The Shemwell Family

Thelma Grace GillmoreAge: 80 years18981978

Name
Thelma Grace Gillmore
Given names
Thelma Grace
Surname
Gillmore
Married name
Thelma Grace Wilburn
Birth February 12, 1898 29 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 days)
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 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRev. Nello Dwight Gillmore
October 21, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherEctor Lynn Gillmore
December 27, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Calhoun Connor
June 14, 1904 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterCarmen Ira Gillmore
February 17, 1909 (Age 11 years)
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterMargie Rosalie Gillmore
September 20, 1911 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Jane “Sallie” Reid
March 13, 1915 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageBenjamin Washington WilburnView this family
calculated 1917 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Beulah Charline Wilburn
May 21, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 16, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn
May 11, 1921 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 7, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Oscar Gayle Wilburn
June 17, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Marriage of a childBirva Elmer WebbBeulah Charline WilburnView this family
December 21, 1935 (Age 37 years)

Death of a fatherOscar Grant Gillmore
March 18, 1937 (Age 39 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Death of a husbandBenjamin Washington Wilburn
June 5, 1941 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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
Marriage of a childChesleigh Deon “Tex” WilburnDorothy L UnderwoodView this family
December 3, 1947 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 motherCarrie Eugenea Connor
July 19, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherGlenerver Reid Gillmore
May 15, 1963 (Age 65 years)

Death of a brotherChesleigh Kidwell Gillmore
December 5, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 11, 1978 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Horton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 18, 1890Franklin, Texas, United States
21 months
elder brother
Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore
Birth: August 16, 1892 23 22Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: December 5, 1973Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
Rev. Nello Dwight Gillmore
Birth: October 21, 1900 32 30Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 1991Hunt, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ector Lynn Gillmore
Birth: December 27, 1902 34 32Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: May 21, 1986Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, United States
6 years
younger sister
Carmen Ira Gillmore
Birth: February 17, 1909 40 39Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: July 29, 1985Delta, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Margie Rosalie Gillmore
Birth: September 20, 1911 43 41Scroggins, Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: October 2000
Family with Benjamin Washington Wilburn - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: calculated 1917
17 months
daughter
Beulah Charline Wilburn
Birth: May 21, 1918 24 20Upshur, Texas, United States
Death: November 11, 2004Texas, United States
3 years
son
Chesleigh Deon “Tex” Wilburn
Birth: May 11, 1921 27 23Upshur, Texas, United States
Death: November 15, 1987San Bernardino, California, United States
9 years
son
Oscar Gayle Wilburn
Birth: June 17, 1930 36 32Hunt, Texas, United States
Death: May 16, 1993Jefferson, Texas, United States

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 - Ben W Wilburn - Household

Upshur, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wilburn, Ben WheadMW27MTXTXILFarmerGeneral Farm
Wilburn, GracewifeFW21MTXTNNC
Wilburn, BeulahdaughterFW1-8mSTXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ben W Wilburn - Household

Hunt, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wilburn, Ben WheadMW36M24TXTXTXFarmerGeneral Farm
Wilburn, Grace HwifeFW32M19TXTXTX
Wilburn, CharlinedaughterFW11STXTXTX
Wilburn, DeonsonMW8STXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ben W Wilburn - Household

Main Street Horton to Commerce Delta, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wilburn, Ben WheadMW46MTXRDeltaTXLaborerWPA Road
Wilburn, GracewifeFW42MTXRDeltaTX
Wilburn, Deon CsonMW18STXRDeltaTXLaborerNYA Highway
Wilburn, SuilsonMW9STXRDeltaTX
Gillmore, Carrie Emother in lawFW70WdNCRDeltaTX