The Shemwell Family

George Lloyd “Loy” CarterAge: 62 years19101973

Name
George Lloyd “Loy” Carter
Given names
George Lloyd
Surname
Carter
Nickname
Loy
Birth May 7, 1910 36 27
Note: Birth date/place found in California Death Index
Birth of a sisterLoretta Elizabeth Carter
March 27, 1914 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth date/place from California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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
Birth of a sisterEffie Ellen Carter
December 26, 1918 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 7 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 7, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 13, 1930 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMartha Katherine SmartView this family
September 5, 1936 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Marion Carter
November 3, 1942 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 4, 1950 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 motherSarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee
June 10, 1960 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 February 23, 1973 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valhalla Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 23, 1905Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Earl A Carter
Birth: June 30, 1908 34 25Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 18, 1983Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
22 months
himself
George Lloyd “Loy” Carter
Birth: May 7, 1910 36 27Walnut Grove, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Effie Ellen Carter
Birth: December 26, 1918 44 36Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 25, 2010Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States
Mother’s family with John Wesley Cochran - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 11, 1899Honland, Lamar, Texas, United States
3 years
half-sister
16 months
half-sister
Family with Martha Katherine Smart - View this family
himself
George Lloyd “Loy” Carter
Birth: May 7, 1910 36 27Walnut Grove, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife
Martha Katherine Smart
Birth: August 20, 1917Texas, United States
Death: September 17, 1993Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: September 5, 1936Hunt, Texas, United States

Birth
Birth date/place found in California Death Index
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marion George Carter - Household

Alpin Road Aplin, Perry, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carter, Marion GheadMW46MARMOARFarmerGeneral Farm
Carter, Sallie EwifeFW37MARARAR
Carter, Earl AsonMW11SARARAR
Carter, George LsonMW9SARARAR
Carter, Lora EdaughterFW6SARARAR
Carter, Effie EdaughterMW1SARARAR
Cochran, Willie Asister in lawFW19SARTXAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marion George Carter - Household

Hunt, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carter, Marion GheadMW54M19ARTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Carter, SarawifeFW47M18ARARAR
Carter, LoysonMW19SARARARFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Carter, EffiedaughterFW11SARARAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Loretta Elizabeth Carter - Household

Tulare, Tulare, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Chavez, Jesse EheadMW35MarCAW44SurveyorStreet DepartmentG
Carter, LorettawifeFW36MarARH
Burchett, Barbara G(step) daughterFW16NevTXOT6Baby SitterChild CareP
Carter, George Lbrother-in-lawMW39MarARWK40Carpenter HelpResidential ContractorP