The Shemwell Family

Leo Martin ThomasAge: 72 years18971970

Name
Leo Martin Thomas
Given names
Leo Martin
Surname
Thomas
Birth August 22, 1897 25 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)
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
Marriage of a parentRichard “Dick” ThomasMary Geneva “Mamie” RussellView this family
July 28, 1906 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGoldie Thomas
May 8, 1907 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEverett Guy Thomas
February 21, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMarjorie Ellen Thomas
August 25, 1913 (Age 16 years)
MarriageHazel B BelvealView this family
October 28, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Old Age
MarriageRoxie Anna BaileyView this family
July 23, 1929 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Death of a fatherRichard “Dick” Thomas
September 6, 1949 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 half-sisterGoldie Thomas
December 5, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherMary Catherine Gross
December 30, 1963 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 6, 1970 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 17, 1896Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Divorce: before 1906Oklahoma, United States
17 months
himself
Leo Martin Thomas
Birth: August 22, 1897 25 22Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 6, 1970Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
Father’s family with Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: July 28, 1906Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
9 months
half-sister
Goldie Thomas
Birth: May 8, 1907 35 33Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 5, 1956Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
half-brother
Everett Guy Thomas
Birth: February 21, 1910 37 35Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 30, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
half-sister
Marjorie Ellen Thomas
Birth: August 25, 1913 41 39Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 1, 1989Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Hazel B Belveal - View this family
himself
Leo Martin Thomas
Birth: August 22, 1897 25 22Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 6, 1970Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
wife
Hazel B Belveal
Birth: June 4, 1898
Death: December 12, 1990Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 28, 1916Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Roxie Anna Bailey - View this family
himself
Leo Martin Thomas
Birth: August 22, 1897 25 22Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 6, 1970Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
wife
Roxie Anna Bailey
Birth: October 18, 1892Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 16, 1995Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
Marriage: July 23, 1929Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Walter K Medlock + Roxie Anna Bailey - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Roxie Anna Bailey
Birth: October 18, 1892Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 16, 1995Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
Marriage: October 27, 1910Arkansas, United States