The Shemwell Family

Frank Oliver ReedAge: 84 years19101994

Name
Frank Oliver Reed
Given names
Frank Oliver
Surname
Reed
Birth August 6, 1910 18 15
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
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
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/
Death of a paternal grandmotherRhoda M Ferguson
September 17, 1919 (Age 9 years)

Census January 10, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterIteele Margaret Reed
April 30, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames M Reed
July 18, 1923 (Age 12 years)

Birth of a sisterAnna Pearl Reed
February 6, 1924 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterHelen Fern Reed
May 31, 1925 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherJohn B Reed
April 2, 1926 (Age 15 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 30, 1930 (Age 19 years)
MarriageEffie GilliamView this family
November 11, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
October 22, 1934 (Age 24 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Columbus McFarlandBessie Marguerite McMahanView this family
after 1940 (Age 29 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
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 motherBessie Marguerite McMahan
June 4, 1954 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Lung cancer
Death of a wifeEffie Gilliam
December 3, 1955 (Age 45 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 of a sisterHelen Fern Reed
November 5, 1985 (Age 75 years)
Death September 21, 1994 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Hope Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1909Missouri, United States
19 months
himself
Frank Oliver Reed
Birth: August 6, 1910 18 15Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1994Howell, Missouri, United States
10 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Anna Pearl Reed
Birth: February 6, 1924 32 29Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: March 6, 1995Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States
brother
younger sister
Helen Fern Reed
Birth: May 31, 1925 33 30Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: November 5, 1985Los Angeles, California, United States
Mother’s family with William Columbus McFarland - View this family
step-father
William Columbus McFarland
Birth: March 27, 1885Pomona, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: April 18, 1944West Plains, Howell, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: after 1940
Family with Effie Gilliam - View this family
himself
Frank Oliver Reed
Birth: August 6, 1910 18 15Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1994Howell, Missouri, United States
wife
Effie Gilliam
Birth: April 6, 1910Peace Valley, Howell, Missouri, United States
Death: December 3, 1955Greene, Howell, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 11, 1932Howell, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John B Reed - Household

Sisson, Howell, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, John BheadMW28MMOTNGAfarmer
Reed, Bessie BwifeFW26MMOMOMO
Reed, FranksonMW9SMOTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bessie McMahan - Household

Country Road Sisson, Howell, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reed, BessheadFW35WdMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Reed, FranksonMW19SMOMOMOLaborerOn Farm
Reed, IteeledaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Reed, PearldaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Reed, HelendaughterFW4-11mSMOMOMO
Gilliam, HazelservantFW17SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Oliver Reed - Household

Sisson, Howell, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reed, FrankheadMW29MMOSame HouseHowellMOFarmerFarm Operator
Reed, EffiewifeFW29MMOSame HouseHowellMO