The Shemwell Family

Marjorie Neclene GibbensAge: 58 years19171976

Name
Marjorie Neclene Gibbens
Given names
Marjorie Neclene
Surname
Gibbens
Married name
Marjorie Neclene Van Gundy
Married name
Marjorie Neclene VanGundy
Birth July 17, 1917 34 25
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/
Census February 13, 1920 (Age 2 years)
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
MarriageBurton Lee VanGundyView this family
September 2, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 22 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
Census April 6, 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
Death of a fatherJesse Samuel Gibbens
1959 (Age 41 years)
Death of a husbandBurton Lee VanGundy
March 30, 1967 (Age 49 years)
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 April 19, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Roselawn Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jesse Samuel Gibbens
Birth: April 4, 1883Sullivan, Missouri, United States
Death: 1959Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
mother
Ida Florence Feeback
Birth: January 16, 1892Bear Creek Springs, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 1976Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: April 14, 1908Washington, Oklahoma, United States
9 years
herself
Marjorie Neclene Gibbens
Birth: July 17, 1917 34 25Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 19, 1976Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Burton Lee VanGundy - View this family
husband
Burton Lee VanGundy
Birth: December 10, 1913 21 19Dover, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 30, 1967Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marjorie Neclene Gibbens
Birth: July 17, 1917 34 25Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 19, 1976Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: September 2, 1936Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jesse Samuel Gibbens - Household

Jackson, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gibbens, Samuel JheadRMW36MYesYesMOMOMOYesPumperOil FieldsW
Gibbens, FlorencewifeFW28MYesYesARUSTXYesNone
Gibbens, ImogenedaughterFW10SYesYesYesOKMOARYes
Gibbens, NecelenedaughterFW2 years 6 monthsSOKMOARYes

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Burton Lee VanGundy - Household

Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
VanGundy, Burton LeeheadR650NoMW26MNoOKTruck DriverFrank CoPW521000
VanGundy, Margie NxwifeFW22MNoOKClerkRetail StorePw52500

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Burton Lee VanGundy - Household

Mulhall, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
VanGundy, Burton LheadMW36MarOKWK70Farm HelperFarmP
VanGundy, NeclenewifeFW32MarOKH