The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Grace LongAge: 82 years19222005

Name
Dorothy Grace Long
Given names
Dorothy Grace
Surname
Long
Married name
Dorothy Grace Brooks
Birth April 28, 1922 40 39
Birth of a brotherRobert Allen Long
June 7, 1924 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann McGehee
November 7, 1927 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 2, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHarvey Harrison Rushing
May 11, 1936 (Age 14 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherEllison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr.
April 14, 1941 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 27 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 sisterLila Mary Long
February 7, 1955 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherEllison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr.
February 16, 1959 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherAlton Los Long
January 9, 1966 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherLovie Jane Rushing
February 11, 1967 (Age 44 years)
Death of a sisterKatherine Florence Long
October 25, 1970 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 brotherVerner James Long
May 2, 1984 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterLois Lovie Long
April 29, 1987 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Allen Long
January 23, 1993 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandJames Andrew Brooks
March 11, 1996 (Age 73 years)
Death February 25, 2005 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: January 19, 1902Tom Green, Texas, United States
7 months
elder sister
Lila Mary Long
Birth: September 4, 1902 20 20Maverick, Runnels, Texas, United States
Death: February 7, 1955New York, New York, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lois Lovie Long
Birth: March 22, 1905 23 22Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States
Death: April 29, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
22 months
elder brother
Alton Los Long
Birth: January 5, 1909 26 26Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Katherine Florence Long
Birth: June 12, 1913 31 30Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: October 25, 1970Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Ethel Dahna Long
Birth: January 28, 1917 34 34Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: October 29, 2016Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
herself
Dorothy Grace Long
Birth: April 28, 1922 40 39Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: February 25, 2005McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Robert Allen Long
Birth: June 7, 1924 42 41Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: January 23, 1993Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family with James Andrew Brooks - View this family
husband
James Andrew Brooks
Birth: March 13, 1916Bridgeport, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Death: March 11, 1996Hidalgo, Texas, United States
herself
Dorothy Grace Long
Birth: April 28, 1922 40 39Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: February 25, 2005McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
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Dorothy Grace Long has 10 first cousins recorded

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household

2439 Broadway Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, Elliie WheadMW48M20TXGAGAAgent Life Insurance
Long, Lovie JwifeFW47M19TXMOTX
Long, Alton LsonMW21STXTXTXAgent Life Insurance
Long, Verner JsonMW19STXTXTX
Long, KatherinedaughterFW16STXTXTX
Long, Ethel DdaughterFW13STXTXTX
Long, Dorothy GdaughterFW7STXTXTX
Long, Robert AsonMW6STXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household

Henderson St South Hiway 64 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Long, Elliie WheadMW58MTXRuskCherokeeTXLife Insurance
Long, Lovie JXwifeFW59MTXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX
Long, Elliie W JrsonMW33DTXWacoMcClellanTXSalesmanLife Insurance
Long, Verner JsonMW29STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTXManagerLife Insurance
Long, DorothydaughterFW17STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX
Long, Robert AsonMW15STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX