The Shemwell Family

Edward James GillmoreAge: 53 years19121966

Name
Edward James Gillmore
Given names
Edward James
Surname
Gillmore
Birth December 26, 1912 20 18
Birth of a sisterAlice Maye Gillmore
October 17, 1914 (Age 21 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 February 3, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 22, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherOscar Grant Gillmore
March 18, 1937 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Eddye Gillmore Gillmore
August 13, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 37 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 grandmotherCarrie Eugenea Connor
July 19, 1958 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 July 1, 1966 (Age 53 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pyland Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore
Birth: August 16, 1892 23 22Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States
Death: December 5, 1973Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: January 21, 1912Franklin, Texas, United States
11 months
himself
Edward James Gillmore
Birth: December 26, 1912 20 18Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Death: July 1, 1966Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
22 months
younger sister
Family with Mildred Gretchen Renfro - View this family
himself
Edward James Gillmore
Birth: December 26, 1912 20 18Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
Death: July 1, 1966Marion, Guadalupe, Texas, United States
wife
daughter
Eddye Gillmore Gillmore
Birth: August 13, 1940 27 21Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, United States
Death: December 21, 2012Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
Private + Mildred Gretchen Renfro - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife

Edward James Gillmore has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore - Household

Marion, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gillmore, Chesleigh KheadMW27MTXTNNCBlocksetterLumber Mill
Gillmore, MyrtlewifeFW24MTXNCAL
Gillmore, EdwardsonMW7STXTXTX
Gillmore, AlicedaughterFW5STXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chesleigh Kidwell Gillmore - Household

Colby Ferry Road Marion, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gillmore, Chesleigh KheadMW37M19TXTNUSFarmerFarm
Gillmore, Myrtle AwifeFW35M17TXNCAL
Gillmore, EdwardsonMW17STXTXTX
Gillmore, Alice MdaughterFW15STXTXTX