The Shemwell Family

Hiram Emory RichardsonAge: 62 years19011963

Name
Hiram Emory Richardson
Given names
Hiram Emory
Surname
Richardson
Birth 1901 37 39
Birth of a brotherGuy Reynold Richardson
July 19, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherEdward M Richardson Jr.
October 1905 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Shemwell
November 11, 1905 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hall
November 14, 1905 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a sisterEdith G Richardson
before 1910 (Age 9 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 19 years)
MarriageLucy Matilda SharpView this family
September 19, 1924 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sisterRhoda Kathryn Richardson
about 1924 (Age 23 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 son
#1
Joe Ray Richardson
October 15, 1926 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 19, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Frank Richardson
December 26, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 46 years)
Death of a fatherEdward M Richardson
December 17, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 October 1963 (Age 62 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
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
himself
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 Lucy Matilda Sharp - View this family
himself
Hiram Emory Richardson
Birth: 1901 37 39Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 1963Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Lucy Matilda Sharp
Birth: October 8, 1903Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1991Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 19, 1924Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Joe Ray Richardson
Birth: October 15, 1926 25 23Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 4, 2017Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

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

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Emory Richardson - Household

Sec 12 Davis, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Richardson, Hiram EheadMW28M21OKMOMOLaborerLumber Yard
Richardson, Lucy MwifeFW26M20TNTNTN
Richardson, Joe RsonMW3-5mSOKOKTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Hiram Emory Richardson - Household

325 N. Florence Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Richardson, EmoryheadMW39MOKsame placeAttendantGasoline Station
Richardson, LucyXwifeFW37MTNsame place
Richardson, Joe RaysonMW13SOKsame place