The Shemwell Family

Loca Viola McGeheeAge: 73 years18991973

Name
Loca Viola McGehee
Given names
Loca Viola
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Loca Viola Whitworth
Birth August 11, 1899 29 28
Census June 3, 1900 (Age 9 months)
Note: ED 37 Justice Precinct 4
Death of a motherMary Etta Littleton
1905 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Henry McGeheeConnie Elizabeth BarnesView this family
April 25, 1906 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-sisterEva McGehee
July 13, 1908 (Age 8 years)
Census May 9, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Note: ED 9
Birth of a half-sisterUna McGehee
November 17, 1912 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-sisterOra Dale McGehee
September 3, 1915 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 half-brotherOdis James McGehee
March 23, 1921 (Age 21 years)
MarriageMelvin Emanuel Whitworth SrView this family
September 22, 1923 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Death of a half-sisterUna McGehee
October 31, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterWillie Olevia McGehee
February 1, 1932 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 fatherJames Henry McGehee
September 16, 1946 (Age 47 years)
Death of a half-sisterOra Dale McGehee
February 2, 1951 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandMelvin Emanuel Whitworth Sr
December 3, 1952 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 25, 1973 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Hickory Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 5, 1889Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas, United States
9 months
elder sister
Dora E McGehee
Birth: August 9, 1890 20 19Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 11, 1979Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
5 years
elder sister
Willie Olevia McGehee
Birth: June 27, 1895 25 24Texas, United States
Death: February 1, 1932Conway, Arkansas, United States
4 years
herself
Loca Viola McGehee
Birth: August 11, 1899 29 28Texas, United States
Death: June 25, 1973West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Connie Elizabeth Barnes - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: April 25, 1906Conway, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-sister
Eva McGehee
Birth: July 13, 1908 38 18Arkansas, United States
Death: August 21, 1982Orange, California, United States
4 years
half-sister
Una McGehee
Birth: November 17, 1912 43 22Missouri, United States
Death: October 31, 1930Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
half-sister
Ora Dale McGehee
Birth: September 3, 1915 45 25Arkansas, United States
Death: February 2, 1951San Diego, California, United States
6 years
half-brother
Odis James McGehee
Birth: March 23, 1921 51 30Hill Creek, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 9, 1998Perry, Arkansas, United States
Family with Melvin Emanuel Whitworth Sr - View this family
husband
Melvin Emanuel Whitworth Sr
Birth: December 21, 1900Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 3, 1952West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States
herself
Loca Viola McGehee
Birth: August 11, 1899 29 28Texas, United States
Death: June 25, 1973West Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 22, 1923Conway, Arkansas, United States

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Census
ED 37 Justice Precinct 4
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household

Delta, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McGehee, James HheadWMNov186831M10ARARARFarmer0YesYesYesRF
McGehee, Mary EwifeWFJul187425M1033ARNCNCYesYesYes
McGehee, Dora EdaughterWFAug18918SARARAR4
McGehee, Willie OdaughterWFJun18954STXARAR
McGehee, Loca VdaughterWFAug18981STXARAR

Census
ED 9
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Henry McGehee - Household

McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, James HheadMW40M24ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYes
McGehee, Connie EwifeFW20M1411ARARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWN0YesYesNo
McGehee, EvadaughterFW1 9/12SARARARNone
McGehee, Willie OdaughterFW14STXARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWN0YesYesYes
McGehee, Loca VdaughterFW11STXARAREnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWN0YesYesYes