The Shemwell Family

Wilma Iola ReynoldsAge: 88 years19212009

Name
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Given names
Wilma Iola
Surname
Reynolds
Married name
Wilma Iola Smith
Married name
Wilma Iola Holmes
Birth March 29, 1921 40 37
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 4, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Adaline Lankford
December 25, 1937 (Age 16 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Henry Reynolds
March 16, 1941 (Age 19 years)
MarriageIrvin Eugene SmithView this family
November 26, 1942 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 paternal grandfatherGeorge W Reynolds
September 8, 1951 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 motherIda Mae Bennett
November 26, 1963 (Age 42 years)
Cause: Bronchial Pneumonia
Death of a brotherClaude Henry Reynolds
April 9, 1970 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherKenneth Revell Reynolds
August 1, 1974 (Age 53 years)
Cause: Bronchogenic carcinoma
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 husbandIrvin Eugene Smith
1995 (Age 73 years)

Death of a husbandPaul Wallace Holmes
September 21, 1995 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterEdna Maxine Reynolds
August 12, 2009 (Age 88 years)
Death September 5, 2009 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wyandotte Indian Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 14, 1902Newton, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder brother
Claude Henry Reynolds
Birth: April 19, 1904 23 20Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: April 9, 1970Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
elder brother
Kenneth Revell Reynolds
Birth: May 16, 1908 27 24Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: August 1, 1974Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
10 years
elder sister
Edna Maxine Reynolds
Birth: January 3, 1918 36 34Missouri, United States
Death: August 12, 2009Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
3 years
herself
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with Irvin Eugene Smith - View this family
husband
herself
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1942Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Family with Paul Wallace Holmes - View this family
husband
Paul Wallace Holmes
Birth: August 20, 1923Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 21, 1995Wyandotte, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Wilma Iola Reynolds
Birth: March 29, 1921 40 37Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States
Death: September 5, 2009Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Reynolds - Household

Seneca, Newton, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reynolds, John HheadMW49M21MOMOMOQuarrymanTripoli mines
Reynolds, Ida MwifeFW46M19OKTNIL
Reynolds, Edna MdaughterFW12S20MOMOOK
Reynolds, Wilma IdaughterFW9S21MOMOOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Irvin Eugene Smith - Household

Alley, Shannon, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Smith, EugeneheadMW19SMOSame PlaceFarmerAgriculture
Smith, WilmawifeFW19SMOSame Place