The Shemwell Family

Florence Ida GinnAge: 94 years19021996

Name
Florence Ida Ginn
Given names
Florence Ida
Surname
Ginn
Married name
Florence Ida Bratcher
Birth June 1, 1902 28 22
Birth of a sisterEvelyn Belle Ginn
January 31, 1907 (Age 4 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterTilda Maxine Ginn
June 17, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterThelma Irene Ginn
September 18, 1912 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 February 4, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherFlorence Izorah McGehee
February 13, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Edward Megehee
April 27, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harold Lloyd Bratcher
June 6, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dean Doyle Bratcher
June 15, 1927 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEvaline Harriet Bell
November 25, 1928 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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
Birth of a son
#3
Jack Delane Bratcher
December 28, 1929 (Age 27 years)
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Jimmy Milton Bratcher
September 17, 1932 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Bratcher
July 30, 1934 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
J T “Teek” Bratcher
March 28, 1936 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Gordon Ray Bratcher
March 7, 1938 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Derrell Gene Bratcher
April 3, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonGordon Ray Bratcher
June 18, 1945 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Marriage of a childJimmy Milton BratcherGeraldine Mollie “Jerri” WeathersView this family
February 1, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherJames Lulard “Linnie” Ginn
April 4, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Carl Kent Bratcher
July 16, 1956 (Age 54 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Kenneth L “Kenny” Bratcher
August 17, 1958 (Age 56 years)

Death of a sonGerald Wayne “Jerry” Bratcher
November 24, 1963 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandElijah Wesley “Lige” Bratcher
January 27, 1969 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 sonJimmy Milton Bratcher
May 1976 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterEvelyn Belle Ginn
April 10, 1981 (Age 78 years)
Death of a grandsonCarl Kent Bratcher
October 28, 1990 (Age 88 years)

Death November 13, 1996 (Age 94 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tecumseh Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 3, 1901Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
herself
5 years
younger sister
Evelyn Belle Ginn
Birth: January 31, 1907 33 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 10, 1981Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Tilda Maxine Ginn
Birth: June 17, 1910 36 30Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 28, 2003Bellflower, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Thelma Irene Ginn
Birth: September 18, 1912 38 33Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 2004Logan, Quay, New Mexico, United States
Family with Elijah Wesley “Lige” Bratcher - View this family
husband
herself
son
Harold Lloyd Bratcher
Birth: June 6, 1925 27 23Johnson, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 3, 2014Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Dean Doyle Bratcher
Birth: June 15, 1927 29 25Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 28, 2005Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Jack Delane Bratcher
Birth: December 28, 1929 32 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 22, 1997Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
3 years
son
Jimmy Milton Bratcher
Birth: September 17, 1932 34 30Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 1976Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
22 months
son
Gerald Wayne “Jerry” Bratcher
Birth: July 30, 1934 36 32Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 24, 1963Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
son
J T “Teek” Bratcher
Birth: March 28, 1936 38 33Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 29, 2007Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
son
Gordon Ray Bratcher
Birth: March 7, 1938 40 35Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 18, 1945Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Derrell Gene Bratcher
Birth: April 3, 1940 42 37Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 10, 2007Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private

Florence Ida Ginn has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lulard “Linnie” Ginn - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ginn, James LheadMW36M19ARALUNFarmerGeneral Farm
Ginn, Florence IwifeFW30M1932TXUNUN
Ginn, Ida FdaughterFW7SOKARTX
Ginn, BelldaughterFW3SOKARTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lulard “Linn” Ginn - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ginn, LinnheadMW47MARALGAPeace Officer
Ginn, FlorencewifeFW40MTX?TN
Ginn, J IdadaughterFW17SOKOKUS
Ginn, BelldaughterFW13SOKOKUS
Ginn, TildadaughterFW9SOKOKUS
Ginn, ThelmadaughterFW7SOKOKUS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elijah Wesley “Lige” Bratcher - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bratcher, Lige WheadMW42MTNSame PlaceFarmerFarming
Bratcher, Florence IwifeFW37MOKSame Place
Bratcher, Harold LsonMW14SOKSame Place
Bratcher, Doyle DsonMW12SOKSame Place
Bratcher, Jack LsonMW10SOKSame Place
Bratcher, Jimmy MsonMW7SOKSame Place
Bratcher, Jerry WsonMW5SOKSame Place
Bratcher, J TsonMW4SOK
Bratcher, Gordon RsonMW2SOK
Bratcher, Darrell JsonMW0mSOK

Darrel's name is scratched out? -b