The Shemwell Family

Myrtle Mae MoormanAge: 89 years18851975

Name
Myrtle Mae Moorman
Given names
Myrtle Mae
Surname
Moorman
Married name
Myrtle Mae Taylor
Birth March 14, 1885 27 25
Birth of a sisterFlora Kathryn Moorman
May 12, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherIra Milton Moorman
July 10, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace Allie Moorman
August 10, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterIda Ruth Moorman
July 20, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 sisterMary Ethel Moorman
October 3, 1898 (Age 13 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Shemwell
November 11, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hall
November 14, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
MarriageGeorge Martin TaylorView this family
November 11, 1906 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Harry Audra Taylor
November 7, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Glen Taylor
1909 (Age 23 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Marvin Taylor
1911 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 sisterFlora Kathryn Moorman
December 1, 1917 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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/
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterLelia Maude Moorman
March 18, 1923 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 5, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Martin Taylor
January 7, 1936 (Age 50 years)
Note: Find A Grave note states killed in truck accident
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
December 15, 1942 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Death of a fatherJohn Wilson Moorman
January 22, 1946 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherFrank Wilson Moorman
July 24, 1951 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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
Death of a brotherIra Milton Moorman
September 9, 1958 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 12, 1975 (Age 89 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 11, 1878Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
21 months
elder brother
Infant Son Moorman
Birth: 1879 21 19
Death: about 1879Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Infant Daughter Moorman
Birth: 1880 22 20
Death: about 1880Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
16 months
elder brother
Frank Wilson Moorman
Birth: May 9, 1881 23 22Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 24, 1951Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
elder sister
Lelia Maude Moorman
Birth: February 6, 1883 25 23Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: March 18, 1923Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
herself
Myrtle Mae Moorman
Birth: March 14, 1885 27 25Benton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 1975Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Flora Kathryn Moorman
Birth: May 12, 1887 29 28Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: December 1, 1917Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ira Milton Moorman
Birth: July 10, 1889 32 30Leesville, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: September 9, 1958Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Grace Allie Moorman
Birth: August 10, 1892 35 33Clinton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 18, 1983Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ida Ruth Moorman
Birth: July 20, 1895 38 36Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: December 11, 1976Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Ethel Moorman
Birth: October 3, 1898 41 39Clinton, Henry, Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1982Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with George Martin Taylor - View this family
husband
herself
Myrtle Mae Moorman
Birth: March 14, 1885 27 25Benton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 12, 1975Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: November 11, 1906
1 year
son
2 years
son
3 years
son

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 - George Martin Taylor - Household

Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Taylor, George MheadMW22M3IAIIAILteamster
Taylor, Myrtle wifeFW25M322MOMOMO
Taylor, AudradaughterFW2SOKIAMO
Taylor, GlensonMW6 monthsSOKIAMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Martin Taylor - Household

Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Taylor, G MheadMW31MIAOHOHoil workerin field
Taylor, MyrtlewifeFW34MMOIAMO
Taylor, AudsysonMW12SOKIAMO
Taylor, GlennsonMW10SOKIAMO
Taylor, MarvinsonMW8SOKIAMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Martin Taylor - Household

Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Taylor, George AheadMW42M18IAOHIAticket sellerbus station
Taylor, Myrtle MwifeFW40M16MOIAMO
Taylor, Audra HsonMW22SOKINMO
Taylor, Glen MsonMW20SOKIAMObookkeeperbus station
Taylor, MarvinsonMW18SOKIAMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Myrtle Mae Moorman - Household

Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Taylor, Myrtle MheadFW55WdMO