The Shemwell Family

Robert Dale OswaltAge: 73 years18901963

Name
Robert Dale Oswalt
Given names
Robert Dale
Surname
Oswalt
Birth June 14, 1890 24 18
Birth of a sisterMary Josephine Oswalt
October 27, 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterSenora Callie Oswalt
February 3, 1893 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLillie Maye Oswalt
September 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMollie Lee Oswalt
April 17, 1896 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 sisterStella Bell Oswalt
September 3, 1898 (Age 8 years)
Marriage of parentsMeady Pleasant OswaltAnna Louisa DaughertyView this family
about 1899 (Age 8 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Birth of a brotherJames Silis Oswalt
January 12, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherZee Oswalt
September 11, 1902 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterInfant Oswalt
December 19, 1905 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Oswalt
October 15, 1906 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterMeady Louise Oswalt
September 23, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Ray Oswalt
June 23, 1909 (Age 19 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Daugherty
January 6, 1932 (Age 41 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Death of a fatherMeady Pleasant Oswalt
August 25, 1943 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterLillie Maye Oswalt
August 23, 1944 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 motherAnna Louisa Daugherty
January 6, 1952 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 sisterMary Josephine Oswalt
July 29, 1963 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 November 4, 1963 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1899Texas, United States
-9 years
himself
Robert Dale Oswalt
Birth: June 14, 1890 24 18Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: November 4, 1963Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Josephine Oswalt
Birth: October 27, 1892 26 20Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: July 29, 1963Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
3 months
younger sister
Senora Callie Oswalt
Birth: February 3, 1893 27 21Azle, Parker, Texas, United States
Death: August 14, 1973Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
20 months
younger sister
Lillie Maye Oswalt
Birth: September 1894 28 22Texas, United States
Death: August 23, 1944Texas, United States
20 months
younger sister
Mollie Lee Oswalt
Birth: April 17, 1896 30 24Texas, United States
Death: September 15, 1973Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Stella Bell Oswalt
Birth: September 3, 1898 32 26Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States
Death: August 13, 1979Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States
16 months
younger brother
James Silis Oswalt
Birth: January 12, 1900 34 28Texas, United States
Death: January 15, 1973Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Zee Oswalt
Birth: September 11, 1902 36 30Texas, United States
Death: September 27, 1986Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
Infant Oswalt
Birth: December 19, 1905 40 34Texas, United States
Death: October 15, 1906Texas, United States
21 months
younger sister
Meady Louise Oswalt
Birth: September 23, 1907 41 35Texas, United States
Death: August 27, 1993Texas, United States
21 months
younger brother
William Ray Oswalt
Birth: June 23, 1909 43 37Texas, United States
Death: January 21, 1994Denton, Texas, United States

Robert Dale Oswalt has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Meady Pleasant Oswalt - Household

Ed 76 Parker, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Oswalt, Mead PheadWMDec186534M12MSMSMSFarmerYesYesYesRF
Oswalt, AnniewifeWFDec187128M1266TXTXTXYesYesYes
Oswalt, Robt DsonWMJun18909STXTXTX4YesYesYes
Oswalt, Mary JdaughterWFOct18918STXTXTX4YesYesYes
Oswalt, Senora CdaughterWFFeb18937STXTXTX4YesNoYes
Oswalt, Lillie MdaughterWFSep18945SIndian TerritoryTXTX0
Oswalt, Mollie LdaughterWFApr18964STXTXTX
Oswalt, Stella BdaughterWFSep18972STXTXTX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Meady Pleasant Oswalt - Household

Ed 134 Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Oswalt, M PheadMW45M122MSMSMSEnglishLive Stock DealerFarmOANo0YesYesOMH
Oswalt, A LwifeFW38M1221110TXTXTXEnglishNoneYesYes
Oswalt, DalesonMW19STXMSTXEnglishMeat CutterMarketWYes0YesYes
Oswalt, MaydaughterFW15SOKMSTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Oswalt, MolliedaughterFW13STXMSTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Oswalt, Stella BdaughterFW12STXMSTXEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Oswalt, JimsonMW9STXMSTXNone
Oswalt, ZeesonMW7STXMSTXNone
Oswalt, MeadydaughterFW2STXMSTX
Oswalt, RaysonMW0 years 9 monthsSTXMSTX