The Shemwell Family

Guy Reynold RichardsonAge: 69 years19031973

Name
Guy Reynold Richardson
Given names
Guy Reynold
Surname
Richardson
Birth July 19, 1903 40 41
Death of a brotherEdward M Richardson Jr.
October 1905 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Shemwell
November 11, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hall
November 14, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a sisterEdith G Richardson
before 1910 (Age 6 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 1, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a sisterRhoda Kathryn Richardson
about 1924 (Age 20 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
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 3, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Note: Attendant at the State Hospital
MarriageGrace Lucille WaldronView this family
September 29, 1937 (Age 34 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Richardson
December 26, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 44 years)
Death of a fatherEdward M Richardson
December 17, 1947 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 54 years)
Death of a brotherHiram Emory Richardson
October 1963 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterEva Lee Richardson
January 13, 1971 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 April 2, 1973 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Mcquire Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 12, 1882Pettis, Missouri, United States
10 months
elder brother
19 months
elder sister
21 months
elder sister
20 months
elder brother
William Frank Richardson
Birth: August 17, 1888 25 26Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: December 26, 1940Oklahoma, United States
6 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Edward M Richardson Jr.
Birth: August 1896 33 34Missouri, United States
Death: October 1905Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder sister
Edith G Richardson
Birth: April 1899 35 37Oklahoma, United States
Death: before 1910Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
Hiram Emory Richardson
Birth: 1901 37 39Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 1963Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
himself
Guy Reynold Richardson
Birth: July 19, 1903 40 41Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 2, 1973Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Grace Lucille Waldron - View this family
himself
Guy Reynold Richardson
Birth: July 19, 1903 40 41Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 2, 1973Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Grace Lucille Waldron
Birth: April 10, 1912Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 13, 2004Sulphur, Murray, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: September 29, 1937Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Guy Reynold Richardson has 38 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (38)

Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
2Mattie Shemwell18761880
3Ethel Shemwell18781880
4Infant Shemwell18801900
5Ada Dell Shemwell18821953
Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents James Caswell Shemwell + Sarah Ellen Roley
Parents John Russell Rukes + Elphina Ella Shemwell
2Retta R Rukes18811972
3Bessie Irene Rukes18931962
Parents Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson + Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
2Ora Lee Richardson18831971
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
1Infant Son Moorman18791879
5Myrtle Mae Moorman18851975
7Ira Milton Moorman18891958
9Ida Ruth Moorman18951976
10Mary Ethel Moorman18981982
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household

Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Richardson, Edward MheadMW46M26MOTNTNLaborerCotton weigher
Richardson, Jennie DwifeFW48M26127MOKYKY
Richardson, Ethel MdaughterFW15SMOMOMO
Richardson, Hiram EsonMW8MOKMOMO
Richardson, Guy RsonMW6MOKMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward M Richardson - Household

Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Richardson, Edward MheadMW56MMOTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Richardson, Jennie DwifeFW57MMOKYKY
Richardson, EmorysonMW18SOKMOMOFarm LaborerHome farm
Richardson, GuysonMW16SOKMOMOFarm LaborerHome farm

Frank next door

Census
Attendant at the State Hospital
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Guy Reynold Richardson - Household

State Hospital Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Richardson, Guy RheadMW26MOKMOMOAttendantInst

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Guy Reynold Richardson - Household

Central Oklahoma State Hospital Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Richardson, Guy RheadMW37same houseOKNight SupervisorInstitution
Richardson, Grace LwifeFW28same houseOKNight SupervisorInstitution