The Shemwell Family

Otis Franklin CappsAge: 82 years19222004

Name
Otis Franklin Capps
Given names
Otis Franklin
Surname
Capps
Birth April 15, 1922 29 25
Death of a maternal grandmotherAlpharetta C “Alpha” Holland
February 21, 1928 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 30, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Census April 18, 1940 (Age 18 years)
MarriageBetty Jane HenningsView this family
May 16, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 27 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 23 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 fatherOscar Franklin Capps
April 30, 1986 (Age 64 years)
Death of a motherJettie Mae Carr
March 20, 1992 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterRoberta Faye Capps
July 11, 1997 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterAlma Izora Capps
January 12, 1999 (Age 76 years)
Death October 3, 2004 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fernhill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder sister
Alma Izora Capps
Birth: June 21, 1913 20 16Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 12, 1999Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
3 years
elder sister
sister
Private
himself
Otis Franklin Capps
Birth: April 15, 1922 29 25Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 2004Stuart, Martin, Florida, United States
Family with Betty Jane Hennings - View this family
himself
Otis Franklin Capps
Birth: April 15, 1922 29 25Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 3, 2004Stuart, Martin, Florida, United States
wife
Betty Jane Hennings
Birth: November 27, 1924Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 28, 2011Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, United States
Marriage: May 16, 1942Harris, Texas, United States

Otis Franklin Capps has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Franklin Capps - Household

307 E. 3rd. Bristow, Creek, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Capps, Oscar FheadMW47MARSame HouseStreet CommCity
Capps, Jettie MXwifeFW43MOKSame House
Capps, Otis FsonMW18SOKSame House