The Shemwell Family

Ethel Katherine WallaceAge: 86 years19172003

Name
Ethel Katherine Wallace
Given names
Ethel Katherine
Surname
Wallace
Married name
Ethel Katherine McCarley
Birth June 5, 1917 22 22
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 6 months)

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 2 years)
Birth of a sisterBillie Alene Wallace
July 16, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ronald Lee “Ronnie” McCarley
October 8, 1941 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 maternal grandmotherVirginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
November 26, 1947 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherEdward M Richardson
December 17, 1947 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherMartin Enoch Wallace
September 4, 1973 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Lee McCarley
September 7, 1974 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherEthel M Richardson
May 25, 1975 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 of a sisterBillie Alene Wallace
March 24, 1983 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonRonald Lee “Ronnie” McCarley
May 17, 2003 (Age 85 years)
Death June 21, 2003 (Age 86 years)
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father
Martin Enoch Wallace
Birth: October 16, 1894Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 4, 1973Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
mother
herself
Ethel Katherine Wallace
Birth: June 5, 1917 22 22Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 21, 2003Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Billie Alene Wallace
Birth: July 16, 1920 25 25Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 24, 1983Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
sister
Private
sister
Private
sister
Private
Family with Robert Lee McCarley - View this family
husband
Robert Lee McCarley
Birth: March 2, 1914Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 7, 1974Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Ethel Katherine Wallace
Birth: June 5, 1917 22 22Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 21, 2003Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
son
Ronald Lee “Ronnie” McCarley
Birth: October 8, 1941 27 24Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: May 17, 2003Dallas, Texas, United States
daughter
Private

Ethel Katherine Wallace has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martin Enoch Wallace - Household

Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wallace, MartinheadMW25MOKALTXFarmerGeneral farm
Wallace, EthelwifeFW25MMOMOMO
Wallace, Ethel KdaughterFW2SOKOKMO