The Shemwell Family

Beulah CowenAge: 81 years18941976

Name
Beulah Cowen
Given names
Beulah
Surname
Cowen
Married name
Beulah Daugherty
Birth September 29, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriageWilliam Oscar DaughertyView this family
about 1916 (Age 21 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Homer Lee Daugherty
February 1917 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 son
#2
Floyd Charlie Daugherty
November 30, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Raymond Daugherty
January 3, 1923 (Age 28 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Oscar Daugherty
August 9, 1928 (Age 33 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 husbandWilliam Oscar Daugherty
1928 (Age 33 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 14, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Death of a sonFloyd Charlie Daugherty
October 30, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 sonHomer Lee Daugherty
January 10, 1949 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 51 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 January 10, 1976 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: New Electra Memorial Cemetery
Family with William Oscar Daugherty - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1916Texas, United States
14 months
son
Homer Lee Daugherty
Birth: February 1917 30 22Texas, United States
Death: January 10, 1949Texas, United States
3 years
son
Floyd Charlie Daugherty
Birth: November 30, 1919 33 25Texas, United States
Death: October 30, 1940Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
3 years
son
William Raymond Daugherty
Birth: January 3, 1923 36 28Texas, United States
Death: February 23, 2003Texas, United States
William Oscar Daugherty + Lela Covington - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: July 5, 1909Clay, Texas, United States

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Oscar Daugherty - Household

Ed 194 Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Daugherty, OscarheadRMW32MYesYesOKTNTNYesTeamingOil FieldW
Daugherty, BeaulahwifeFW25MYesYesKYTNTNYesMone
Daugherty, HomersonMW2 years 11 monthsSTXOKKY
Daugherty, CharliesonMW0 years 2 monthsSTXOKKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Beulah Cowen - Household

Precinct 4, ED 53 Wichita, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Daugherty, BeaulaheadR8NoFW34Wd20NoYesKYTNTNYesNone
Daugherty, HomersonMW13SYesYesTXTXKYYesNone
Daugherty, CharleysonMW10SYesYesTXTXKYYesNone
Daugherty, RaymondsonMW6SNoYesTXTXKYNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Beulah Cowen - Household

Justice Precinct 4 Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Daugherty, BeulahxheadO50NoFW45WdNoKY0No
Daugherty, CharliesonMW20SNoTX0No
Daugherty, RaymondsonMW16SYesTX0No
Daugherty, HomersonMW23MNoTXTruck DriverOil IndustryPW12375No
Daugherty, Hazeldaughter-in-lawFW23MNoOK0No
Daugherty, Raymond EugenegrandsonMW2SNoTX