The Shemwell Family

Oma StreetAge: 70 years18971968

Name
Oma Street
Given names
Oma
Surname
Street
Married name
Oma Loftin
Birth June 18, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageWilliam Robert Loftin JrView this family
December 27, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Beatrice Loftin
September 22, 1918 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/
Birth of a daughter
#2
Beulena Loftin
December 16, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Evelyn Loftin
September 8, 1922 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Robert Harold Loftin
March 2, 1926 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Covia Loftin
March 11, 1929 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 13, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Caraway Loftin
September 26, 1931 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Omagene Loftin
July 18, 1933 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Vina Loftin
December 28, 1935 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Huey Charles Henderson
October 5, 1936 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Oma Marcella Henderson
March 13, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Georgia Mae Loftin
May 11, 1941 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 childRobert Harold LoftinWessie Juanita StokesView this family
March 30, 1946 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Elton Harold Loftin
October 5, 1947 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJames Harvie “Bud” ScottEvelyn LoftinView this family
February 16, 1948 (Age 50 years)

Census April 28, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Robert Gerald Loftin
July 11, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mae Lynn Loftin
January 27, 1955 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
William Daniel “Danny” Foster
September 2, 1967 (Age 70 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 June 17, 1968 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ballews Chapel Cemetery
Family with William Robert Loftin Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 27, 1917Jackson, Arkansas, United States
9 months
daughter
Beatrice Loftin
Birth: September 22, 1918 22 21Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 3, 2006Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
15 months
daughter
Beulena Loftin
Birth: December 16, 1919 23 22Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 28, 2012Amagon, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Evelyn Loftin
Birth: September 8, 1922 26 25Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 20, 1996Weiner, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
4 years
son
3 years
daughter
Covia Loftin
Birth: March 11, 1929 32 31Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 23, 2014Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
3 years
son
Caraway Loftin
Birth: September 26, 1931 35 34Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 25, 1995Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Vina Loftin
Birth: December 28, 1935 39 38Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 21, 2021Newport, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
-2 years
daughter
Omagene Loftin
Birth: July 18, 1933 36 36Poinsett, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 18, 2017Newport, Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
8 years
daughter
Georgia Mae Loftin
Birth: May 11, 1941 44 43Etowah, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 1, 2014Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Robert Loftin Jr - Household

Grubbs, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, RobertheadMW32M21ARNCMDFarmerGeneral Farm
Loftin, OmawifeFW31M20TNTNTN
Loftin, BeatricedaughterFW11SARARTN
Loftin, BeulenadaughterFW10SARARTN
Loftin, EvelyndaughterFW7SARARTN
Loftin, HaroldsonMW4SARARTN
Loftin, CoviadaughterFW1SARARTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Robert Loftin Jr - Household

Little River, Mississippi, Arkansas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Loftin, William RheadMW44MARRJacksonARFarmingSalary Cotton Farm
Loftin, OmaXwifeFW43MTNRJacksonAR
Loftin, EvelyndaughterFW17SARRJacksonAR
Loftin, HaroldsonMW14SARRJacksonAR
Loftin, CoviadaughterFW12SARRJacksonARSchool
Loftin, CarawaysonMW8SARRJacksonARSchool
Loftin, Omie GdaughterFW6SARRJacksonARSchool
Loftin, VinadaughterFW4SAR