The Shemwell Family

Mary Elizabeth McCordAge: 74 years19101985

Name
Mary Elizabeth McCord
Given names
Mary Elizabeth
Surname
McCord
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Porter
Married name
Mary Elizabeth Bradford
Birth August 2, 1910 37 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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 24, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGus Pennington McCord
December 18, 1922 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherLovick Pennington McCord
March 1928 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 19 years)
MarriageWilliam B BradfordView this family
June 5, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam B Bradford
January 3, 1936 (Age 25 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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 motherLelia Kittrell
April 30, 1965 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 July 2, 1985 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Lovick Pennington McCord
Birth: April 3, 1873Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Death: March 1928Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Lelia Kittrell
Birth: August 1881 27 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 30, 1965Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: August 4, 1908Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
herself
Mary Elizabeth McCord
Birth: August 2, 1910 37 29Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: July 2, 1985Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
12 years
younger brother
Gus Pennington McCord
Birth: December 18, 1922 49 41Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 27, 1996Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Family with Roscoe Underwood “Ross” Porter Sr. - View this family
husband
Roscoe Underwood “Ross” Porter Sr.
Birth: March 10, 1902Roscoe, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 24, 1986Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Mary Elizabeth McCord
Birth: August 2, 1910 37 29Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: July 2, 1985Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
son
Private
Family with William B Bradford - View this family
husband
herself
Mary Elizabeth McCord
Birth: August 2, 1910 37 29Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: July 2, 1985Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: June 5, 1930Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lovick Pennington McCord - Household

110 10th St. Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McCord, LovickheadMW46MGAGAGALumber BrokerPott. Co. Lumber Co.
McCord, LeliawifeFW37MMOTNTNMusic TeacherAt Home
McCord, ElizabethdaughterFW9STXGAMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lelia Kittrell - Household

301 N. Market Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McCord, LeliaheadFW46Wd24MOTNTNInstructorPiano
McCord, M ElizabethdaughterFW19STXGAMO
McCord, Gus PsonMW7SOKGAMO