The Shemwell Family

Etta Lee BurrisAge: 88 years18911979

Name
Etta Lee Burris
Given names
Etta Lee
Surname
Burris
Married name
Etta Lee Porter
Married name
Etta Lee Dement
Birth September 3, 1891 29 27
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 12 years)
Religious marriageCharles H DementView this family
July 1, 1916 (Age 24 years)
DivorceCharles H DementView this family
1917 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJames Burrel Porter JrView this family
after 1917 (Age 25 years)

Death of a fatherJames Finley Burris
January 30, 1919 (Age 27 years)
Census May 7, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherMary Louisa Shemwell
1948 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandJames Burrel Porter Jr
January 12, 1953 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherOra Raymond Burris
February 5, 1954 (Age 62 years)
Cause: Lung cancer
Burial of a brotherOra Raymond Burris
February 6, 1954 (Age 62 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Death of a brotherDorval Burris
November 12, 1963 (Age 72 years)
Cause: acute mitochondrial infarction
Death November 1979 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 23, 1882Cooper, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder sister
Burris
Birth: December 16, 1883 22 19Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
20 months
elder brother
Dorval Burris
Birth: August 4, 1885 23 21Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: November 12, 1963Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder brother
Ora Raymond Burris
Birth: March 11, 1887 25 22Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 5, 1954Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States
5 years
herself
Etta Lee Burris
Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Family with James Burrel Porter Jr - View this family
husband
James Burrel Porter Jr
Birth: August 19, 1885Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1953Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
herself
Etta Lee Burris
Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: after 1917
Family with Charles H Dement - View this family
ex-husband
herself
Etta Lee Burris
Birth: September 3, 1891 29 27Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1979Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 1, 1916Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Divorce: 1917Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Etta Lee Burris has 37 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (37)

Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
2Ida Mae Shemwell18691959
10Infant Shemwell18871887
Parents Alexander Taylor Shemwell + Melvina Pamelia Thompson
1Gertrude Shemwell18901908
2Alta M Shemwell18921996
4Ruth Shemwell18961969
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
2Ella J Shemwell18811964
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
4Annie McMahan18911900
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1Flora Dell Whitlow18801959
2Nellie Whitlow18821902
5Nettie Whitlow18891927
6Orpha Whitlow18921901
7Henry Clay Whitlow18941972
8John Whitlow18981983
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
3Andrew Louis Brady18951942
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Finley Burris - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Burris, FinleyheadWMSep186138M18OHOHOHFarming
Burris, MarywifeWFApr186436M1853MOKYKY
Burris, DorvalsonWMAug188514SKSOHMOAt School
Burris, OransonWMMar188713SMOOHMOAt School
Burris, Etta LeedaughterWFSep18918MMOOHMOAt School

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Burrel Porter Jr - Household

East Armour Blvd Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Porter, James BheadMW44M35MOMOILDeputy SheriffCounty
Porter, Etta LwifeFW39M29MOOHMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Burrel Porter Jr - Household

Tracy Street Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Porter, James BXheadMW54MMOSame PlaceCounty ClerkCounty Clerks Office
Porter, Etta LeewifeFW48MMOSame Place

Note
Charles H Dement listed as living by himself in 1917 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri City Directory