The Shemwell Family

Sallie Laura ThurmanAge: 61 years18911953

Name
Sallie Laura Thurman
Given names
Sallie Laura
Surname
Thurman
Married name
Sallie Laura Borden
Married name
Sallie Laura Hale
Birth October 29, 1891 27 24
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Jane Parham
October 29, 1893 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGordon H Thurman
March 27, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
Birth of a brotherSteven Rhea Thurman
October 27, 1898 (Age 6 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherAllen Gwyn Thurman
April 3, 1904 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherIsaac Newton Thurman
September 9, 1906 (Age 14 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Jane Hinch
June 29, 1908 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterDolly Juanita Thurman
August 19, 1909 (Age 17 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Hall
1912 (Age 20 years)
MarriageBordenView this family
about 1914 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
John Myron Borden
November 27, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Death of a fatherJohn Curtis Thurman
June 23, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Maylon Thurman
October 6, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Cause: Murdered
MarriageKirby L HaleView this family
about 1927 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 11, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Myron BordenLouise View this family
about 1939 (Age 47 years)

Census April 15, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherSteven Rhea Thurman
February 10, 1944 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Death of a brotherGordon H Thurman
1945 (Age 53 years)
Census April 7, 1950 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 54 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 21, 1953 (Age 61 years)
Cause of death: Cancer
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1884Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder sister
Leila Lee Thurman
Birth: January 16, 1885 20 17Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
elder brother
Isaac Maylon Thurman
Birth: August 5, 1889 24 21Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 6, 1922Melvine, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Steven Rhea Thurman
Birth: October 27, 1898 34 30Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1944New Mexico, United States
5 years
younger brother
Allen Gwyn Thurman
Birth: April 3, 1904 39 36Big Lick, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 17, 1981Alamogordo, Otero, New Mexico, United States
5 years
younger sister
Family with Borden - View this family
husband
herself
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1914
23 months
son
John Myron Borden
Birth: November 27, 1915 24Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 11, 1987Dallas, Texas, United States
Family with Kirby L Hale - View this family
husband
Kirby L Hale
Birth: July 22, 1899Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States
Death: May 30, 1959Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
herself
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: about 1927

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Thurman - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thurman, John CheadWMSep186435M16TNTNTNFarmer
Thurman, Lou HwifeWFFeb186733M1665TNTNTN
Thurman, Leila LdaughterWFJan188515STNTNTN
Thurman, Isaac NsonWMAug188910STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Thurman, Sallie LdaughterWFOct18918STNTNTN
Thurman, Gordon HsonWMMar18964STNTNTN
Thurman, Steven RsonWMOct18981STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Thurman - Household

Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thurman, John CheadMW46M26TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Thurman, LulawifeFW43M26107TNTNTN
Thurman, LauradaughterFW18STNTNTN
Thurman, Gordon HsonMW14STNTNTN
Thurman, Steven RsonMW12STNTNTN
Thurman, Allen GsonMW6STNTNTN
Thurman, JuanitadaughterFW7mSNMTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Kirby L Hale - Household

3015 Oakland Street Dallas, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hale, Kirby LheadMW30M27TXTNTXSteam FitterPlumbing
Hale, LaurawifeFW38M22TNTNTNWaitressCafe

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sallie Laura Thurman - Household

3115 Ross Dallas, Dallas, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hale, LauraheadFW48MTNSame PlaceHouseworkHousekeeping WPA Aid Project
Borden, JohnsonMW23MNMBeuna VistaChaffeeCOCookCafe
Borden, LouiseXdaughter in lawFW21MCOSalidaChaffeeCO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Sallie Laura Thurman - Household

4311 Perry Dallas, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Hale, Sallie LheadFW58DTN
Borden, John MsonMW34DNMVarnish MakerWholesale Paint Factory