The Shemwell Family

Topie Lula McGeheeAge: 70 years19021973

Name
Topie Lula McGehee
Given names
Topie Lula
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Topie Lula Stophel
Married name
Topie Lula Clowers
Birth November 30, 1902 29 23
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ellen Ethridge
March 29, 1904 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a brotherHenry William McGehee
July 19, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherOrval Daniel McGehee
March 5, 1908 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJesse Gordon McGehee
January 15, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Francis McGehee
January 20, 1914 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterOpal Nina McGehee
August 26, 1916 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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
Death of a motherLucy D Ellen “Lizzie” Green
December 1, 1918 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 15 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 2, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentDaniel Martin McGeheeSarah Elizabeth CarterView this family
March 1, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilburn Martin McGehee
September 10, 1920 (Age 17 years)
MarriageCarl Edgar StophelView this family
May 27, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Clyde Eugene Stophel
July 11, 1927 (Age 24 years)
Death of a husbandCarl Edgar Stophel
December 9, 1927 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 22, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Phyllis L Clowers
November 1, 1933 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Martin McGehee
July 8, 1934 (Age 31 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jerry Stophel
January 27, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
#2
Larry Dewayne Saeler
September 2, 1957 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherCarson Oren McGehee
October 1, 1971 (Age 68 years)
Death June 17, 1973 (Age 70 years)
Obituary
Topie Lula McGehee Obituary
June 18, 1973 (1 day after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cherry Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 13, 1895Lamar, Texas, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
Dealia Lavada McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1899 26 20Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1986Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
22 months
younger brother
Jesse Gordon McGehee
Birth: January 15, 1910 36 30Hattieville, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 15, 1976Cook, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger brother
James Francis McGehee
Birth: January 20, 1914 40 34Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 1985Logan, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Opal Nina McGehee
Birth: August 26, 1916 42 36Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 25, 2005Cook, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Elizabeth Carter - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 1, 1920Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States
6 months
half-brother
Wilburn Martin McGehee
Birth: September 10, 1920 46 39Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 19, 1973Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Carl Edgar Stophel - View this family
husband
Carl Edgar Stophel
Birth: October 8, 1902Alabama, United States
Death: December 9, 1927Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas, United States
herself
Marriage: May 27, 1923Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
Clyde Eugene Stophel
Birth: July 11, 1927 24 24Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 14, 2000Arkansas, United States
Family with Otho William “Dink” Clowers - View this family
husband
Otho William “Dink” Clowers
Birth: February 15, 1911Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 9, 2003Dallas, Arkansas, United States
herself
daughter
Phyllis L Clowers
Birth: November 1, 1933 22 30Perryville, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 14, 2015Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, United States
daughter
Private

Topie Lula McGehee has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Martin McGehee - Household

Gregory, Conway, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, Daniel MheadMW36M114ARARARFarmerGeneral Farm
McGehee, Carson OsonMW14STXARTXFarm LaborerHome Farm
McGehee, Lucy DwifeFW31M11466TXALMS
McGehee, Dealia LdaughterFW10SARARTX
McGehee, TopiedaughterFW7STXARTX
McGehee, Henry WsonMW4SARARTX
McGehee, Orval AsonMW2SARARTX

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Martin McGehee - Household

Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, Daniel MheadMW46MARARARFarmerFarm
McGehee, TopadaughterFW17STXARTX
McGehee, Henry WsonMW14SARARTX
McGehee, Orval AsonMW12SARARTX
McGehee, Jesse GsonMW9SARARTX
McGehee, James FsonMW5-11mSARARTX
McGehee, Opal NdaughterFW3-6mSARARTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Topie Lula McGehee - Household

Perryville - Busher Shoals Road Cherry Hill, Perry, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Stophel, TopieheadFW27Wd20TXARTXFarmerGeneral Farm
Stophel, Clyde EsonMW2-8mSARALTX
McGehee, Opal NsisterFW13SARARTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Otho William Clowers - Household

Pleasant Grove, Perry, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Clowers, OthoXheadMW28MARRPerryARFarm HandFarm
Clowers, TopiewifeFW38MTXRPerryAR
Clowers, PhyllisdaughterFW6SARRPerryAR
Stophel, Clydestep sonMW12SARRPerryAR