 3, 1912 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
15 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Patricia Louise Myers Shirley Ann Sims Thomas Roger Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Birth: February 12, 1914 31 19 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1982 — McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
11 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Buddie Crow Mary Francis Sims Birth: January 13, 1925 42 30 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 5, 1993 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ralph Adolph Eyer Ralph Thomas Eyer Betty Sue Sims Birth: July 8, 1927 45 33 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 18, 2002 — Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States

Mother’s family with Alfred Denest Payne - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Alfred Denest Payne Birth: June 11, 1891 — Kingman, Kansas, United States Death: June 22, 1972 — Syracuse, Hamilton, Kansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Jefferson Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Mary Francis Sims Betty Sue Sims Family with spouse Alfred Denest Payne Family with spouse Henry Cornelius Helfrich Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
	Marriage: after 1950 —

Mother’s family with Henry Cornelius Helfrich - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Henry Cornelius Helfrich Birth: 1894 — Kansas, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Jefferson Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Mary Francis Sims Betty Sue Sims Family with spouse Alfred Denest Payne Family with spouse Henry Cornelius Helfrich Ruth Valdenar Shemwell Birth: May 18, 1894 25 25 — Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 13, 1976 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
	Marriage: —

Family with Patricia Louise Myers - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Patricia Louise Myers Shirley Ann Sims Thomas Roger Sims Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Birth: February 12, 1914 31 19 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1982 — McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. Shirley Ann Sims Thomas Roger Sims Patricia Louise Myers Birth: March 17, 1916 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: June 6, 2004
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Shirley Ann Sims Birth: June 13, 1931 17 15 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 11, 2006 — Oklahoma, United States
6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Roger Sims Birth: July 16, 1937 23 21 — Missouri, United States Death: January 16, 1951
daughter	Private
daughter	Private

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Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - Ruth Valdenar Shemwell - Household Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP FBP MBP Occupation Ind Emp Thomas Sims Head F W 37 M MO MO MO Trader in livestock Ruth Sims Wife M W 25 M MO MO MO T J Sims son M W 5 S MO MO MO
Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Sims - Household 314 McRobert Boonville, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Sims, Thomas J head M W 47 M 30 MO MO MO Salesman Car Sims, Ruth B wife F W 35 M 18 MO MO MO Sims, Thomas J son M W 16 S MO MO MO Sims, Mary F daughter F W 5 S MO MO MO Sims, Betty S daughter F W 2-9m S MO MO MO

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Thomas Jefferson Sims 1882–1941
mother Parents William Standard Shemwell Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham	Ruth Valdenar Shemwell 1894–1976
himself Family Patricia Louise Myers Shirley Ann Sims Thomas Roger Sims Private Private	Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. 1914–1982
younger sister Family Buddie Crow Private Private Private	Mary Francis Sims 1925–1993
younger sister Family Ralph Adolph Eyer Ralph Thomas Eyer	Betty Sue Sims 1927–2002
Mother’s family with Alfred Denest Payne
step-father Parents (unknown)	Alfred Denest Payne 1891–1972
mother Parents William Standard Shemwell Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham	Ruth Valdenar Shemwell 1894–1976
Mother’s family with Henry Cornelius Helfrich
step-father Parents (unknown)	Henry Cornelius Helfrich 1894–
mother Parents William Standard Shemwell Penelope Thompson “Nellie” Bingham	Ruth Valdenar Shemwell 1894–1976
Family with Patricia Louise Myers
himself Parents Thomas Jefferson Sims Ruth Valdenar Shemwell	Thomas Jefferson Sims Jr. 1914–1982
wife Parents (unknown)	Patricia Louise Myers 1916–2004
daughter Family Private Private Private Private	Shirley Ann Sims 1931–2006
son Family (none)	Thomas Roger Sims 1937–1951
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private