The Shemwell Family

Della Lydia HamptonAge: 82 years19011984

Name
Della Lydia Hampton
Given names
Della Lydia
Surname
Hampton
Married name
Della Lydia McGehee
Birth July 27, 1901
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
MarriageCarson Oren McGeheeView this family
May 10, 1919 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Raymond Darrell McGehee
March 9, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Kathryn Lucille McGehee
December 5, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Earl McGehee
January 18, 1924 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty Jean McGehee
February 1, 1926 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Magdalene “Mag” McGehee
December 11, 1927 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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
Birth of a son
#6
John Edward “Hamp” McGehee
February 3, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Shirlee Ann McGehee
November 22, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 48 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Wayne “Mike” McGehee
January 2, 1954 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Mark Edward McGehee
May 25, 1960 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Steven Ray Bankhead
February 14, 1961 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandCarson Oren McGehee
October 1, 1971 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sonEarl McGehee
February 8, 1972 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 June 7, 1984 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: La Vista Memorial Park
Family with Carson Oren McGehee - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: May 10, 1919Pope, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Raymond Darrell McGehee
Birth: March 9, 1920 23 18Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 30, 1993San Diego, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Kathryn Lucille McGehee
Birth: December 5, 1922 26 21Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 16, 2001Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
13 months
son
Earl McGehee
Birth: January 18, 1924 27 22Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 8, 1972San Diego, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Betty Jean McGehee
Birth: February 1, 1926 29 24Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 9, 1994Washoe, Nevada, United States
22 months
daughter
Mary Magdalene “Mag” McGehee
Birth: December 11, 1927 31 26Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 12, 2009Upland, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
son
5 years
daughter
Shirlee Ann McGehee
Birth: November 22, 1934 38 33Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 9, 2008Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Carson Oren McGehee - Household

Illinois, Pope, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, CarsonheadMW31M19TXUSUSMinerCoal Mine
McGehee, DellawifeFW28M17ARARAR
McGehee, DarrellsonMW10SARTXAR
McGehee, KathryndaughterFW8SARTXAR
McGehee, EarlsonMW6SARTXAR
McGehee, Betty JdaughterFW4SARTXAR
McGehee, MagdalenedaughterFW2SARTXAR
McGehee, EdwardsonMW2mSARTXAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Carson Oren McGehee - Household

1016 El Paso Russellville, Pope, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McGehee, Carson OXheadMW43MTXSame PlaceLaborerCoal Mine
McGehee, Della LwifeFW38MARSame Place
McGehee, Raymond DsonMW20SARSame PlaceLaborerCoal Mine
McGehee, Kathryn LdaughterFW15SARSame Place
McGehee, EarlsonMW16SARSame Place
McGehee, Betty JdaughterFW14SARSame Place
McGehee, MagdalenedaughterFW12SARSame Place
McGehee, John EsonMW10SARSame Place
McGehee, Shirlee AnndaughterFW5SARSame Place