The Shemwell Family

Susan Louise “Susie” SmithAge: 77 years18971975

Name
Susan Louise “Susie” Smith
Given names
Susan Louise
Surname
Smith
Married name
Susan Louise Megehee
Nickname
Susie
Birth March 12, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
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
Birth of a son
#1
Louis Franklin Megehee
March 9, 1917 (Age 19 years)
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/
Birth of a son
#2
William Theodure “Ted” Megehee
October 7, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Census February 28, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John Joseph Megehee
December 3, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Kenneth Albert Megehee
October 31, 1924 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Anita June Belle Megehee
June 6, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Reba Dorene Megehee
July 21, 1929 (Age 32 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Carl Ulysses Megehee
May 15, 1931 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Max Lloyd Megehee
November 15, 1933 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Theodure “Ted” MegeheeLaura Lorene EckertView this family
October 29, 1938 (Age 41 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 43 years)
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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Larry V Wagoner
August 22, 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 sonMax Lloyd Megehee
September 28, 1954 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Bruce F Megehee
July 30, 1963 (Age 66 years)

Death of a husbandWilliam Franklin Megehee
November 29, 1965 (Age 68 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 January 20, 1975 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with William Franklin Megehee - View this family
husband
herself
son
Louis Franklin Megehee
Birth: March 9, 1917 19 19Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 1995Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
William Theodure “Ted” Megehee
Birth: October 7, 1919 22 22Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 13, 2000Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
John Joseph Megehee
Birth: December 3, 1921 24 24Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 8, 1990Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Kenneth Albert Megehee
Birth: October 31, 1924 27 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 8, 1996
3 years
daughter
Anita June Belle Megehee
Birth: June 6, 1927 30 30Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 31, 2013Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Reba Dorene Megehee
Birth: July 21, 1929 32 32Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 16, 2005
22 months
son
Carl Ulysses Megehee
Birth: May 15, 1931 34 34Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 27, 2006Mustang, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Max Lloyd Megehee
Birth: November 15, 1933 36 36Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 28, 1954
son
Private

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin McGehee - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, FrankheadMW22MOKTXOKGeneral Laborer
McGehee, SusiewifeFW22MOKKSKS
McGehee, LouissonMW2SOKOKUS
McGehee, TheodoresonMW4mSOKOKUS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Franklin Megehee - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Megehee, Frank WheadMW32M18OKTXOKFarmerGeneral Farming
Megehee, Susie LwifeFW33M18OKKSKS
Megehee, Louis FsonMW13S28OKOKOK
Megehee, William TsonMW10S19OKOKOK
Megehee, John JsonMW8SOKOKOK
Megehee, Albert KsonMW5S24OKOKOK
Megehee, June A NdaughterFW2MOKOKOK
Megehee, Reba DdaughterFW0S17OKOKOK