The Shemwell Family

Leola Mae FikeAge: 96 years19192015

Name
Leola Mae Fike
Given names
Leola Mae
Surname
Fike
Married name
Leola Mae Gillham
Birth April 23, 1919 25 22
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a sisterMabel Dessie Fike
September 17, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 May 2, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census May 4, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 maternal grandfatherWilliam Alford Wright
March 28, 1946 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 maternal grandmotherLillian Leona Shamel
January 12, 1955 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherElbie Clinton Fike
October 29, 1967 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterMabel Dessie Fike
June 26, 1971 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 motherEdith Martha Wright
March 4, 1989 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandCarl Edward Gillham
August 13, 1993 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterNina Edith Fike
August 28, 2012 (Age 93 years)
Death August 16, 2015 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
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father
mother
Edith Martha Wright
Birth: July 11, 1896 27 30Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: March 4, 1989Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Marriage: March 1, 1915Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
Nina Edith Fike
Birth: April 5, 1916 22 19Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: August 28, 2012Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota, United States
3 years
herself
Leola Mae Fike
Birth: April 23, 1919 25 22Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: August 16, 2015Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mabel Dessie Fike
Birth: September 17, 1921 27 25Missouri, United States
Death: June 26, 1971Missouri, United States
Family with Carl Edward Gillham - View this family
husband
Carl Edward Gillham
Birth: November 29, 1921Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: August 13, 1993Missouri, United States
herself
Leola Mae Fike
Birth: April 23, 1919 25 22Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: August 16, 2015Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Fike, Clinton EheadMW26MMOILINFarmerGeneral Farm
Fike, Edith MwifeFW23MMOMOKY
Fike, Nina EdaughterFW3-9mSMOMOMO
Fike, Leola MdaughterFW8mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household

Nebo & Competition Road Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Fike, Elbie CheadMW36M21MOILINFarmerGeneral Farm
Fike, Edith MwifeFW33M18MOMOKY
Fike, Nina EdaughterFW14SMOMOMO
Fike, Leola MdaughterFW10SMOMOMO
Fike, Dessie MdaughterFW8SMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household

Nebo & Competition Road Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Fike, ElbieXheadMW46MMOSame HouseFarmerFarm
Fike, EdithwifeFW43MMOSame House
Fike, Leola MaydaughterFW21SMOSame House
Fike, MabeldaughterFW18SMOSame House