The Shemwell Family

Emma Pearl VandoverAge: 85 years18841969

Name
Emma Pearl Vandover
Given names
Emma Pearl
Surname
Vandover
Married name
Emma Pearl Thurman
Birth April 23, 1884 46 42
Death of a motherMartha Epps
July 28, 1884 (Age 3 months)
Death of a fatherMicajah H “Cage” Vandover
March 17, 1887 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 13, 1900 (Age 16 years)
MarriageEzekiel Edwin ThurmanView this family
November 30, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Earl R Thurman
1903 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mattie Susan Thurman
February 23, 1904 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jacob V Thurman
March 18, 1905 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sonJacob V Thurman
June 22, 1905 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Lucy M Thurman
June 11, 1906 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Gregory A Thurman
October 20, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Hazel Thurman
March 28, 1908 (Age 23 years)
Death of a daughterLucy M Thurman
October 6, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Thomas Turner Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Death of a daughterHazel Thurman
August 29, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#8
Ella Roberts Thurman
1917 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Edna Pearl Thurman
January 29, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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/
Birth of a son
#10
Delmar Lee Thurman
October 23, 1919 (Age 35 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sonEarl R Thurman
1922 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 21, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonThomas Turner Thurman
January 1, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 6, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandEzekiel Edwin Thurman
November 4, 1953 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 sisterMary Alice Vandover
April 28, 1964 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sonDelmar Lee Thurman
October 3, 1968 (Age 84 years)
Death of a daughterMattie Susan Thurman
June 28, 1969 (Age 85 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 24, 1969 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bay Springs Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1861Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
7 years
elder brother
Thomas N Vandover
Birth: about 1868 30 25Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1883Butler, Missouri, United States
11 years
elder sister
5 years
herself
Family with Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 30, 1900Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Earl R Thurman
Birth: 1903 28 18Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: 1922Butler, Missouri, United States
14 months
daughter
Mattie Susan Thurman
Birth: February 23, 1904 30 19Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1969Missouri, United States
13 months
son
Jacob V Thurman
Birth: March 18, 1905 31 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 22, 1905Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months
daughter
Lucy M Thurman
Birth: June 11, 1906 32 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 6, 1908Butler, Missouri, United States
16 months
son
Gregory A Thurman
Birth: October 20, 1907 33 23Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1976Missouri, United States
5 months
daughter
Hazel Thurman
Birth: March 28, 1908 34 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 29, 1912Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
Thomas Turner Thurman
Birth: August 29, 1912 38 28Missouri, United States
Death: January 1, 1933Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
13 months
daughter
Edna Pearl Thurman
Birth: January 29, 1918 43 33Missouri, United States
Death: June 7, 1991Missouri, United States
21 months
son
Delmar Lee Thurman
Birth: October 23, 1919 45 35Missouri, United States
Death: October 3, 1968Washington, United States

Emma Pearl Vandover has 51 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (43)

Parents George Miller + Lucinda Epps
1Nancy Miller1849
2Daniel G Miller18511942
Parents Peter Macom + Lucinda Epps
2Isabell Macom18681880
3Julia Macom18731880
Parents Joshua Daniel Epps + Elizabeth J Ferguson
2Henry Carroll Epps18581945
3Isaac N Epps18621949
4Joshua H Epps18651956
5Mary Rosetta Epps18671936
6Martha Azlee Epps18701948
8Lula Belle Epps18771966
9Artie Epps18801946
Parents John A Epps + Parthenia E Moore
2Thomas Daniel Epps18821967
4Lulu May Epps18861930
Parents John A Epps + Patricia Ann “Patsy” Brannum
1Emma Ann Epps18721950
Parents Peter Macom + Mary Epps
1William V Macom18551897
2John Macom1858
4Artamissa Macom18611881
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Martha Jane “Mattie” Lanley
2Sarah Ann Epps18651896
9Mary Elca Epps18831883
10Martin Alva Epps18841884
Parents Carroll Estel Epps + Susannah Charlotte Emerson
1Grover Eber Epps18851926
Parents Obadiah R Epps + Minerva Vandover
2Reedy Epps18641870
3Mary Louise Epps18651940
7A R Epps1875
8A E Epps1878
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Epps - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Epps, JohnheadWMNov183564M24MOMOTNFarmer
Epps, Parthenia EwifeWFApr184456M24147MOTNMO
Epps, Maggie CdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOMOTeacher in School
Epps, Thomas DsonWMMar188218SMOMOMOFarm Laborer
Epps, Mallie BdaughterWFMar188416SMOMOMO
Epps, Lulu MdaughterWFApr188614SMOMOMOAt School
Stevens, NancyauntWFAug182574WdMONCTN
Vandover, Pearl EnieceWFApr188416SMOMOMOAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

ED 3 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thurman, EzekielheadMW36M19MOUnited StatesMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOMF
Thurman, Emma PwifeFW25M1964MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Thurman, Earl RsonMW7SMOMOMOEnglishNoneYes
Thurman, Mattie SdaughterFW4SMOMOMONone
Thurman, Gregory AsonMW3SMOMOMONone
Thurman, HazeldaughterFW0SMOMOMONone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

ED 4 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thurman, E EheadOFMW45MYesYesMOGAMOYesFarmerFarmOA
Thurman, Emma PwifeFW35MYesYesMOMOMOYesHousewife
Thurman, MattiedaughterFW15SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Gregory AsonMW13SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Thomas TsonMW7SMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Ella RobertadaughterFW3 years 8 monthsSMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Edna PearldaughterFW1 year 11 monthsSMOMOMONoNone
Thurman, Delmar LsonMW0 years 2 monthsSMOMOMONoNone
Willcut, Catharine(step) motherFW59MILINKYYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

ED 6 Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thurman, Ezekiel EheadOMW56M25NoYesMOGAMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Thurman, E PearlwifeFW46M17NoYesMOUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Thurman, Thomas GsonMW17SYesYesMOMOMOYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmNPYes
Thurman, E RobertadaughterFW13SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Edna PdaughterFW12SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone
Thurman, Delmar LsonMW10SYesYesMOMOMOYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ezekiel Edwin Thurman - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Thurman, E ECheadOYesMW66MNoMOFarmerFarmingOA26320
Thurman, Emma PearlwifeFW55MNoMOHousewifeHomeH520
Thurman, Dorwin GenegrandsonMW6SNoMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Emma Pearl Vandover - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Thurman, Emma PheadFW65SepMOH
Thurman, Darwin GenegrandsonMW16NevMOWKFarm HelperFarmingP