The Shemwell Family

John Wilson MoormanAge: 88 years18571946

Name
John Wilson Moorman
Given names
John Wilson
Surname
Moorman
Note: Marriman
Birth June 21, 1857
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 3 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 9 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 11 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Civil marriageRebecca Parallel “Becca” ShemwellView this family
April 11, 1878 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#1
Infant Son Moorman
1879 (Age 21 years)

Death of a sonInfant Son Moorman
about 1879 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Infant Daughter Moorman
1880 (Age 22 years)

Death of a daughterInfant Daughter Moorman
about 1880 (Age 22 years)
Census June 14, 1880 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Frank Wilson Moorman
May 9, 1881 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lelia Maude Moorman
February 6, 1883 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Myrtle Mae Moorman
March 14, 1885 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Flora Kathryn Moorman
May 12, 1887 (Age 29 years)
Livin in
Residence
1887 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Ira Milton Moorman
July 10, 1889 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Grace Allie Moorman
August 10, 1892 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ida Ruth Moorman
July 20, 1895 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 40 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 daughter
#10
Mary Ethel Moorman
October 3, 1898 (Age 41 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Martin TaylorMyrtle Mae MoormanView this family
November 11, 1906 (Age 49 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Harry Audra Taylor
November 7, 1907 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Glen Taylor
1909 (Age 51 years)
Census May 8, 1910 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Marvin Taylor
1911 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Mildred M Bailey
1913 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childFrank Wilson MoormanLenora FultonView this family
about 1915 (Age 57 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 58 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a daughterFlora Kathryn Moorman
December 1, 1917 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 59 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 60 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/
Marriage of a childCharles MortonIda Ruth MoormanView this family
1920 (Age 62 years)
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 62 years)
Death of a daughterLelia Maude Moorman
March 18, 1923 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 72 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
Census April 4, 1930 (Age 72 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 82 years)
Death of a wifeRebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
December 15, 1942 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 84 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 88 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 22, 1946 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Family with Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: April 11, 1878Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
21 months
son
Infant Son Moorman
Birth: 1879 21 19
Death: about 1879Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Infant Daughter Moorman
Birth: 1880 22 20
Death: about 1880Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
Frank Wilson Moorman
Birth: May 9, 1881 23 22Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 24, 1951Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
daughter
Lelia Maude Moorman
Birth: February 6, 1883 25 23Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1923Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Myrtle Mae Moorman
Birth: March 14, 1885 27 25Benton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 1975Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Flora Kathryn Moorman
Birth: May 12, 1887 29 28Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1917Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Ira Milton Moorman
Birth: July 10, 1889 32 30Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1958Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Grace Allie Moorman
Birth: August 10, 1892 35 33Clinton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 18, 1983Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Ida Ruth Moorman
Birth: July 20, 1895 38 36Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: December 11, 1976Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Ethel Moorman
Birth: October 3, 1898 41 39Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1982Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Benton, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Moorman, John WWM22headMfarmerIAOHIN
Moorman, RebeccaWF20wifeMMOKYKY

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Henry, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Moorman, John WheadWMJun185742M22IAIAINbroom maker
Moorman, Rebecca PwifeWFMay185941M22108MOKYKY
Moorman, Frank sonWMMay188119SMOIAMO
Moorman, MaudedaughterWFFeb188317SMOIAMO
Moorman, MyrtledaughterWFMar188515SMOIAMO
Moorman, FloradaughterWFMay188713SMOIAMO
Moorman, MiltonsonWMJul188910SMOIAMO
Moorman, GracedaughterWFAug18927SMOIAMO
Moorman, RuthdaughterWFJul18954SMOIAMO
Moorman, MarydaughterWFOct18981SMOIAMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Moorman, John WheadMW52M33IAOHINfarmer
Moorman, Rebecca PwifeFW51M32108MOKYKY
Moorman, W FranksonMW28SMOIAMO
Moorman, L MaudedaughterFW26SMOIAMO
Moorman, Flora KdaughterFW22SMOIAMO
Moorman, Ira MsonMW20SMOIAMO
Moorman, Ala GracedaughterFW18SMOIAMO
Moorman, Ida RdaughterFW15SMOIAMO
Moorman, Mary daughterFW11SMOIAMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Moorman, John WheadMW62MIAOHKYfarmer
Moorman, Rebecca PwifeFW60MMOKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Moorman, John WheadMW72M20IAOHINfarmer
Moorman, Rebecca PwifeFW71M19MOKYKY
Moorman, Frank WsonMW49D30MOIAMOlaborer

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Wilson Moorman - Household

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Moorman, John WheadMW82MIAfarmer
Moorman, Rebecca PwifeFW80MMO
Moorman, William FsonMW58MMOlaborer

Name
Marriman