The Shemwell Family

Alice Elizabeth EasleyAge: 86 years19131999

Name
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Given names
Alice Elizabeth
Surname
Easley
Married name
Alice Elizabeth Riggs
Birth May 17, 1913 28 27
Birth of a brotherWilliam Allen Easley
January 4, 1915 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 brotherEverett J Easley
April 3, 1918 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 6 years)
Birth of a brotherPaul Joseph Easley
August 3, 1921 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Pauline Easley
April 28, 1925 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 16 years)
MarriageTed RiggsView this family
estimated 1932 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Betty Alice Riggs
August 5, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Johnny Ray Riggs
September 7, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterMary Pauline Easley
February 9, 1936 (Age 22 years)
Cause: diphtheria
Birth of a daughter
#3
Edith Ellen Riggs
October 7, 1937 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherEverett J Easley
April 16, 1939 (Age 25 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Carol Ann Riggs
November 6, 1941 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Teddy Lee Riggs
October 17, 1943 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 grandmotherElizabeth Jane Bell
about 1952 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a childJohnny Ray RiggsPhyllis J ScholfieldView this family
June 19, 1965 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherEzra Jackson Easley
December 19, 1969 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 daughterCarol Ann Riggs
November 3, 1977 (Age 64 years)
Death of a motherAllenah David Megehee
August 20, 1979 (Age 66 years)
Death of a husbandTed Riggs
October 13, 1994 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Allen Easley
October 3, 1995 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sonJohnny Ray Riggs
September 6, 1997 (Age 84 years)
Death October 21, 1999 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1909Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
elder brother
Robert McDonell Easley
Birth: September 17, 1910 26 25Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 22, 1910Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
herself
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Birth: May 17, 1913 28 27Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 21, 1999Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
younger brother
William Allen Easley
Birth: January 4, 1915 30 29Trousdale, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 1995Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Everett J Easley
Birth: April 3, 1918 33 32Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 16, 1939Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Paul Joseph Easley
Birth: August 3, 1921 36 36Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 4, 2007Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Pauline Easley
Birth: April 28, 1925 40 39Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 9, 1936Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Ted Riggs - View this family
husband
herself
Alice Elizabeth Easley
Birth: May 17, 1913 28 27Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 21, 1999Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: estimated 1932
19 months
daughter
Betty Alice Riggs
Birth: August 5, 1933 23 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 10, 2016Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Johnny Ray Riggs
Birth: September 7, 1935 25 22Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 6, 1997Indiana, United States
2 years
daughter
Edith Ellen Riggs
Birth: October 7, 1937 27 24Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 11, 2007Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Carol Ann Riggs
Birth: November 6, 1941 31 28Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 3, 1977Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
son
Teddy Lee Riggs
Birth: October 17, 1943 33 30Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 6, 2011Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

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 - Ted Riggs - Household

417 S Little Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Riggs, TedheadMW29MOKSame PlaceAsst. Manager Freight TruckFreight Transportation
Riggs, AlicewifeFW27MOKSame Place
Riggs, BettydaughterFW6SOK
Riggs, JohnnysonMW4SOK
Riggs, EdithdaughterFW2SOK