The Shemwell Family

Blanch Mable HopkinsAge: 70 years18941965

Name
Blanch Mable Hopkins
Given names
Blanch Mable
Surname
Hopkins
Married name
Blanch Mable Walton
Married name
Blanch Mable Klutts
Birth October 11, 1894 45 18
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
Birth of a sisterRuth Viola Hopkins
March 2, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMae Mildred Hopkins
February 26, 1905 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Michael Hopkins
1908 (Age 13 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a motherAmanda Ellen Thomas
August 22, 1915 (Age 20 years)
MarriageWalter William WaltonView this family
December 22, 1915 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Michael Hopkins
1916 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 son
#1
Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton
June 26, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Old Age
MarriageJoseph Hershel “Joe” KluttsView this family
March 24, 1927 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 16, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Hopkins
February 7, 1934 (Age 39 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 childWalter Robert “Bobby” WaltonEllen N DegurseView this family
May 7, 1950 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 husbandWalter William Walton
February 20, 1958 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 March 1965 (Age 70 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 4, 1893Logan, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
herself
5 years
younger sister
Ruth Viola Hopkins
Birth: March 2, 1900 51 24Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 2, 1995Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
5 years
younger sister
Mae Mildred Hopkins
Birth: February 26, 1905 56 28Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 8, 1992Lago Vista, Travis, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Robert Michael Hopkins
Birth: 1908 59 31Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: 1916Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Walter William Walton - View this family
husband
Walter William Walton
Birth: November 3, 1894Kansas, United States
Death: February 20, 1958Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Marriage: December 22, 1915Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Walter Robert “Bobby” Walton
Birth: June 26, 1918 23 23Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: November 6, 1983Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts - View this family
husband
Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts
Birth: January 3, 1905Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 31, 1977Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: March 24, 1927Perry, Noble, Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hopkins, George WheadWMJan184951M6ILUNGrocer
Hopkins, AmandawifeWFFeb187624M622MOMOPA
Hopkins, BlanchdaughterWFOct18945SOKILMO
Hopkins, RuthdaughterWFMar19002mSOKILMO
Cornine, Janemother-in-lawWFSep183564Wd2186MOKYKY

South 1st. Street

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

409 First Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hopkins, George WheadMW61M116OHPNOHMerchantGrocery Store
Hopkins, AmandawifeFW33M11644MOPNMO
Hopkins, Blanch MdaughterFW15SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Ruth VdaughterFW10SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Mae MdaughterFW5SOKOHMO
Hopkins, Robert MsonMW2SOKOHMO
Cornine, Janemother-in-lawFW72Wd3186MOKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Hopkins - Household

808 North Ash Street Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hopkins, George WheadMW81WdOHDEOHRetired
Klutts, Joeson in lawMW30M25OKTXTXBarberShop
Klutts, BlanchdaughterFW35M20OKOHMO
Walton, BobbiegrandsonMW11SMOTXOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Hershel “Joe” Klutts - Household

368 E Vilas Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Klutts, JosephXheadMW35MOKSame PlaceBarberOwn Shop
Klutts, BlanchwifeFW45MOKSame Place
Walton, Bobbiestep sonMW21SOKSame Place