The Shemwell Family

Ola GatesAge: 87 years19272015

Name
Ola Gates
Given names
Ola
Surname
Gates
Birth October 15, 1927 52 27
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 months)

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 4, 1930 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterInfant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Gates
December 24, 1932 (Age 5 years)
Note: Still Birth
Birth of a sisterInfant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 6 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Gates
December 5, 1933 (Age 6 years)
Note: Still Birth
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Mack Hodge
November 29, 1939 (Age 12 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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 22 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 of a fatherDaniel Finis Gates
June 10, 1959 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherBeddie Hazel Hodge
November 7, 1969 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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 half-sisterHazel Ann Bryant
September 20, 2001 (Age 73 years)
Death of a half-sisterLorene Bryant
October 16, 2010 (Age 83 years)
Death June 23, 2015 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hale Cemetery
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father
Daniel Finis Gates
Birth: April 18, 1875Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 1959Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: November 13, 1926Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
11 months
herself
Ola Gates
Birth: October 15, 1927 52 27Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 2015Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Infant Gates
Birth: December 24, 1932 57 32Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 24, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
younger sister
Infant Gates
Birth: December 5, 1933 58 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 5, 1933Christian, Kentucky, United States
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step-father
mother
Marriage: March 23, 1915Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
half-sister
Hazel Ann Bryant
Birth: August 15, 1916 19 16LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 2001Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
half-sister
Lorene Bryant
Birth: December 16, 1917 20 17Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 16, 2010Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
2 years
half-sister
3 years
half-brother
4 years
half-sister
May Marie Bryant
Birth: February 19, 1925 27 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 15, 2016Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Finis Gates - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gates, Daniel FheadR$ 2 1/2NoMW54M22NoYesKYKYKYYesSawerSaw Mill3244WYesNo
Gates (nee Bryant), BeddiewifeFW28M14NoYesKYKYKYYesNone
Gates, OhadaughterFW2 yrs 3 mosSNoKYKYKYNone
Gates (aka Bryant), Frankie(step) sonMW8SYesYesKYKYKYYesNone
Gates, MaydaughterFW5SNoKYKYKYKYYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Finis Gates - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gates, Daniel FheadMW65MNoKYFarmerFarm LaborOA520
Gates (nee Bryant), BeddieXwifeFW40MNoKY
Gates (aka Bryant), Frank(step) sonMW19SNoKYCCC?? Construction P20320
Gates (aka Bryant), May Marie(step) daughterFW15SYesKY
Gates, OliedaughterFW14SYesKY