The Shemwell Family

Leila Bell KittrellAge: 89 years19132002

Name
Leila Bell Kittrell
Given names
Leila Bell
Surname
Kittrell
Married name
Leila Bell Purvis
Married name
Leila Bell Blair
Birth 1913 36 34
Birth of a brotherPaul Albert Kittrell
February 2, 1915 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterAlberta Kittrell
July 30, 1915 (Age 2 years)
Cause: Appendicitis
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 3, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherPaul Albert Kittrell
June 8, 1929 (Age 16 years)
Cause: Drowning
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 9, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel Rushin Kittrell
December 11, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
MarriageFrank Leslie PurvisView this family
August 22, 1931 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Lynn L Purvis
about 1933 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Robert Frank Purvis
April 18, 1934 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherMarion Arthur Kittrell
April 15, 1936 (Age 23 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 motherSarah Maude McKnab
March 1, 1947 (Age 34 years)

Death of a brotherNoel Roscoe Kittrell
November 10, 1952 (Age 39 years)
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
DivorceFrank Leslie PurvisView this family
June 20, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Josephine Kittrell
November 16, 1960 (Age 47 years)
MarriageEverett William BlairView this family
March 30, 1962 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherLee Roy Kittrell
May 29, 1971 (Age 58 years)
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 sisterAlice Viola Kittrell
August 11, 1981 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandEverett William Blair
January 26, 1982 (Age 69 years)
Death March 21, 2002 (Age 89 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 9, 1896Carroll, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
Grace Josephine Kittrell
Birth: August 22, 1898 22 20Bee Branch, Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 16, 1960Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
5 years
elder brother
Noel Roscoe Kittrell
Birth: April 18, 1903 27 24Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 10, 1952Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
9 months
elder brother
Lee Roy Kittrell
Birth: January 3, 1904 27 25Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 29, 1971Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
4 years
elder sister
Alberta Kittrell
Birth: September 23, 1907 31 29Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 30, 1915Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Alice Viola Kittrell
Birth: December 12, 1909 33 31Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 11, 1981Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
Paul Albert Kittrell
Birth: February 2, 1915 38 36Arkansas, United States
Death: June 8, 1929Oklahoma, United States
Family with Frank Leslie Purvis - View this family
ex-husband
Frank Leslie Purvis
Birth: December 30, 1906Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 14, 2004Lane, Oregon, United States
herself
Marriage: August 22, 1931Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Divorce: June 20, 1960Coos, Oregon, United States
2 years
son
Lynn L Purvis
Birth: about 1933 26 20Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 24, 2012
16 months
son
Robert Frank Purvis
Birth: April 18, 1934 27 21Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 24, 2011
Family with Everett William Blair - View this family
husband
Everett William Blair
Birth: January 16, 1913Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 26, 1982Greenville, Hunt, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: March 30, 1962Dallas, Texas, United States

Leila Bell Kittrell has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marion Arthur Kittrell - Household

1224 Wall Street Joplin, Jasper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kittrell, Arthur MheadMW46MARMOMOMoulderIron Works
Kittrell, Sarah MwifeFW43MARARKY
Kittrell, RoscoesonMW19SARARARIron WorkerIron Works
Kittrell, RoysonMW15SARARARIron WorkerIron Works
Kittrell, AlicedaughterFW11SARARAR
Kittrell, Leila MdaughterFW7SARARAR
Kittrell, Albert PsonMW5SARARAR

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marion Arthur Kittrell - Household

1421 26 Street South West North Side of Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kittrell, Arthur MheadMW54M20ARMOKYLaborerOklahoma ? Gas Co. Pipe line
Kittrell, Sarah MwifeFW52M16ARMOAR
Kittrell, Leila BdaughterFW16SARARAR
Kittrell, Roscoe NsonMW27SARARAR
Taylor, Mildred Mgrand daughterFW4STXPNAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Leslie Purvis - Household

3600 Liberty Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Purvis, Frank LheadMW34MOKSame PlaceManager of Service StationRetail Gasoline Station
Purvis, Leila BwifeFW26MARSame Place
Purvis, Lynn LsonMW7SOKSame Place
Purvis, Robert FsonMW5SOKSame Place