The Shemwell Family

Goldie ThomasAge: 49 years19071956

Name
Goldie Thomas
Given names
Goldie
Surname
Thomas
Married name
Goldie McDonald
Birth May 8, 1907 35 33
Birth of a brotherEverett Guy Thomas
February 21, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMarjorie Ellen Thomas
August 25, 1913 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 9 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 10 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 10, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Old Age
MarriagePaul McDonaldView this family
July 7, 1923 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 fatherRichard “Dick” Thomas
September 6, 1949 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherMary Geneva “Mamie” Russell
September 29, 1949 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 38 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 December 5, 1956 (Age 49 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 28, 1906Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
9 months
herself
Goldie Thomas
Birth: May 8, 1907 35 33Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 5, 1956Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Everett Guy Thomas
Birth: February 21, 1910 37 35Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 30, 1990Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Marjorie Ellen Thomas
Birth: August 25, 1913 41 39Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 1, 1989Del City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Mary Catherine Gross - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 17, 1896Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Divorce: before 1906Oklahoma, United States
17 months
half-brother
Leo Martin Thomas
Birth: August 22, 1897 25 22Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 6, 1970Chetopa, Labette, Kansas, United States
Mother’s family with Francis A Eiel - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: 1892Minnesota, United States
3 years
half-brother
7 years
half-sister
Family with Paul McDonald - View this family
husband
Paul McDonald
Birth: September 3, 1903Agra, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 27, 1983Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Goldie Thomas
Birth: May 8, 1907 35 33Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 5, 1956Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: July 7, 1923Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard “Dick” Thomas - Household

Pine Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thomas, RichardheadMW40M24MOPNMOCook
Thomas, ManniewifeFW36M2444KYKYIN
Thomas, GoldiedaughterFW2SOKMOKY
Thomas, EverettsonMW0SOKMOKY
Eiel, Archiestep sonMW16SIAMOKY
Eiel, Gladysstep daughterFW10SMNMOKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell - Household

Drumright, Creek, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thomas, MarrieheadFW45WdKYKYINKeeping House
Thomas, GoldiedaughterFW12SOKKYMO
Thomas, EverettsonMW10SOKMOKY
Thomas, MarjoriedaughterFW6SOKMOKY