The Shemwell Family

Frances Cecelia VitterAge: 86 years19001987

Name
Frances Cecelia Vitter
Given names
Frances Cecelia
Surname
Vitter
Married name
Frances Cecelia Pirkey
Birth December 18, 1900
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageJames Richard PirkeyView this family
March 18, 1918 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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
#1
Mary Frances Pirkey
March 18, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Richard Pirkey Jr
October 30, 1924 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Gerie Lamerne Pirkey
August 11, 1929 (Age 28 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
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Martha Louise Pirkey
December 27, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Peggy Ann Pirkey
January 14, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Charles Edward Pirkey
January 4, 1942 (Age 41 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
Death of a husbandJames Richard Pirkey
October 5, 1946 (Age 45 years)
Cause: Heart Attack
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Patricia Ann Reece
May 10, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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
Steven Thomas Pirkey
May 4, 1954 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Terry Allen Reece
July 16, 1955 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Delores Diane Eller
January 31, 1957 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 sonJames Richard Pirkey Jr
November 28, 1982 (Age 81 years)
Death of a daughterMary Frances Pirkey
October 22, 1983 (Age 82 years)
Death December 10, 1987 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
Family with James Richard Pirkey - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 18, 1918Lubbock, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Frances Pirkey
Birth: March 18, 1920 21 19Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: October 22, 1983Lubbock, Texas, United States
5 years
son
James Richard Pirkey Jr
Birth: October 30, 1924 26 23Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1982Sacramento, California, United States
5 years
daughter
Gerie Lamerne Pirkey
Birth: August 11, 1929 30 28Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 21, 2007
17 months
daughter
Martha Louise Pirkey
Birth: December 27, 1930 32 30Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 1991Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
9 years
daughter
Peggy Ann Pirkey
Birth: January 14, 1940 41 39Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: October 5, 2016Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Charles Edward Pirkey
Birth: January 4, 1942 43 41Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 7, 1988Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household

804 East Main Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pirkey, James RheadMW31M19TXTXTXMail CarrierRural
Pirkey, Frances VwifeFW29M17TXLATX
Pirkey, Mary FdaughterFW10STXTXTX
Pirkey, James R JrsonMW5STXTXTX
Pirkey, Gerie LdaughterFW8mSTXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household

Fannin, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pirkey, James RheadMW41MTXSame placeMail CarrierRural Route
Pirkey, FrancesXwifeFW39MTXSame place
Pirkey, Mary FdaughterFW20STXSame placeNew Worker
Pirkey, James RsonMW15STXSame placeFarmerFarm
Pirkey, Gerie LavernedaughterFW10STXSame place
Pirkey, Martha LdaughterFW8STXSame place
Pirkey, Peggy AnndaughterFW6mSTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Frances Cecelia Vitter - Household

80 8th Street Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pirkey, FrancesheadFW49WdTX
Pirkey, Gerie LdaughterFW20NevTXGeneral ClerkState College
Pirkey, Peggy AdaughterFW10NevTX
Pirkey, Charles EsonMW8NevTX