The Shemwell Family

Corda Ruth ThompsonAge: 62 years18881950

Name
Corda Ruth Thompson
Given names
Corda Ruth
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Corda Ruth Main
Birth June 29, 1888 40 32
Birth of a sisterMabel Lafe Thompson
July 1898 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAlexander Thompson
April 10, 1903 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherOrva Adaline Holland
March 29, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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
MarriageLuster Gideon MainView this family
about 1918 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 29 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 January 9, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lafayette Thompson
July 10, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Death of a brotherNathaniel Alexander Thompson
December 14, 1924 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Luster Gideon Main Jr.
March 12, 1925 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherSarah A Adams
1928 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 19, 1930 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterIda Luella Thompson
March 12, 1939 (Age 50 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 61 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 57 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 July 21, 1950 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1, 1871Newton, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida Luella Thompson
Birth: August 3, 1874 26 18Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: March 12, 1939Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
1 year
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Hattie May Thompson
Birth: October 1879 31 23Buffalo, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: 1951Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Clara Etta Thompson
Birth: February 28, 1884 36 27Missouri, United States
Death: July 7, 1961Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder sister
Orva I Thompson
Birth: May 28, 1886 38 30Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: June 29, 1976Blythe, Riverside, California, United States
2 years
herself
Corda Ruth Thompson
Birth: June 29, 1888 40 32Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1950Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
10 years
younger sister
Family with Luster Gideon Main - View this family
husband
Luster Gideon Main
Birth: September 29, 1887Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1957Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
herself
Corda Ruth Thompson
Birth: June 29, 1888 40 32Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: July 21, 1950Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage: about 1918
7 years
son
Luster Gideon Main Jr.
Birth: March 12, 1925 37 36Salem, Fulton, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 14, 1992Truth or Consequences, Sierra, New Mexico, United States

Corda Ruth Thompson has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Lafayette Thompson - Household

Buffalo, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thompson, William LheadWMFeb184852M29MOKYKYFarmer
Thompson, Sarah AwifeWFApr185644M29118OHOHOH
Thompson, Ida LdaughterWFAug187227SMOMOOH
Thompson, Martha EdaughterWFOct187722DMOMOOH
Thompson, Hattie MdaughterWFOct187920SMOMOOH
Thompson, Clara EdaughterWFFeb188317SMOMOOH
Thompson, Orva IdaughterWFJun188910SMOMOOH
Thompson, Corda RdaughterWFMay188515SMOMOOH
Thompson, Lafe MdaughterWFJul18981SMOMOOH

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph Overocker - Household

Faraon St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Overocker, William JheadMW29M16MOPAPAFiremanStationary
Overocker, IdawifeFW34M1611MOMOOH
Overocker, DorothydaughterFW1SMOMOMO
Thompson, Cordasister in lawFW20SMOMOOH

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Luster Gideon Main - Household

506 M Shawnee Paola, Miami, Kansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Main, LesterheadMWMPumperOil Lease
Main, CordawifeFWM

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Luster Gideon Main - Household

2156 North 32nd Street Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Main, Lester GheadMW42M30MOINIODrillerOil Company
Main, Corda RwifeFW41M23MOMOOH
Main, Lester GsonMW5SARMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Luster Gideon Main - Household

2156 North 32nd Street Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Main, Luster GheadMW52MMOSame PlaceAttendantFilling Station
Main, Corda RuthXwifeFW49MMOSame PlaceBeauty OperatorOwner
Main, Luster G JrsonMW15SKSSame Place