The Shemwell Family

Florence RicksAge: 90 years18871977

Name
Florence Ricks
Given names
Florence
Surname
Ricks
Married name
Florence Gale
Birth January 21, 1887 41 36
Death of a paternal grandfatherJoel Ricks
December 15, 1888 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterLucy Ricks
January 7, 1889 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherFrank Ricks
January 11, 1891 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherJosiah Ricks Jr.
November 25, 1892 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Lester Ricks
October 24, 1893 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageArthur GaleView this family
December 16, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joseph Arthur Gale Sr.
September 18, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Marion Union Gale
April 13, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Lucy Ann Gale
July 12, 1914 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Florence Loanda Gale
October 16, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherJosiah Ricks Sr.
November 4, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
Birth of a daughter
#5
June Lorraine Gale
June 22, 1919 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Jesse Leigh Gale
April 18, 1921 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mavis Udell Gale
January 20, 1924 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherFrank Ricks
March 21, 1925 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
David Elliott Gale
September 15, 1925 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherLucy Ann Merrill
October 7, 1928 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
#9
George Martin Gale
October 24, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Ricks Merrill Gale
August 28, 1932 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 brotherMartin Ricks
November 6, 1947 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterEleanor Camilla Ricks
September 20, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterMary A Ricks
September 26, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Ricks
October 15, 1951 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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
Marriage of a childGeorge Martin GaleDorothy Louise “Dottie” SennView this family
September 4, 1954 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterJosephine Ricks
April 23, 1957 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterLavina Ricks
July 3, 1957 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherDavid Lester Ricks
July 30, 1957 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherJoel Justin Ricks
December 19, 1961 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherWallace Ricks
February 1, 1969 (Age 82 years)
Death of a husbandArthur Gale
November 18, 1970 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 May 5, 1977 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 1, 1868Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
5 months
elder sister
Eleanor Camilla Ricks
Birth: December 6, 1868 23 17Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: September 20, 1950Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
23 months
elder brother
Josiah Ricks Jr.
Birth: November 6, 1870 25 19Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: November 25, 1892Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder brother
Joel Justin Ricks
Birth: November 20, 1872 27 21Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: December 19, 1961Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Wallace Ricks
Birth: March 8, 1875 29 24Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: February 1, 1969Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder sister
Josephine Ricks
Birth: May 8, 1877 31 26Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: April 23, 1957Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary A Ricks
Birth: December 5, 1880 35 29Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: September 26, 1950Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States
16 months
elder brother
Martin Ricks
Birth: March 27, 1882 36 31Benson, Cache, Utah, United States
Death: November 6, 1947Dillon, Beaverhead, Montana, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lavina Ricks
Birth: January 7, 1885 39 34Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: July 3, 1957Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States
2 years
herself
2 years
younger sister
Lucy Ricks
Birth: January 7, 1889 43 38Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: October 15, 1951Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
Frank Ricks
Birth: January 11, 1891 45 40Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: March 21, 1925Clawson, Teton, Idaho, United States
3 years
younger brother
David Lester Ricks
Birth: October 24, 1893 48 42Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: July 30, 1957Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Family with Arthur Gale - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 16, 1909Teton, Idaho, United States
9 months
son
Joseph Arthur Gale Sr.
Birth: September 18, 1910 25 23Cache, Fremont, Idaho, United States
Death: July 15, 1987Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States
19 months
son
Marion Union Gale
Birth: April 13, 1912 26 25Union, Union, Oregon, United States
Death: March 20, 1987Adrian, Malheur, Oregon, United States
2 years
daughter
Lucy Ann Gale
Birth: July 12, 1914 29 27Cache, Madison, Idaho, United States
Death: July 29, 1996San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Florence Loanda Gale
Birth: October 16, 1916 31 29Cache, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: February 1, 2012Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
3 years
daughter
June Lorraine Gale
Birth: June 22, 1919 34 32Cache, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: June 1, 2012
22 months
son
Jesse Leigh Gale
Birth: April 18, 1921 35 34Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: April 18, 2018Washington, United States
3 years
daughter
Mavis Udell Gale
Birth: January 20, 1924 38 36Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: February 19, 2002Missouri, United States
20 months
son
David Elliott Gale
Birth: September 15, 1925 40 38Driggs, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: April 18, 1999Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
5 years
son
George Martin Gale
Birth: October 24, 1930 45 43Cache, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: July 26, 2008Gothenburg, Dawson, Nebraska, United States
22 months
son
Ricks Merrill Gale
Birth: August 28, 1932 47 45Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States
Death: October 11, 2014Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States

Florence Ricks has 0 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (0)