The Shemwell Family

Orval Thomas McKissickAge: 83 years18791962

Name
Orval Thomas McKissick
Given names
Orval Thomas
Surname
McKissick
Birth March 11, 1879 34 25
Census June 15, 1880 (Age 15 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Death of a motherKatherine Williams
February 28, 1899 (Age 19 years)
MarriageAnna Mae RouchView this family
January 7, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJohnathan James McKissick
January 17, 1910 (Age 30 years)
Census April 27, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Orval Thomas McKissick Jr
March 1, 1911 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonOrval Thomas McKissick Jr
March 3, 1911 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marjorie Mae McKissick
September 11, 1913 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 10, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 1950 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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
Marriage of a childDouglas Daniel BrawleyMarjorie Mae McKissickView this family
1959 (Age 79 years)

Note: Marriage date found on findagrave site and provided by descendants of Douglas
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 October 27, 1962 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairlawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Johnathan James McKissick
Birth: November 12, 1844Clay, Missouri, United States
Death: January 17, 1910Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1873Missouri, United States
6 years
himself
Orval Thomas McKissick
Birth: March 11, 1879 34 25Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, United States
Death: October 27, 1962Oklahoma, United States
Family with Anna Mae Rouch - View this family
himself
Orval Thomas McKissick
Birth: March 11, 1879 34 25Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, United States
Death: October 27, 1962Oklahoma, United States
wife
Anna Mae Rouch
Birth: August 9, 1883 27 25Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 13, 1980Oklahoma City, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: January 7, 1908Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Orval Thomas McKissick Jr
Birth: March 1, 1911 31 27Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 3, 1911Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Marjorie Mae McKissick
Birth: September 11, 1913 34 30Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 29, 1997Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States

Orval Thomas McKissick has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Johnathan James McKissick - Household

Gallatin, Clay, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
McKissick, Johnathan JWM34headMFarmerMOOn A. OceanVA
McKissick, KateWF26wifeMKeeping houseMO??MO
McKissick, John WWM5sonSChills & FeverxMOMOMO
McKissick, Jacob DeleonWM3sonSMOMOMO
McKissick, Orval TWM1sonSMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Orval Thomas McKissick - Household

ED 209 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McKissick, Orval TheadMW31M2MOMOMOEnglishClerkShoe StoreWNo0YesYesOFH
McKissick, Anna MwifeFW25M2ILININEnglishHousekeepingNo0YesYes
McKissick, Jacob DbrotherMW33SMOMOMOEnglishClerkShoe StoreWNo0YesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Orval Thomas McKissick - Household

Ed 128 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McKissick, O TheadOFMW40MYesYesMOMOMOYesFueling LaborerOil Drilling SupplyW
McKissick, MaywifeFW36MYesYesILININYesNone
McKissick, MarrydaughterFW6SYesYesYesOKMOILYes
McKissick, E KbrotherMW36SYesYesMOMOMOYesSecretaryMotor CoW

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Orval Thomas McKissick - Household

ED 66 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McKissick, Orval TheadO5000RNoMW51M30NoYesMOMOMOYesCommerical SalesPump CoWYesNo
McKissick, Anna MwifeFW46M24NoYesILININYesNone
McKissick, Marjorie MdaughterFW16S23YesYesOKMOILYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Orval Thomas McKissick - Household

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McKissick, Orval TxheadO3000NoMW60MNoMOOwnerMonument CoE520
McKissick, Anna MwifeFW56MNoILOffice WorkMonument CoNo420

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Orval Thomas McKissick - Household

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
McKissick, Orville TheadMW72MMOWk16Monument MarkerMonument MarkersO
McKissick, Anna MwifeFW66MILWk60Monument MarkerMonument MarkersO