The Shemwell Family

Allenah David MegeheeAge: 94 years18851979

Name
Allenah David Megehee
Given names
Allenah David
Surname
Megehee
Married name
Allenah David Easley
Birth July 16, 1885 33 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Death of a half-brotherRobert Andrew McGehee
1899 (Age 13 years)
Census June 5, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageEzra Jackson EasleyView this family
November 6, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Census May 11, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert McDonell Easley
September 17, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Death of a sonRobert McDonell Easley
September 22, 1910 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Joshua McGehee
after 1910 (Age 24 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Alice Elizabeth Easley
May 17, 1913 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Allen Easley
January 4, 1915 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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
#4
Everett J Easley
April 3, 1918 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 1, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Paul Joseph Easley
August 3, 1921 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Pauline Easley
April 28, 1925 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 8, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childTed RiggsAlice Elizabeth EasleyView this family
estimated 1932 (Age 46 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Betty Alice Riggs
August 5, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Johnny Ray Riggs
September 7, 1935 (Age 50 years)
Death of a daughterMary Pauline Easley
February 9, 1936 (Age 50 years)
Cause: diphtheria
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Edith Ellen Riggs
October 7, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sonEverett J Easley
April 16, 1939 (Age 53 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Everett Lee Easley
April 2, 1941 (Age 55 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Carol Ann Riggs
November 6, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Teddy Lee Riggs
October 17, 1943 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 motherElizabeth Jane Bell
about 1952 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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-sisterMinnie Jane McGehee
February 19, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Death of a husbandEzra Jackson Easley
December 19, 1969 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 granddaughterCarol Ann Riggs
November 3, 1977 (Age 92 years)
Death August 20, 1979 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Elizabeth Jane Bell
Birth: January 14, 1857 39 37Missouri, United States
Death: about 1952Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: November 8, 1883Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
20 months
herself
Father’s family with Christina Catherine Jonas - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 19, 1872Cane Creek Township, Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-brother
Robert Andrew McGehee
Birth: about 1873 21 23Missouri, United States
Death: 1899Missouri, United States
3 years
half-sister
Minnie Jane McGehee
Birth: November 23, 1875 24 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 19, 1957Leeper, Wayne, Missouri, United States
half-brother
Family with Ezra Jackson Easley - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 6, 1909Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
son
Robert McDonell Easley
Birth: September 17, 1910 26 25Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 22, 1910Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Birth: May 17, 1913 28 27Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 21, 1999Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
son
William Allen Easley
Birth: January 4, 1915 30 29Trousdale, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1995Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Everett J Easley
Birth: April 3, 1918 33 32Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 16, 1939Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Paul Joseph Easley
Birth: August 3, 1921 36 36Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 4, 2007Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Pauline Easley
Birth: April 28, 1925 40 39Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 9, 1936Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

Allenah David Megehee has 33 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Joshua McGehee - Household

Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McGehee, Joshua WheadWMNov186138M17MOMOILMail Carrier
McGehee, ElizabethwifeWFJan185744M1711MOTNTN
Megehee, AllenahdaughterWFJul188514STXMOMO

Joshua birth year should be 1851 -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ezra J Easley - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Easley, Ezra JheadMW24M17mTXMSILFarmerGeneral Farm
Easley, Allenah DwifeFW24M1TXARMO
McGehee, Elizabeth Jmother in lawFW52Wd111MOTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ezra Jackson Easley - Household

Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Easley, Ezra JheadMW36MTXMSILTruck LaborR R
Easley, David AwifeFW36MTXTXMO
Easley, Alice EdaughterFW6SOKTXTX
Easley, William AsonMW4SOKTXTX
Easley, Everett JsonMW1-9mSOKTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ezra Jackson Easley - Household

427 North Luellan Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Easley, Ezra JheadMW45M24TXUSUSLaborerOil Refining
Easley, AllenahwifeFW44M24TXTNTN
Easley, Alice EdaughterFW17SOKTXTX
Easley, AllansonMW14SOKTXTX
Easley, Everett JsonMW12SOKTXTX
Easley, Paul JsonMW9SOKTXTX
Easley, Mary PdaughterFW4SOKTXTX
McGehee, Elizabeth Jmother in lawFW72WdTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ezra J Easley - Household

429 Luela Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Easley, Ezra JXheadMW55MTXSame HouseCotton PickerFarm
Easley, AllenahwifeFW54MTXSame House