The Shemwell Family

Neville Deward ThurmanAge: 55 years19211976

Name
Neville Deward Thurman
Given names
Neville Deward
Surname
Thurman
Birth May 12, 1921 25 23
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 28, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterGeneva Helen Thurman
March 13, 1936 (Age 14 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 fatherGordon H Thurman
1945 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 motherLois Amanda McClellan
October 10, 1959 (Age 38 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Louise Hall
April 10, 1969 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 July 1976 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hot Springs Cemetery
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father
mother
Lois Amanda McClellan
Birth: July 25, 1897Wright, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1959Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Marriage: about 1918
14 months
elder sister
Geneva Helen Thurman
Birth: March 14, 1919 22 21Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: March 13, 1936Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States
2 years
himself
Neville Deward Thurman
Birth: May 12, 1921 25 23Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States
Death: July 1976New Mexico, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Gordon H Thurman - Household

Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thurman, GordonheadMW34M22TNTNTNOperatorGeneral Farm
Thurman, AmandawifeFW32M20MOMOMO
Thurman, Geneva HdaughterFW11SNMTNMO
Thurman, Neville DsonMW8SNMTNMO