The Shemwell Family

Avis D GibsonAge: 92 years19082001

Name
Avis D Gibson
Given names
Avis D
Surname
Gibson
Birth September 23, 1908 29 26
Birth of a sisterAlta M Gibson
September 23, 1908
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 18 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJonah C Troutman
January 6, 1916 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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 22, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 8, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDeliah Warner
April 27, 1933 (Age 24 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 motherGrace Kate Troutman
May 3, 1961 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Howard Gibson
April 24, 1962 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 sisterGertrude Glenola Gibson
July 24, 1990 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterAlta M Gibson
November 9, 1998 (Age 90 years)
Death May 3, 2001 (Age 92 years)
Obituary
Avis D Gibson Obituary
May 5, 2001 (2 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum
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father
William Howard Gibson
Birth: December 26, 1878Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: April 24, 1962Delano, Kern, California, United States
mother
Grace Kate Troutman
Birth: May 11, 1882 33 28Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: May 3, 1961Delano, Kern, California, United States
Marriage: January 29, 1902El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
14 months
elder sister
Gertrude Glenola Gibson
Birth: March 24, 1903 24 20Kansas, United States
Death: July 24, 1990Alameda, California, United States
6 years
twin sister
Alta M Gibson
Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: November 9, 1998Delano, Kern, California, United States
herself
Avis D Gibson
Birth: September 23, 1908 29 26Douglass, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: May 3, 2001Contra Costa, California, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household

ED 4 Rock Creek, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gibson, William HheadMW31M8KSPAMOEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesRF
Gibson, Grace KwifeFW27M833KSINILEnglishYesYes
Gibson, Gertrude GdaughterFW7SKSKSKS
Gibson, Alta MdaughterFW1SKSKSKS
Gibson, Avis DdaughterFW1SKSKSKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Howard Gibson - Household

ED 175 Arrickeree, Lincoln, Colorado, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibson, William HheadOMMW41MYesYesKSPAMOYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Gibson, Grace KwifeFW37MYesYesKSINOHYesNone
Gibson, Gertrude GdaughterFW16SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes
Gibson, Alta MdaughterFW11SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes
Gibson, Avis DdaughterFW11SYesYesYesKSKSKSYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Avis D Gibson - Household

Napa, Napa, California, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rogers, Elizabeth KheadO2000NoFW65WDNoYesCAMDSwitzerlandYesNone
Gibson, AvislodgerFW21SNoYesKSKSKSYesNurseGraduateWYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gertrude Glenola Gibson - Household

Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gibson, GertrudexheadR43NoFW37SNoKSSecretaryInsurance CoPW52960
Gibson, Avisyounger sisterFW31SNoKSNurseDoctors OfficePW521350

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Gertrude Glenola Gibson - Household

Alameda, Alameda, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gibson, Gertrude GheadFW47NevKSWK35General Office WorkReal Estate CoP
Gibson, Avis Dpartner (sister)FW41NevKSWK40Registered NurseHospital