The Shemwell Family

Homer Edward MinyardAge: 48 years19091957

Name
Homer Edward Minyard
Given names
Homer Edward
Surname
Minyard
Birth February 22, 1909
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/
MarriageDolly Juanita ThurmanView 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 21 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 24 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Homer Edward Minyard Jr
October 15, 1938 (Age 29 years)
Census May 10, 1940 (Age 31 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
Marriage of a childArthur Eugene Wise Sr.Rosalie MinyardView this family
September 28, 1952 (Age 43 years)
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
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 May 8, 1957 (Age 48 years)
Family with Dolly Juanita Thurman - View this family
himself
wife
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

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