The Shemwell Family

Edward Toliver DamronAge: 61 years18711933

Name
Edward Toliver Damron
Given names
Edward Toliver
Surname
Damron
Birth October 6, 1871
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 6 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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
MarriageLula Belle EppsView this family
December 25, 1900 (Age 29 years)
Note: Marriage info based on Obituary - "Minco Minstrel 25 May 1933"
Birth of a son
#1
Lonnie Aaron Damron Sr
September 10, 1902 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Willie Otis Damron
May 6, 1904 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Myrtle Inez Damron
September 20, 1909 (Age 37 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Iona Evelyn Damron
April 10, 1912 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 10, 1920 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 57 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 3, 1930 (Age 58 years)
Death May 21, 1933 (Age 61 years)
Obituary
Edward Toliver Damron Obituary
May 25, 1933 (4 days after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
Family with Lula Belle Epps - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 25, 1900Oklahoma, United States
21 months
son
Lonnie Aaron Damron Sr
Birth: September 10, 1902 30 24Texas, United States
Death: April 1, 1997Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
son
Willie Otis Damron
Birth: May 6, 1904 32 26Mcculloch, Red River, Texas, United States
Death: January 8, 1978Payne, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
daughter
Myrtle Inez Damron
Birth: September 20, 1909 37 31Quay, New Mexico, United States
Death: March 26, 1985Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Iona Evelyn Damron
Birth: April 10, 1912 40 34New Mexico, United States
Death: March 21, 1999Niles, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States

Marriage
Marriage info based on Obituary - "Minco Minstrel 25 May 1933"
Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Toliver Damron - Household

ED 151 Dodson, Quay, New Mexico, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Damron, Edward TheadMW37M19TNTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Damron, Lula BwifeFW32M1933MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Damron, Lonny AsonMW7STXTNMOStudentAttending SchoolYes
Damron, Willie OsonMW5STXTNMOSTudentAttending SchoolYes
Damron, Myrtle IdaughterFW0 years 7 monthsSNMTNMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Toliver Damron - Household

ED 180 Grady, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Damron, Ed TheadRMW47MNoYesYesALUnited StatesUnited StatesYesLaborerFarmW
Damron, LulawifeFW42MNoYesYesMOUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Damron, AaronsonMW17SNoYesYesTXALMOYesNone
Damron, NelliesonMW15SNoYesYesTXALMOYesNone
Damron, InezdaughterFW10SYesYesYesNMALMOYesNone
Damron, tonadaughterFW7SYesNMALMONone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Toliver Damron - Household

ED 36 Verden, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Damron, Ed TheadRUnNoMW58M28NoYesALTNALLaborerFarmWNo
Damron, Lula DwifeFW52M24NoYesMOMOMONone
Damron, InesdaughterFW20SNoYesNMALMONone
Damron, IoshadaughterFW18SYesYesNMALMONone