The Shemwell Family

Gretchen FitzhughAge: 95 years19041999

Name
Gretchen Fitzhugh
Given names
Gretchen
Surname
Fitzhugh
Married name
Gretchen Mayo
Birth May 4, 1904 28 23
Birth of a sisterModenia Fitzhugh
March 24, 1906 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterBessie Lee Fitzhugh
June 5, 1908 (Age 4 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterClarice Faye Fitzhugh
August 29, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy Elizabeth Fitzhugh
February 20, 1913 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Lorie “Myrt” Fitzhugh
September 3, 1915 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Jane Sikes
January 21, 1916 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Vermon Fitzhugh
August 14, 1916 (Age 12 years)
Census March 16, 1920 (Age 15 years)
MarriageLawrence Herbert MayoView this family
about 1925 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Robert Vernon Mayo
August 12, 1926 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Lawrence Herbert Mayo Jr.
April 22, 1928 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Kenneth Hughdon “Monk” Mayo
April 23, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Randolph Cherry
September 3, 1932 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Leonard Carroll Mayo
July 3, 1933 (Age 29 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterModenia Fitzhugh
April 12, 1966 (Age 61 years)
Cause: Pancreatic Cancer
Death of a sisterBessie Lee Fitzhugh
January 25, 1971 (Age 66 years)
Death of a motherMattie Mae “Monni” Cherry
September 15, 1974 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sonLawrence Herbert Mayo Jr.
June 27, 1978 (Age 74 years)
Death of a husbandLawrence Herbert Mayo
January 21, 1979 (Age 74 years)
Marriage of a childKenneth Hughdon “Monk” MayoDorothey Marie MilliganView this family
November 8, 1980 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonRobert Vernon Mayo
March 29, 1985 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterLilllie May Fitzhugh
January 31, 1987 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterFloy Inez Fitzhugh
July 7, 1990 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterClarice Faye Fitzhugh
June 21, 1995 (Age 91 years)
Death July 1, 1999 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 22, 1898Hood, Texas, United States
11 months
elder sister
Lilllie May Fitzhugh
Birth: June 2, 1899 23 18Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: January 31, 1987Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
20 months
elder sister
Floy Inez Fitzhugh
Birth: February 3, 1901 25 19Texas, United States
Death: July 7, 1990Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
23 months
younger sister
Modenia Fitzhugh
Birth: March 24, 1906 30 24Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 12, 1966Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Bessie Lee Fitzhugh
Birth: June 5, 1908 32 27Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: January 25, 1971Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Clarice Faye Fitzhugh
Birth: August 29, 1910 34 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 21, 1995Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dorothy Elizabeth Fitzhugh
Birth: February 20, 1913 37 31Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 29, 2003Fort Worth, Denton, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Lorie “Myrt” Fitzhugh
Birth: September 3, 1915 39 34Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 8, 2008Tarrant, Texas, United States
Family with Lawrence Herbert Mayo - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1925
19 months
son
Robert Vernon Mayo
Birth: August 12, 1926 27 22Abernathy, Hale, Texas, United States
Death: March 29, 1985Fort Stockton, Pecos, Texas, United States
20 months
son
Lawrence Herbert Mayo Jr.
Birth: April 22, 1928 29 23Abernathy, Hale, Texas, United States
Death: June 27, 1978Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Kenneth Hughdon “Monk” Mayo
Birth: April 23, 1930 31 25Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 20, 2008Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Leonard Carroll Mayo
Birth: July 3, 1933 34 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: August 18, 2002Tarrant, Texas, United States

Gretchen Fitzhugh has 29 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Vermon Fitzhugh - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Fitzhugh, HenryheadMW34M111TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Fitzhugh, Mattie MwifeFW28M11155TXTNTN
Fitzhugh, Lilllie MdaughterFW10STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, FloydaughterFW9STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, GretchendaughterFW5STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, ModeniadaughterFW3STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, BessiedaughterFW1-10mSTXTNTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, John RheadMW77WdTNTNTN
Fitzhugh, MattiedaughterFW39WdTXTNTNfarmer
Fitzhugh, GretchengranddaughterFW14STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, ModeniagranddaughterFW13STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, BessiegranddaughterFW11STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, DorthagranddaughterFW6STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, ClaricegranddaughterFW9STXTNTX
Fitzhugh, Mary LoriegranddaughterFW4STXTNTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Herbert Mayo - Household

Merit Collin, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Mayo, LawrenceXheadMW41MTXSame HouseFarm LaborerFarm
Mayo, GretchenwifeFW36MTXSame House
Mayo, Robert VsonMW13STXSame House
Mayo, Lawrence JrsonMW11STXSame House
Mayo, Kenneth HsonMW9STXSame House
Mayo, CarrolsonMW6STXSame House