The Shemwell Family

Patsy Iona WisdomAge: 78 years19262005

Name
Patsy Iona Wisdom
Given names
Patsy Iona
Surname
Wisdom
Married name
Patsy Iona Edmondson
Birth November 14, 1926 22 18
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDoris Jeannine Wisdom
January 30, 1932 (Age 5 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfatherDorsey John Whitlow
April 11, 1955 (Age 28 years)
Cause: Heart attack - had surgery for acute appenticitis
Death of a maternal grandmotherMyrtle “Mattie” Parks
December 20, 1958 (Age 32 years)
Cause: Coronary Embolus/Essential Hypertension
Death of a fatherJoseph Leroy Wisdom
April 21, 1963 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherEva Dell Whitlow
March 5, 1973 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 husbandAllen William Edmondson
April 21, 1977 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterDoris Jeannine Wisdom
February 20, 2002 (Age 75 years)
Death February 22, 2005 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Deschutes Memorial Gardens
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father
Joseph Leroy Wisdom
Birth: August 13, 1904Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: April 21, 1963Orange, California, United States
mother
Eva Dell Whitlow
Birth: February 1, 1908 20 18Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: March 5, 1973San Pablo, Contra Costa, California, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1925Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
11 months
herself
Patsy Iona Wisdom
Birth: November 14, 1926 22 18Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 22, 2005Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States
5 years
younger sister
Doris Jeannine Wisdom
Birth: January 30, 1932 27 23Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 20, 2002Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States
Family with Allen William Edmondson - View this family
husband
Allen William Edmondson
Birth: January 12, 1923San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Death: April 21, 1977Contra Costa, California, United States
herself
Patsy Iona Wisdom
Birth: November 14, 1926 22 18Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 22, 2005Bend, Deschutes, Oregon, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
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Patsy Iona Wisdom has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (2)

Parents Owen Kenneth Shrum + Lorraine Evelyn Whitlow
1Private
2Private
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Leroy Wisdom - Household

Galena, Cherokee, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wisdom, LeroyheadMW25M21MOTNMOTub HookerLead & Zinc Mines
Wisdom, EvawifeFW22M17KSMOMO
Wisdom, PatsydaughterFW3-4mSKSMOKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Leroy Wisdom - Household

Lake Street Contra Costa, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wisdom, LeroyheadMW35MMORCherokeeKSBoilermaker? Refinery
Wisdom, Eva XwifeFW32MKSRCherokeeKS
Wisdom, PatsydaughterFW13SKSRCherokeeKS
Wisdom, JeanninedaughterFW8SKSRCherokeeKS
Whitlow, Dorseyfather in lawMW52MMORCherokeeKSLaborerPipe Company
Whitlow, Mattiemother in lawFW50MMORCherokeeKS