The Shemwell Family

Cecil May WilcoxAge: 76 years19141990

Name
Cecil May Wilcox
Given names
Cecil May
Surname
Wilcox
Birth April 21, 1914 34 28
Birth of a sisterLela Faye Wilcox
September 3, 1916 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 months)

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 2 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 brotherMillard Floyd Wilcox
December 18, 1918 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 3 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 5 years)
Birth of a sisterBessie Juanita Wilcox
October 20, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Associate: Martin Luther Wilcox
Associate: Myrtie May Daugherty
Birth of a sisterIris Bernice Wilcox
May 6, 1926 (Age 12 years)
Death of a fatherMartin Luther Wilcox
July 17, 1926 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Daugherty Jr.
April 23, 1931 (Age 17 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 brotherJoe Bailey Wilcox
January 6, 1969 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMyrtie May Daugherty
April 13, 1971 (Age 56 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty Jr.
Associate: Parlee Jane Wooldridge
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 of a sisterBessie Juanita Wilcox
March 24, 1983 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterLillian Nell Wilcox
June 7, 1983 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterIris Bernice Wilcox
April 3, 1989 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherMillard Floyd Wilcox
April 13, 1990 (Age 75 years)
Death December 5, 1990 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Nocona Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1902Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
17 months
elder sister
Cleo Vivian Wilcox
Birth: June 7, 1903 23 17Overbrook, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 2, 1998Cooke, Texas, United States
22 months
elder sister
Lillian Nell Wilcox
Birth: March 30, 1905 25 19Overbrook, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 7, 1983Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Winnie E Wilcox
Birth: January 1, 1909 29 23Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 20, 1997Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
Joe Bailey Wilcox
Birth: February 24, 1911 31 25Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: January 6, 1969Muenster, Cooke, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
Cecil May Wilcox
Birth: April 21, 1914 34 28Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: December 5, 1990Montague, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lela Faye Wilcox
Birth: September 3, 1916 36 31Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas, United States
Death: October 31, 2003Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Millard Floyd Wilcox
Birth: December 18, 1918 38 33Belcherville, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: April 13, 1990Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
younger sister
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
younger sister
Iris Bernice Wilcox
Birth: May 6, 1926 46 40Montague, Texas, United States
Death: April 3, 1989Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Cecil May Wilcox has 3 first cousins recorded

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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