The Shemwell Family

Homer Huston McGeheeAge: 58 years19101968

Name
Homer Huston McGehee
Given names
Homer Huston
Surname
McGehee
Birth May 27, 1910 26 22
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Vuel McGehee
August 4, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherOdis Aron McGehee
March 13, 1915 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 brotherListon D McGehee
October 19, 1917 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Augustus “Gus” McGehee
March 5, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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/
Marriage of a parentJoseph A IsraelMary Malinda VenableView this family
December 28, 1919 (Age 9 years)
Census January 30, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGladys Marie Israel
January 30, 1921 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVelva Cleo Israel
January 25, 1923 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 10, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 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 October 1, 1968 (Age 58 years)
Obituary
Homer H McGehee Obituary
October 3, 1968 (2 days after death)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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: Willows Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 12, 1904Pope, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Earl Edward McGehee Sr.
Birth: August 7, 1905 21 18Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 2, 1992Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ruby J McGehee
Birth: December 11, 1907 23 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 5, 1995Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
himself
Homer Huston McGehee
Birth: May 27, 1910 26 22Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1968Willows, Glenn, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Myrtle Vuel McGehee
Birth: August 4, 1912 28 25Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 27, 2000Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Odis Aron McGehee
Birth: March 13, 1915 31 27Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 8, 1993Dinuba, Tulare, California, United States
3 years
younger brother
Liston D McGehee
Birth: October 19, 1917 33 30Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1974Santa Barbara, California, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph A Israel - View this family
step-father
Joseph A Israel
Birth: about 1876Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1928Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1919Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
13 months
half-sister
Gladys Marie Israel
Birth: January 30, 1921 45 33Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 27, 2003Fontana, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
half-sister
Velva Cleo Israel
Birth: January 25, 1923 47 35Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 10, 1994El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Julia Margaret Trammel - View this family
himself
Homer Huston McGehee
Birth: May 27, 1910 26 22Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1968Willows, Glenn, California, United States
wife
son
Private
son
Private

Homer Huston McGehee has 21 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A Israel - Household

Center, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Israel, Joseph AheadMW40MYesYesUSUSUSYesFarmerGeneralOA
McGehee, Mary MwifeFW32MYesYesARALALYesNone
McGehee, EarlStep-sonMW14SYesYesYesARTXTXYesNone
McGehee, RubyStep-daughterFW12SYesYesYesARTXTXYesNone
McGehee, HomerStep-sonMW9SYesARTXTXNone
McGehee, MyrtleStep-daughterFW7SYesARTXTXNone
McGehee, OtisStep-sonMW5SNoARARTXNone
McGehee, ListerStep-sonMW2yea 2moaSARARTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Marie Venable - Household

Welborn, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, Mary MheadRYesFW42Wd17NoYesARALARYesFarmingLaborOYes
McGehee, Homer HsonYesMW19MNoYesARARARYesFarmingLaborNPYes
McGehee, Myrtle VdaughterYesFW17SNoYesARARARYesFarmingLaborNPYes
McGehee, Odis AsonYesMW14SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes
McGehee, Liston DsonYesMW12SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes
Israel, Gladys MdaughterYesFW9SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes