The Shemwell Family

Lolis Clinton GibsonAge: 62 years19031966

Name
Lolis Clinton Gibson
Given names
Lolis Clinton
Surname
Gibson
Birth August 22, 1903
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
MarriageBlanche Lucille HuntView this family
May 19, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lolis Clinton Gibson Jr.
September 27, 1925 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bobby Carroll Gibson
June 27, 1928 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 15, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Census June 3, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 granddaughter
#1
Janice Sue Gibson
April 23, 1949 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 February 14, 1966 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Lawn Park Cemetery
Family with Blanche Lucille Hunt - View this family
himself
wife
Blanche Lucille Hunt
Birth: February 26, 1906 26 25Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: June 29, 2000Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: May 19, 1923Fannin, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Lolis Clinton Gibson Jr.
Birth: September 27, 1925 22 19Bossier, Louisiana, United States
Death: February 2, 2010Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Bobby Carroll Gibson
Birth: June 27, 1928 24 22Bossier, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 1, 1993Clinton, Summit, Ohio, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lolis Clinton Gibson - Household

4228 Right Way Caddo, Louisiana

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gibson, Lolis CheadMW25MOKMSMSGlass PackerGlass Factory
Gibson, Lucile BwifeFW24MTXKSTX
Gibson, Lolis Jr.sonMW4-1mS20LATXTX
Gibson, Bobby CsonMW1-8mS24LATXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lolis Clinton Gibson - Household

Marion Place Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gibson, Lolis CheadMW36MTXShreveportCaddoLAPackerWholesale Glass ??
Gibson, LucilleXwifeFW34MTXShreveportCaddoLA
Gibson, Lolis C Jr.sonMW14SLAShreveportCaddoLA
Gibson, BobbysonMW10SLAShreveportCaddoLA