The Shemwell Family

Jean Reigh RalstonAge: 86 years19202006

Name
Jean Reigh Ralston
Given names
Jean Reigh
Surname
Ralston
Married name
Jean Reigh Jacoby
Married name
Jean Reigh Miller
Birth June 2, 1920 50 33
Marriage of parentsEdmund RalstonMary Mae McGeheeView this family
between 1918 and 1920

Marriage of a parentMichael Leroy TroutmanMary Mae McGeheeView this family
between 1921 and 1925 (Age 6 months)

Death of a maternal grandfatherRobert Gordon McGehee
July 9, 1921 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a half-brotherDonald Leroy Troutman
June 23, 1926 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherMary Mae McGehee
May 23, 1929 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 9 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 11, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 19 years)
MarriageCalvin Leslie JacobyView this family
between 1941 and 1943 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Woody Michael Jacoby
July 5, 1943 (Age 23 years)
Death of a husbandCalvin Leslie Jacoby
December 20, 1943 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 maternal grandmotherHarriette A “Hattie” Howell
November 21, 1945 (Age 25 years)
Military
Donald Leroy Troutman
July 23, 1946 (Age 26 years)
Census May 4, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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-sisterOlive Fern Hooper
July 10, 1958 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 half-sisterOvella Audrey Hooper
October 1978 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-brotherLuther Wayne Hooper
April 8, 1995 (Age 74 years)
Death of a half-sisterVivian L Hooper
February 12, 1996 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandCalvin B Miller
August 26, 1999 (Age 79 years)
Obituary
Jean Reigh Ralston Obituary 2006
October 2006 (Age 86 years)
Associate: Edmund Ralston
Associate: Mary Mae McGehee
Associate: Donald Leroy Troutman
Associate: Calvin B Miller
Associate: Calvin Leslie Jacoby
Death October 16, 2006 (Age 86 years)
Social Security
June Reigh Ralston - Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
October 24, 2006 (8 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Lawns Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: between 1918 and 1920
2 years
herself
Jean Reigh Ralston
Birth: June 2, 1920 50 33Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: October 16, 2006El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
Mother’s family with Luther Erie Hooper - View this family
step-father
Luther Erie Hooper
Birth: February 13, 1882 22 27Alpena, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: 1918Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Marriage: May 29, 1905Washington, Arkansas, United States
1 year
half-sister
Olive Fern Hooper
Birth: May 15, 1906 24 19Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: July 10, 1958Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, United States
23 months
half-sister
Vivian L Hooper
Birth: April 16, 1908 26 20Arkansas, United States
Death: February 12, 1996Grove, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
half-sister
Ovella Audrey Hooper
Birth: July 27, 1910 28 23Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1978El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
3 years
half-brother
Luther Wayne Hooper
Birth: September 30, 1913 31 26Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 8, 1995Jefferson, Colorado, United States
Mother’s family with Michael Leroy Troutman - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: between 1921 and 1925
6 years
half-brother
Donald Leroy Troutman
Birth: June 23, 1926 40 39El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: February 15, 2008Chico, Butte, California, United States
Family with Calvin Leslie Jacoby - View this family
husband
Calvin Leslie Jacoby
Birth: August 9, 1920 20 19Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 20, 1943Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
herself
Jean Reigh Ralston
Birth: June 2, 1920 50 33Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: October 16, 2006El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
Marriage: between 1941 and 1943
3 years
son
Woody Michael Jacoby
Birth: July 5, 1943 22 23Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 1, 2013Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Family with Calvin B Miller - View this family
husband
Calvin B Miller
Birth: January 10, 1922 32 30Midian, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: August 26, 1999El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
herself
Jean Reigh Ralston
Birth: June 2, 1920 50 33Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: October 16, 2006El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private

Jean Reigh Ralston has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Evert Eugene Davis - Household

Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Davis, EvertheadR15NMW24MOKKSKSYPostal ClerkPost OfficeWYN
Davis, VivianwifeNFW21MARARARYOperatorTelephone OfficeWN45
Hooper, Reighsister-in-lawNFW9SKSPAAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jean Reigh Ralston - Household

El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ralston, Jean RheadFW19SNKSEl DoradoButlerKansasSwitchboard OperatorTelephonePW52909N
Hooper, Ovella ApartnerFW29SNAREl DoradoButlerKansas