The Shemwell Family

Eva Lee RichardsonAge: 85 years18851971

Name
Eva Lee Richardson
Given names
Eva Lee
Surname
Richardson
Married name
Eva Lee Woodring
Married name
Eva Lee Smith
Birth April 28, 1885 22 23
Birth of a sisterRhoda Kathryn Richardson
January 1887 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Frank Richardson
August 17, 1888 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterEthel M Richardson
August 1894 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward M Richardson Jr.
August 1896 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 sisterEdith G Richardson
April 1899 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jessie Belle Woodring
October 24, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Address: Oklahoma Territory
Birth of a brotherHiram Emory Richardson
1901 (Age 15 years)
MarriageCharles Franklin “Charley” WoodringView this family
May 10, 1903 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherGuy Reynold Richardson
July 19, 1903 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherEdward M Richardson Jr.
October 1905 (Age 20 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
Death of a sisterEdith G Richardson
before 1910 (Age 24 years)
Census May 16, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Ewing Alford Woodring
September 24, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lucille Hazel Woodring
November 21, 1913 (Age 28 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Gladys Opal Woodring
April 29, 1918 (Age 33 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/
Birth of a grandson
#1
Charles Doyle McNeill
March 31, 1919 (Age 33 years)
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterRhoda Kathryn Richardson
about 1924 (Age 38 years)

Note: Presumed death prior to Nov. 1924 - Rhoda disappears before the 1930 census. Elmer remarries 11-8-1924. Their daughter is with him and new wife in 1930. -b
Birth of a grandson
#2
Gerald McNeill
October 20, 1929 (Age 44 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 2, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childClifton O'Dell MeadersLucille Hazel WoodringView this family
June 24, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Richardson
December 26, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Kelly Milton Reed
November 23, 1941 (Age 56 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 motherVirginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
November 26, 1947 (Age 62 years)
Death of a fatherEdward M Richardson
December 17, 1947 (Age 62 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Franklin “Charley” Woodring
October 27, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Death of a daughterJessie Belle Woodring
April 24, 1952 (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 brotherCharles Claud “Charlie” Richardson
March 19, 1958 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherHiram Emory Richardson
October 1963 (Age 78 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 January 13, 1971 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maguire-Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1882Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder brother
19 months
herself
21 months
younger sister
20 months
younger brother
William Frank Richardson
Birth: August 17, 1888 25 26Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: December 26, 1940Oklahoma, United States
6 years
younger sister
2 years
younger brother
Edward M Richardson Jr.
Birth: August 1896 33 34Missouri, United States
Death: October 1905Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Edith G Richardson
Birth: April 1899 35 37Oklahoma, United States
Death: before 1910Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Hiram Emory Richardson
Birth: 1901 37 39Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 1963Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Guy Reynold Richardson
Birth: July 19, 1903 40 41Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 2, 1973Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 10, 1903Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
-4 years
daughter
Jessie Belle Woodring
Birth: October 24, 1899 24 14Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 24, 1952Tulare, California, United States
12 years
son
Ewing Alford Woodring
Birth: September 24, 1911 36 26Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 1983Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Lucille Hazel Woodring
Birth: November 21, 1913 38 28Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1989Tehama, Tehama, California, United States
4 years
daughter
Gladys Opal Woodring
Birth: April 29, 1918 43 33Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 3, 1995Contra Costa, California, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household

Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richardson, EdwardheadWMMay186337M17MOTNTNFarmer
Richardson, JenniewifeWFSep186138M1797MOKYKY
Richardson, Charles CsonWMSep188316MMOMOMOFarm Laborer
Richardson, Eva LdaughterWFApr188515SMOMOMOAt School
Richardson, Roda CdaughterWFJan188713SMOMOMOAt School
Richardson, William FsonWMAug188811MMOMOMOAt School
Richardson, Ethel MdaughterWFAug18945SMOMOMO
Richardson, Edward HsonWMAug18963SMOMOMO
Richardson, Edith GdaughterWFApr18991SOKMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - Household

Wayne, McClain, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Woodring, CharlesheadMW34M7NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Woodring, EvawifeFW24M721MOMOMO
Woodring, JessiedaughterFW6SOKNCMO
Richardson, Frankbrother in lawMW21SMOMOMOLaborerFarm labor

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - Household

Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Woodring, Charles FheadMW46MNCNCNCFarmerGeneral farmer
Woodring, EvawifeFW36MMOMOMO
Woodring, JessiedaughterFW16SOKNCMO
Woodring, EwingsonMW8SOKNCMO
Woodring, LucilledaughterFW6SOKNCMO
Woodring, GladiedaughterFW1SOKNCMO
Richardson, Claudbrother in law(lodger)MW38SMOMOMOFarmLabor

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - Household

Little River, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Woodring, Charley FheadMW55M35NCNCSCFarmerGeneral Farm
Woodring, Eva LwifeFW44M19MOMOMO
Woodring, Ewing FsonMW18SOKNCMOLaborerGeneral Farm
Woodring, Hazel LdaughterFW16SOKNCMO
Woodring, Gladys daughterFW11SOKNCMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Franklin “Charley” Woodring - Household

Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Woodring, Charles FheadMW65MNCRClevelandOK
Woodring, EvawifeFW64MMORClevelandOK
Richardson, Edward Mfather in lawMW76MMOsame place
Richardson, Virginiamother in lawFW78MMOsame place