The Shemwell Family

Myrtie May DaughertyAge: 85 years18851971

Name
Myrtie May Daugherty
Given names
Myrtie May
Surname
Daugherty
Married name
Myrtie May Wilcox
Note: Minnie and Myrtie Daugherty are twins
Birth July 5, 1885 27 20
Birth of a sisterMinnie L Daugherty
July 5, 1885
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Oscar Daugherty
August 22, 1886 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Thomas Daugherty
January 18, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Parlee Jane Wooldridge
Death of a paternal grandmotherFrancis “Fanny” McGehee
November 24, 1893 (Age 8 years)
Death of a motherParlee Jane Wooldridge
about 1893 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.Mary Etta PayneView this family
about 1894 (Age 8 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1900 census
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Thaddus Daugherty
October 13, 1897 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Birth of a half-sisterSusan Ellen “Susie” Daugherty
March 18, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 14 years)
MarriageMartin Luther WilcoxView this family
about 1902 (Age 16 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a half-brotherLoren Lavelle Daugherty
May 2, 1902 (Age 16 years)
Birth
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
June 7, 1903 45 38
Birth of a daughter
#1
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
June 7, 1903 (Age 17 years)
Associate: Martin Luther Wilcox
Associate: Myrtie May Daugherty
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillian Nell Wilcox
March 30, 1905 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-brotherCyrus Marion Daugherty
August 28, 1907 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Winnie E Wilcox
January 1, 1909 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEuel “Jude” Daugherty
August 9, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joe Bailey Wilcox
February 24, 1911 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEugene Loyd “Pat” Daugherty
October 30, 1912 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cecil May Wilcox
April 21, 1914 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lela Faye Wilcox
September 3, 1916 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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
Birth of a son
#7
Millard Floyd Wilcox
December 18, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 32 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 13, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Birth
Bessie Juanita Wilcox
October 20, 1920 62 55
Birth of a daughter
#8
Bessie Juanita Wilcox
October 20, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Associate: Martin Luther Wilcox
Associate: Myrtie May Daugherty
Birth of a daughter
#9
Iris Bernice Wilcox
May 6, 1926 (Age 40 years)
Death of a husbandMartin Luther Wilcox
July 17, 1926 (Age 41 years)
Death of a half-brotherWilliam Oscar Daugherty
August 9, 1928 (Age 43 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Jennie Hayne
Note: As per the Coroner's report, William was murdered. Subsequent Court Trial revealed he was stabbed to death by the Chief of Police in Electra, Texas.
Burial of a half-brotherWilliam Oscar Daugherty
1928 (Age 42 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 9, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.
April 23, 1931 (Age 45 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-brotherCyrus Marion Daugherty
July 19, 1952 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 sonJoe Bailey Wilcox
January 6, 1969 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 April 13, 1971 (Age 85 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Parlee Jane Wooldridge
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nocona Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1884Texas, United States
18 months
twin sister
Minnie L Daugherty
Birth: July 5, 1885 27 20Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death:
herself
7 years
younger brother
Father’s family with Jennie Hayne - View this family
father
step-mother
half-brother
Father’s family with Mary Etta Payne - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1894Texas, United States
4 years
half-brother
John Thaddus Daugherty
Birth: October 13, 1897 39 23Texas, United States
Death: January 8, 1974Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
5 years
half-brother
Cyrus Marion Daugherty
Birth: August 28, 1907 49 32Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 19, 1952Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
23 months
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
Eugene Loyd “Pat” Daugherty
Birth: October 30, 1912 54 38Parker, Texas, United States
Death: December 13, 2000Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States
Family with Martin Luther Wilcox - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1902Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
17 months
daughter
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
Birth: June 7, 1903 23 17Overbrook, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 2, 1998Cooke, Texas, United States
22 months
daughter
Lillian Nell Wilcox
Birth: March 30, 1905 25 19Overbrook, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 7, 1983Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Winnie E Wilcox
Birth: January 1, 1909 29 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 20, 1997Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Joe Bailey Wilcox
Birth: February 24, 1911 31 25Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: January 6, 1969Muenster, Cooke, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Cecil May Wilcox
Birth: April 21, 1914 34 28Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: December 5, 1990Montague, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Lela Faye Wilcox
Birth: September 3, 1916 36 31Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: October 31, 2003Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Millard Floyd Wilcox
Birth: December 18, 1918 38 33Belcherville, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1990Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
daughter
Bessie Juanita Wilcox
Birth: October 20, 1920 40 35Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 1983Big Bear, San Bernardino, California, United States
6 years
daughter
Iris Bernice Wilcox
Birth: May 6, 1926 46 40Montague, Texas, United States
Death: April 3, 1989Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Daugherty Jr. - Household

ED 80 Altus, Greer, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Daugherty, George WheadWMApr185842M6TXTNMOFarm Laborer0YesYesYesRH
Daugherty, MariawifeWFSep187325M632TXTNMOYesYesYes
Daugherty, Mirtie MdaughterWFJul188514STXTXTX3YesYesYes
Daugherty, Minnie LdaughterWFJul188514STXTXTX3YesYesYes
Daugherty, William AsonWMAug188613STXTXTX3YesYesYes
Daugherty, John TsonWMOct18972STXTXTX
Daugherty, SusiedaughterWFMar19000 years 2 monthsSOKTXTX

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martin Luther Wilcox - Household

Justice Precinct 7, ED 103 Montague, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wilcox, Martin LheadUnMW40MYesYesMSPAMSYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Wilcox, Martie MwifeFW35MYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, Lilian NdaughterFW14SYesYesOKMSTXYesNone
Wilcox, Winnie EdaughterFW11SYesYesYesOKMSTXYesNone
Wilcox, Joe BsonMW8SYesYesYesTXMSTXNone
Wilcox, Cecil MdaughterFW5STXMSTXNone
Wilcox, Lela FdaughterFW3 years 3 monthsSTXMSTXNone
Wilcox, Milerd FsonMW1 year 1 monthSTXMSTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Myrtie May Daugherty - Household

Precinct 7, ED 17 Montague, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wilcox, M MheadRYesFW44Wd24TXTXTXYesFarmerGeneral FarmVVVVOANo
Wilcox, JoesonYesMW19STXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, CecildaughterYesFW16STXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, FaydaughterYesFW13STXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, FloydsonYesMW11STXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, WuanitadaughterYesFW9STXTXTXYesNone
Wilcox, IrisisdaughterYesFW3 years 11 monthsSTXTXTXYesNone
Freeman, WinniedaughterYesFW21Wd16OKTXTXYesNone
Freeman, JuniorgrandsonYesMW0 years 5 monthsSTXOKTXYesNone
Freeman, MandiegranddaughterYesFW2 years 1 monthSTXOKTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Myrtie May Daugherty - Household

Justice Precinct 7 Montague, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wilcox, May MxheadYesFW54WdNoTXOperatorFarmOA520
Wilcox, Iris BdaughterFW13SYesTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Myrtie May Daugherty - Household

Montague, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wilcox, May MheadFW64WdTXOT

Name
Minnie and Myrtie Daugherty are twins