The Shemwell Family

Dolly Juanita ThurmanAge: 86 years19091996

Name
Dolly Juanita Thurman
Given names
Dolly Juanita
Surname
Thurman
Married name
Dolly Juanita Minyard
Birth August 19, 1909 44 41
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 8 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherThomas Hall
1912 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 29, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Curtis Thurman
June 23, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Maylon Thurman
October 6, 1922 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Murdered
MarriageHomer Edward MinyardView this family
about 1926 (Age 16 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Charles Levon Minyard
February 1927 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sonCharles Levon Minyard
February 2, 1927 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Raymond Curtiss Minyard
August 31, 1928 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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 15, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dorothy Jean Minyard
December 3, 1930 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Truman Dale Minyard
February 7, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Rosalie Minyard
July 19, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Homer Edward Minyard Jr
October 15, 1938 (Age 29 years)
Census May 10, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Death of a brotherSteven Rhea Thurman
February 10, 1944 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 35 years)
Marriage of a childArthur Eugene Wise Sr.Rosalie MinyardView this family
September 28, 1952 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterSallie Laura Thurman
March 21, 1953 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Cancer
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 husbandHomer Edward Minyard
May 8, 1957 (Age 47 years)
Death of a motherMartha Louise Hall
April 10, 1969 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 daughterDorothy Jean Minyard
April 16, 1979 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherAllen Gwyn Thurman
March 17, 1981 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonHomer Edward Minyard Jr
November 18, 1991 (Age 82 years)
Death July 20, 1996 (Age 86 years)
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
elder sister
Sallie Laura Thurman
Birth: October 29, 1891 27 24Tennessee, United States
Death: March 21, 1953Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Steven Rhea Thurman
Birth: October 27, 1898 34 30Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1944New Mexico, United States
5 years
elder 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
herself
Family with Homer Edward Minyard - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1926
14 months
son
Charles Levon Minyard
Birth: February 1927 17 17Texas, United States
Death: February 2, 1927Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
19 months
son
Raymond Curtiss Minyard
Birth: August 31, 1928 19 19Holliday, Archer, Texas, United States
Death: June 28, 2006
2 years
daughter
Dorothy Jean Minyard
Birth: December 3, 1930 21 21Pampa, Gray, Texas, United States
Death: April 16, 1979Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Truman Dale Minyard
Birth: February 7, 1933 23 23Greggton, Harrison, Texas, United States
Death: February 17, 1999Dallas, Texas, United States
5 months
daughter
Rosalie Minyard
Birth: July 19, 1933 24 23Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, United States
Death: November 22, 2007
5 years
son
Homer Edward Minyard Jr
Birth: October 15, 1938 29 29Bruni, Webb, Texas, United States
Death: November 18, 1991Dallas, Texas, United States

Dolly Juanita Thurman has 19 first cousins recorded

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Curtis Thurman - Household

Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thurman, John CheadMW58MTNTNTNFarmerFarm
Thurman, LouwifeFW52MTNTNTN
Thurman, RoysonMW21STNTNTN
Thurman, GwynnsonMW16STNTNTN
Thurman, JuanitadaughterFW10SNMTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Homer Edward Minyard - Household

Panhandle, Carson, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Minyard, Homer EheadMW21M17NMARUS
Minyard, Dolly JwifeFW20M16NMTNTN
Minyard, Raymond CsonMW8mSTXNMAR
Thurman, Allen Glodger - brother in lawMW27STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Homer Edward Minyard - Household

Kilgore, Gregg, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Minyard, Homer SheadMW30MNMKilgoreTXOil Field WorkerOil Fields
Minyard, DollieXwifeFW30MNMKilgoreTX
Minyard, RaymondsonMW11STXKilgoreTX
Minyard, Dorothy JdaughterFW9STXKilgoreGreggTX
Minyard, Truman DsonMW7STXKilgoreGreggTX
Minyard, RosaliedaughterFW6STX
Minyard, Homer JrsonMW1STX