The Shemwell Family

Earvil Leslie “Irvy” GinnAge: 90 years19092000

Name
Earvil Leslie “Irvy” Ginn
Given names
Earvil Leslie
Surname
Ginn
Nickname
Irvy
Birth September 26, 1909 28 22
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a sisterNina Gertrude Ginn
June 1, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLauna Evelyn Ginn
February 3, 1915 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 brotherLawrence Elbert Ginn
August 1, 1917 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 3, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterIla Beatrice Ginn
April 16, 1921 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Edward Megehee
April 27, 1923 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterFlora Jean Ginn
November 6, 1923 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEvaline Harriet Bell
November 25, 1928 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 1, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David Dewayne Ginn
October 24, 1941 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 son
#2
Christopher Curtis Ginn
November 2, 1945 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jeffrey Steven Ginn
September 25, 1953 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 fatherIra Theadore “Oder” Ginn
February 15, 1954 (Age 44 years)

Death of a motherHarriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee
May 20, 1961 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 sonDavid Dewayne Ginn
May 19, 1991 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterLaNora Izora Ginn
January 14, 1993 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterLauna Evelyn Ginn
November 14, 1995 (Age 86 years)
Death of a wifeLaDora Dwayne DeJarnette
February 3, 1996 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterNina Gertrude Ginn
March 14, 1997 (Age 87 years)
Death of a sisterRuth Jane Ginn
February 7, 1999 (Age 89 years)
Death August 3, 2000 (Age 90 years)
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father
mother
elder sister
LaNora Izora Ginn
Birth: April 17, 1904 23 16Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 14, 1993Auburn, Placer, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ruth Jane Ginn
Birth: April 17, 1907 26 19Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 7, 1999Stanislaus, California, United States
2 years
himself
Earvil Leslie “Irvy” Ginn
Birth: September 26, 1909 28 22Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 3, 2000Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nina Gertrude Ginn
Birth: June 1, 1912 31 24Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 14, 1997Placer, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Launa Evelyn Ginn
Birth: February 3, 1915 33 27Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 14, 1995Merced, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Lawrence Elbert Ginn
Birth: August 1, 1917 36 29Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 21, 2002Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ila Beatrice Ginn
Birth: April 16, 1921 40 33Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 20, 2008Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger sister
Flora Jean Ginn
Birth: November 6, 1923 42 36Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 9, 2005Rio Dell, Humboldt, California, United States
brother
Private
Family with LaDora Dwayne DeJarnette - View this family
himself
Earvil Leslie “Irvy” Ginn
Birth: September 26, 1909 28 22Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 3, 2000Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
wife
LaDora Dwayne DeJarnette
Birth: January 5, 1916Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 3, 1996Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
son
Private
son
David Dewayne Ginn
Birth: October 24, 1941 32 25Yuba City, Sutter, California, United States
Death: May 19, 1991Gresham, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
son
Private
son
Christopher Curtis Ginn
Birth: November 2, 1945 36 29Raton, Colfax, New Mexico, United States
Death: August 26, 2014Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
8 years
son
Jeffrey Steven Ginn
Birth: September 25, 1953 43 37Smith, Texas, United States
Death: November 20, 2016Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States

Earvil Leslie “Irvy” Ginn has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ira Theadore “Oder” Ginn - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Ginn, Oder IheadMW29M7ARALALFarmerGeneral Farm
Ginn, EvawifeFW23M733TXMOMO
Ginn, Nora IdaughterFW5SOKARTX
Ginn, Ruth JdaughterFW3SOKARTX
Ginn, Ervie LsonMW7mSOKARTX
Ginn, Luther LcousinMW28SARALUNGeneral LaborerHome Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ira Theadore “Oder” Ginn - Household

Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Ginn, OderheadMW38MARALALFarmer
Ginn, EvawifeFW33MTXMOMO
Ginn, NoradaughterFW15SOKARUS
Ginn, RuthiedaughterFW12SOKARUS
Ginn, EarvilsonMW10SOKARUS
Ginn, NinadaughterFW7SOKARUS
Ginn, LinniedaughterFW4SOKARUS
Ginn, LawrencesonMW2SOKARUS
McGehee, Elizabeth BauntFW62MMOTNTN