The Shemwell Family

Richard Seymour LockeAge: 67 years18831951

Name
Richard Seymour Locke
Given names
Richard Seymour
Surname
Locke
Birth November 13, 1883 33 29
Birth of a brotherFrank Coleman Locke
June 18, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Edgar “Charlie” Locke
November 12, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherShellie Locke
November 12, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Driskill
November 4, 1891 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentRichard Alexander LockeJulia Ann RobertsonView this family
March 9, 1898 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 half-brotherWilliam Thomas Locke
December 1898 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn B Locke
about 1901 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Driskill
April 18, 1902 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSam J Locke
about 1904 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary A Locke
about 1906 (Age 22 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Fannie Ellen Locke
September 27, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherRichard Alexander Locke
August 31, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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/
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Dora Lee Locke
August 29, 1922 (Age 38 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 16, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Norman Gale Byers
July 27, 1939 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childJulian C ByersFannie Ellen LockeView this family
about 1939 (Age 55 years)

Census April 3, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a wifeEudora Lafield “Eula” Parker
November 30, 1941 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 66 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 28, 1951 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 31, 1882Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
1 year
himself
Richard Seymour Locke
Birth: November 13, 1883 33 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1951Spencer, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
5 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Julia Ann Robertson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 9, 1898Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
4 years
half-brother
3 years
half-sister
Family with Eudora Lafield “Eula” Parker - View this family
himself
Richard Seymour Locke
Birth: November 13, 1883 33 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1951Spencer, Indiana, United States
wife
Eudora Lafield “Eula” Parker
Birth: July 16, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1941Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Fannie Ellen Locke
Birth: September 27, 1914 30 23Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 1999Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
8 years
daughter
Dora Lee Locke
Birth: August 29, 1922 38 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 29, 1971Melrose Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private

Richard Seymour Locke has 11 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Alexander Locke - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Locke, Richard AheadMW59M212TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Locke, Julia AwifeFW47M21255KYKYKY
Locke, SeymoreMW26SKYTNKYFarmerWorking Out
Locke, William TsonMW11SKYTNKY
Locke, John BsonMW9SKYTNKY
Locke, Sam JsonMW6SKYTNKY
Locke, Mary AdaughterFW4SKYTNKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Richard Seymour Locke - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Locke, Richard SheadMW36MKYTNKYLoaderCoal Mine
Locke, EulawifeFW28MKYTNTN
Locke, Fannie EdaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Jackson, James TboarderMW32WdKYTNUSLoaderCoal Mine
Locke, Shellyyounger brotherMW31WdKYTNKYLoaderCoal Mine

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard Seymour Locke - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Locke, Richard SheadMW46M29KYKYKYMachine MinerCoal Mine
Locke, Eudora LwifeFW38M21KYKYKY
Locke, Fannie BdaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Locke, Dora LdaughterFW7SKYKYKY