The Shemwell Family

Lelia Ruth McCutchenAge: 90 years19071998

Name
Lelia Ruth McCutchen
Given names
Lelia Ruth
Surname
McCutchen
Married name
Lelia Ruth Service
Birth November 29, 1907 22 17
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJ D McCutchen
July 17, 1912 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterFannie LeVerne McCutchen
November 7, 1914 (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
Birth of a brotherWayne W McCutchen
July 22, 1917 (Age 9 years)
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 17, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterHilda Buena McCutchen
July 9, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Wylie McCutchen
May 31, 1923 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherMadison Cortez “Mack” McCutchen
November 1, 1923 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Warren “Squab” Service Jr.
October 16, 1927 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann McGehee
November 7, 1927 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 13, 1930 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHarvey Harrison Rushing
May 11, 1936 (Age 28 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 32 years)
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
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
Death of a motherEva Drusilla Rushing
December 13, 1962 (Age 55 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Madison McCutchen
October 25, 1970 (Age 62 years)
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 of a brotherJ D McCutchen
June 25, 1978 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherWayne W McCutchen
September 9, 1983 (Age 75 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Warren Service
March 6, 1989 (Age 81 years)
Death November 28, 1998 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Robert Lee Cemetery
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Lelia Ruth McCutchen
Birth: November 29, 1907 22 17Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1998Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
5 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Fannie LeVerne McCutchen
Birth: November 7, 1914 29 24Texas, United States
Death: May 6, 2006Farmers Branch, Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Wayne W McCutchen
Birth: July 22, 1917 31 26Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: September 9, 1983Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Hilda Buena McCutchen
Birth: July 9, 1920 34 29Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: May 28, 2007Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Madison Cortez “Mack” McCutchen
Birth: November 1, 1923 38 33Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 1998Canyon Lake, Comal, Texas, United States
brother
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sister
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sister
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husband
John Warren Service
Birth: October 27, 1909Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: March 6, 1989Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
herself
Lelia Ruth McCutchen
Birth: November 29, 1907 22 17Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1998Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
son
John Warren “Squab” Service Jr.
Birth: October 16, 1927 17 19Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
Death: January 15, 2010Robert Lee, Coke, Texas, United States
son
Private

Lelia Ruth McCutchen has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Madison McCutchen - Household

Coke, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McCutchen, WilliamheadMW24M14TXMSTXFarmerGeneral Farm
McCutchen, EvawifeFW19M141TXMOMO
McCutchen, RuthdaughterFW2STXTXTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Madison McCutchen - Household

Coke, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McCutchen, William MheadMW34MTXALTXFarmOperator
McCutchen, EvawifeFW29MTXARTX
McCutchen, RuthdaughterFW12STXTXTX
McCutchen, J DsonMW7STXTXTX
McCutchen, LeVernedaughterFW5STXTXTX
McCutchen, Wayne WsonMW2-5mSTXTXTX
McCutchen, William WfatherMW71WdALALSC
Rushing, Marymother in lawFW65DTXAKScottland

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Warren Service - Household

42 Graham Valley and Robert Lee Road Coke, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Service, J WheadMW20S17TXTXTXFarmerFarm
Service, RuthwifeFW21S18TXTXTX
Service, J WsonMW2-6mSTXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Warren Service - Household

Graham Valley Road Coke, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Service, J WXheadMW30MTXSame HouseStock FarmerFarm & Ranch
Service, RuthwifeFW31MTXSame House
Service, J W JrsonMW12STXSame House