The Shemwell Family

Roy Phillip HerringAge: 58 years19091968

Name
Roy Phillip Herring
Given names
Roy Phillip
Surname
Herring
Birth December 2, 1909 24 25
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 5 months)
Birth of a sisterMildred Herring
February 14, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 sisterSibyl Larue Herring
December 31, 1916 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 sisterDorothy Nell Herring
January 22, 1919 (Age 9 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterHarriet Lucille Herring
February 2, 1923 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDavid Theopholus Herring
March 10, 1925 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Death of a fatherDavid Edgar Herring
November 23, 1931 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Philaine Herring
July 18, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCorneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan
September 24, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan Caroline Mobley
April 27, 1941 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sandra Lee Herring
September 29, 1943 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 paternal grandmotherEmily Jane Rollins
April 16, 1957 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterMildred Herring
November 14, 1958 (Age 48 years)
Cause: Auto Accident - Thrown from Automobile
Death of a sisterRuby Helen Herring
December 25, 1965 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 May 14, 1968 (Age 58 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 11, 1906Montague, Texas, United States
17 months
elder sister
2 years
himself
Roy Phillip Herring
Birth: December 2, 1909 24 25Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: May 14, 1968Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mildred Herring
Birth: February 14, 1912 26 27Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: November 14, 1958Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
5 years
younger sister
Sibyl Larue Herring
Birth: December 31, 1916 31 32Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: April 29, 2003Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Harriet Lucille Herring
Birth: February 2, 1923 37 38Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: November 7, 2002Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family with Ann Florian - View this family
himself
Roy Phillip Herring
Birth: December 2, 1909 24 25Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: May 14, 1968Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Ann Florian
Birth: July 21, 1911Texas, United States
Death: June 9, 1994Bullhead City, Mohave, Arizona, United States
daughter
Philaine Herring
Birth: July 18, 1933 23 21Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: June 22, 1996Haleiwa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
son
Private
daughter
Sandra Lee Herring
Birth: September 29, 1943 33 32Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: May 14, 1975Los Angeles, California, United States
son
Private

Roy Phillip Herring has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - David Edgar Herring - Household

Grayson Street Nocona, Montague, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Herring, EdgarheadMW25M4TXAKAKLaborerOdd jobs
Herring, ZorawifeFW25M422TNTNTN
Herring, RubydaughterFW2STXTXTN
Herring, RoydaughterFW5mSTXTXTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - David Edgar Herring - Household

Cook Street Nocona, Montague, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Herring, David EheadMW35MTXTXUSCotton Buyer
Herring, ZorawifeFW35MTNTNTN
Herring, RubydaughterFW12STXTXTN
Herring, RoydaughterFW10STXTXTN
Herring, MildreddaughterFW6STXTXTN
Herring, SybledaughterFW3STXTXTN
Herring, DorthadaughterFW1STXTXTN