The Shemwell Family

Oscar Grant GillmoreAge: 68 years18681937

Name
Oscar Grant Gillmore
Given names
Oscar Grant
Surname
Gillmore
Birth August 24, 1868
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 4 months)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageCarrie Eugenea ConnorView this family
November 18, 1890 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore
August 16, 1892 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Glenerver Reid Gillmore
August 15, 1895 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Thelma Grace Gillmore
February 12, 1898 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 30, 1900 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Rev. Nello Dwight Gillmore
October 21, 1900 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ector Lynn Gillmore
December 27, 1902 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Carmen Ira Gillmore
February 17, 1909 (Age 40 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Margie Rosalie Gillmore
September 20, 1911 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childChesleigh Kidwell GillmoreMyrtle A SheltonView this family
January 21, 1912 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Edward James Gillmore
December 26, 1912 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alice Maye Gillmore
October 17, 1914 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 47 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a childBenjamin Washington WilburnThelma Grace GillmoreView this family
calculated 1917 (Age 48 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Beulah Charline Wilburn
May 21, 1918 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 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 49 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 21, 1920 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn
May 11, 1921 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 61 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
Birth of a grandson
#5
Oscar Gayle Wilburn
June 17, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Lyndon Dwight Petty
July 23, 1932 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childRev. Nello Dwight GillmoreLois View this family
between 1930 and 1940 (Age 61 years)

Census April 7, 1930 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childGlenerver Reid GillmoreGladys Evelyn AndersonView this family
January 20, 1932 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childEctor Lynn GillmoreFlora Belle HarrellView this family
between 1931 and 1939 (Age 62 years)

Death March 18, 1937 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shiloh Cemetery
Family with Carrie Eugenea Connor - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 18, 1890Franklin, Texas, United States
21 months
son
Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore
Birth: August 16, 1892 23 22Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: December 5, 1973Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Rev. Nello Dwight Gillmore
Birth: October 21, 1900 32 30Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 1991Hunt, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Ector Lynn Gillmore
Birth: December 27, 1902 34 32Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: May 21, 1986Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
6 years
daughter
Carmen Ira Gillmore
Birth: February 17, 1909 40 39Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: July 29, 1985Delta, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Margie Rosalie Gillmore
Birth: September 20, 1911 43 41Scroggins, Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: October 2000

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Oscar C Gillmore - Household

Franklin, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gillmore, OscarheadWMAug186831M9TNTNTNFarmer
Gillmore, CarriewifeWFJan187030M933NCNCNC
Gillmore, ChellbysonWMAug18927STXTNNC
Gillmore, GleniversonWMAug18954STXTNNC
Gillmore, ThelmadaughterWFFeb18991STXTNNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Oscar C Gillmore - Household

Franklin, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gillmore, Oscar CheadMW41M119TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Gillmore, Carrie EwifeFW39M11966NCNCNC
Gillmore, Chester RsonMW17STXTNNCFarmerHome Farm
Gillmore, Gleniver RsonMW14STXTNNCFarmerHome Farm
Gillmore, Gilmer GdaughterFW12STXTNNC
Gillmore, Nello DsonMW9STXTNNC
Gillmore, Ector LsonMW7STXTNNC
Gillmore, Carmen IdaughterFW1STXTNNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Grant Gillmore - Household

Hopkins, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gillmore, Oscar GheadMW51MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Gillmore, CarriewifeFW49MNCNCNCHouse Wife
Gillmore, Nello DsonMW19STXTNNCFarm HelperHome Farm
Gillmore, Ector LsonMW17STXTNNCFarm HelperHome Farm
Gillmore, Carmen IdaughterFW10STXTNNC
Gillmore, RasaliedaughterFW8STXTNNC

Gleniver next door

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Grant Gillmore - Household

Commerce Horton Road Hunt, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gillmore, Oscar GheadMW61M22TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Gillmore, CarriewifeFW60M20NCNCNC
Gillmore, Nello DsonMW29WdTXTNNCTeacherRural School
Gillmore, Carmen IdaughterFW21STXTNNC