The Shemwell Family

Theron Franklin “Bud” BoydAge: 89 years19172007

Name
Theron Franklin “Bud” Boyd
Given names
Theron Franklin
Surname
Boyd
Nickname
Bud
Birth July 7, 1917
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 months)

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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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
Birth of a son
#1
Theron George Boyd
January 4, 1944 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Karen Elaine Boyd
November 26, 1946 (Age 29 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 28 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 March 31, 2007 (Age 89 years)
Obituary
Theron Franklin Boyd Obituary
April 4, 2007 (4 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Logtown Cemetery
Family with Kathleen Geraldine Conner - View this family
himself
Theron Franklin “Bud” Boyd
Birth: July 7, 1917Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States
Death: March 31, 2007Jackson, Oregon, United States
wife
Kathleen Geraldine Conner
Birth: December 19, 1920 40 36Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
Death: January 26, 2017Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
son
Theron George Boyd
Birth: January 4, 1944 26 23San Diego, San Diego, California, United States
Death: December 28, 2016Jackson, Oregon, United States
3 years
daughter
Karen Elaine Boyd
Birth: November 26, 1946 29 25Oregon, United States
Death: May 19, 2019Jackson, Oregon, United States
son
Private

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Theron Franklin “Bud” Boyd - Household

Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Boyd, Theron FheadMW32MarCAWK48ClerkHardware StoreP
Boyd, KathleenwifeFW29MarWYWK44OperatorTelephone CoP
Boyd, Theron GsonMW6NevCA
Boyd, KarendaughterFW3NevOR