The Shemwell Family

Martin Luther WilcoxAge: 46 years18791926

Name
Martin Luther Wilcox
Given names
Martin Luther
Surname
Wilcox
Birth December 30, 1879
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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
MarriageMyrtie May DaughertyView this family
about 1902 (Age 22 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
June 7, 1903
Birth of a daughter
#1
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
June 7, 1903 (Age 23 years)
Associate: Martin Luther Wilcox
Associate: Myrtie May Daugherty
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillian Nell Wilcox
March 30, 1905 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Winnie E Wilcox
January 1, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Joe Bailey Wilcox
February 24, 1911 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Cecil May Wilcox
April 21, 1914 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lela Faye Wilcox
September 3, 1916 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 38 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 40 years)
Birth
Bessie Juanita Wilcox
October 20, 1920
Birth of a daughter
#8
Bessie Juanita Wilcox
October 20, 1920 (Age 40 years)
Associate: Martin Luther Wilcox
Associate: Myrtie May Daugherty
Birth of a daughter
#9
Iris Bernice Wilcox
May 6, 1926 (Age 46 years)
Death July 17, 1926 (Age 46 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nocona Cemetery
Family with Myrtie May Daugherty - View this family
himself
wife
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

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