The Shemwell Family

Sarah Alma KittrellAge: 78 years19121990

Name
Sarah Alma Kittrell
Given names
Sarah Alma
Surname
Kittrell
Married name
Sarah Alma Wright
Birth July 5, 1912 24 22
Birth of a sisterEddith Irene Kittrell
June 4, 1914 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterIvah Iona Kittrell
September 9, 1916 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 grandmotherSarah Jane Hinkle
June 20, 1917 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterGladys Ruth Kittrell
August 8, 1922 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Daniel Kittrell
January 2, 1925 (Age 12 years)
MarriageWesley Clayton WrightView this family
October 14, 1928 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Chester Clayton Wright
October 11, 1929 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 7, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel Rushin Kittrell
December 11, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Gary Dan Wright
June 23, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 37 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 33 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 motherAmanda Viola Theodosia “Mandy” Lawrence
March 30, 1978 (Age 65 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Harrison Kittrell
September 26, 1981 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherCecil Henry Kittrell
May 26, 1982 (Age 69 years)
Death of a husbandWesley Clayton Wright
March 1, 1985 (Age 72 years)
Death August 6, 1990 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kelseyville Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 4, 1909Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
10 months
elder brother
Cecil Henry Kittrell
Birth: April 23, 1910 21 20Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 26, 1982Flomaton, Escambia, Alabama, United States
2 years
herself
Sarah Alma Kittrell
Birth: July 5, 1912 24 22Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1990Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States
23 months
younger sister
Eddith Irene Kittrell
Birth: June 4, 1914 26 24Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1993Lawrence, Douglas, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ivah Iona Kittrell
Birth: September 9, 1916 28 26Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 10, 2011San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Gladys Ruth Kittrell
Birth: August 8, 1922 34 32Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 9, 2000London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Daniel Kittrell
Birth: January 2, 1925 36 34Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 24, 2000El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
Family with Wesley Clayton Wright - View this family
husband
Wesley Clayton Wright
Birth: May 29, 1905Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 1, 1985Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States
herself
Sarah Alma Kittrell
Birth: July 5, 1912 24 22Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1990Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States
Marriage: October 14, 1928Burden, Cowley, Kansas, United States
1 year
son
Chester Clayton Wright
Birth: October 11, 1929 24 17Kansas, United States
Death: April 1, 2012
11 years
son
Gary Dan Wright
Birth: June 23, 1940 35 27Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: March 4, 2000

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harrison Kittrell - Household

Cedar, Carroll, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kittrell, Henry HheadMW31MARMOMOFarmerStock Farm
Kittrell, Amanda VwifeFW29MARGaAR
Kittrell, Cecil HsonMW9SARARAR
Kittrell, Alma SdaughterFW7SARARAR
Kittrell, Edith IdaughterFW5SARARAR
Kittrell, Eva IdaughterFW3-5mSARARAR
Kittrell, Daniel RfatherMW71WdMOTNTNBaptist MinisterBaptist Church

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harrison Kittrell - Household

Liberty, Cowley, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kittrell, H HheadMW41M21ARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Kittrell, AmandawifeFW39M20ARGAAR
Kittrell, EddithdaughterFW15SARARAR
Kittrell, IvadaughterFW13SARARAR
Kittrell, RuthdaughterFW7SARARAR
Kittrell, BilliesonMW5SARARAR
Wright, AlmadaughterFW17MARARAR
Wright, ChestergrandsonMW0SKSARAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Clayton Wright - Household

King City, Monterey, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wright, WesleyheadMW34MARRCowleyKSForemanAlfalfa Ranch
Wright, AlmaXwifeFW27MARRCowleyKS
Wright, ChestersonMW10SKSRCowleyKS