The Shemwell Family

Ella Myrtle RouchAge: 92 years18941986

Name
Ella Myrtle Rouch
Given names
Ella Myrtle
Surname
Rouch
Married name
Ella Myrtle VanGundy
Married name
Ella Myrtle Potter
Birth May 31, 1894 37 35
Birth of a sisterViola Fay Rouch
January 1896 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhoebe Clark
October 14, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAaron Rouch
December 21, 1901 (Age 7 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Goss
June 7, 1910 (Age 16 years)
MarriageBenjamin Harold VanGundyView this family
April 13, 1913 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Burton Lee VanGundy
December 10, 1913 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harold Lavern VanGundy
April 20, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Virginia Faye VanGundy
September 18, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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 16, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Death of a motherSarah Melissa Troutman
February 7, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter
March 10, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 16, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin Rouch
August 27, 1930 (Age 36 years)

Marriage of a childRaymond Fred BurkVirginia Faye VanGundyView this family
October 8, 1934 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Patty Joyce Burk
August 30, 1935 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childBurton Lee VanGundyMarjorie Neclene GibbensView this family
September 2, 1936 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ben Harold Burk
August 6, 1938 (Age 44 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Dawn Marvel Gwin
August 29, 1942 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Marriage of a childHarold Lavern VanGundyMary Elizabeth DoughertyView this family
June 14, 1946 (Age 52 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Patrick Thomas Potter
April 20, 1951 (Age 56 years)

Death of a husbandElbert Thomas Potter
March 6, 1952 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 husbandBenjamin Harold VanGundy
June 27, 1964 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Ernest Rouch
May 1965 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sonBurton Lee VanGundy
March 30, 1967 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherMark Arnold Rouch Sr
May 29, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterEva Lee Rouch
February 15, 1974 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 sisterAnna Mae Rouch
December 13, 1980 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterViola Fay Rouch
June 1981 (Age 87 years)
Death of a sisterMildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch
January 17, 1984 (Age 89 years)
Event
Mildred Pearl “Millie” Rouch
January 18, 1984 (Age 89 years)
Death October 1986 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1878Fulton, Indiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Eva Lee Rouch
Birth: December 11, 1880 24 22Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: February 15, 1974Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
15 months
elder brother
Infant Rouch
Birth: March 27, 1882 25 23Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: before 1885Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
16 months
elder sister
Anna Mae Rouch
Birth: August 9, 1883 27 25Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 13, 1980Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
elder brother
Walter Ernest Rouch
Birth: April 13, 1885 28 26Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: May 1965Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
Mark Arnold Rouch Sr
Birth: September 28, 1887 31 29Dalton City, Moultrie, Illinois, United States
Death: May 29, 1968Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
18 months
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
16 months
herself
20 months
younger sister
Viola Fay Rouch
Birth: January 1896 39 37Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: June 1981Alameda, California, United States
Family with Benjamin Harold VanGundy - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 13, 1913Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
8 months
son
Burton Lee VanGundy
Birth: December 10, 1913 21 19Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 30, 1967Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
16 months
son
Harold Lavern VanGundy
Birth: April 20, 1915 22 20Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 4, 1987Volusia, Florida, United States
17 months
daughter
Family with Elbert Thomas Potter - View this family
husband
Elbert Thomas Potter
Birth: March 27, 1884 40 33Greenfield, Dade, Missouri, United States
Death: March 6, 1952Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
herself
son
Elbert Marion “Bud” Potter
Birth: March 10, 1925 40 30Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 4, 2004Attica, Harper, Kansas, United States
daughter
Private

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household

Ed 62 Milam, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Rouch, FrankheadWMJul185644M20INPAOHFarmerYesYesYesRMF
Rouch, Sarah MwifeWFAug185842M20108INKYINYesYesYes
Rouch, Eva PdaughterWFDec188020SINININYesYesYes
Rouch, Anna MdaughterWFAug188317SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Walter EsonWMApr188515SILININFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Rouch, Mark AsonWMSep188713SILININFarm LaborerYesYesYes
Rouch, Cora GdaughterWFMar188911SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Millie PdaughterWFJan18937SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Ella MdaughterWFMay18946SILININYesYesYes
Rouch, Viola FdaughterWFJan18964SILININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Rouch - Household

ED 75 Cimarron, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Rouch, FrankheadMW54M31INOHGermanyEnglishSalesmanCommercialW0YesYesOFH
Rouch, SarahwifeFW52M31108ILKYINEnglishYesYes
Rouch, MildreddaughterFW17SILINILEnglishYesYesYes
Rouch, Ella MdaughterFW15SILINILEnglishYesYesYes
Rouch, FaydaughterFW14SILINILEnglishYesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Harold VanGundy - Household

ED 218 Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
VanGundy, B HheadRMW27MNoYesYesKSKSKSYesSalesman??S
VanGundy, EllawifeFW25MNoYesYesILININYesNone
VanGundy, BurtonsonMW6SYesYesYesOKKSILYesNone
VanGundy, HaroldsonMW4 years 9 monthsSNoNoNoOKKSILYesNone
VanGundy, Virginia FaydaughterFW3 years 3 monthsSNoNoNoOKKSILYesNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elbert Thomas Potter - Household

Orlando, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Patter, Elbert TheadMW66MarMOWK20FarmingFarmO
Patter, Ella MwifeFW55MarILH
Patter, Elbert MsonMW25MarOKWK10Farm HelperFarmNP