Individual Details

Verna married William Thomas Shoemaker, 17 Feb 1916, Ironton, MO.

In the 1920 census, Verna was back home with her parents, along with her son Howard Shoemaker, age 2. Verna died later the same year and Howard was raised by his grandparents. The file says that Verna was a young widow but the census image has a "D" for divorce by Verna's name.

Birth	Aug 1894	Arcadia, Madison (Iron) County, Missouri
Death	1920	Iron County, Missouri

Father	Richard Barton West (1872 - 1942)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Reed (1876 - 1938)
Sibling	Bessie West (1896 - 1947)
Sibling	Cleophas West (1898 - 1961)
Sibling	Alma West (1900 - 1932)
Sibling	Courtney West (1902 - 1957)
Sibling	Gussie West (1904 - 1950)
Sibling	James Jefferson West (1907 - 1954)
Sibling	Okie West (1910 - 1973)
Sibling	Homer West (1912 - 1958)
Sibling	Opal Irene West (1914 - 2008)
Sibling	Lela Jane West (1916 - 1994)
Sibling	Kenneth Gay West (1921 - 1971)