The Shemwell Family

Belva Lou ClaytonAge: 94 years19102005

Name
Belva Lou Clayton
Given names
Belva Lou
Surname
Clayton
Birth July 31, 1910 31 26
Birth of a sisterDorothy Mary Clayton
February 4, 1914 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherClarence Ervin “Bud” Clayton
March 6, 1916 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 sisterIla Belle Clayton
June 12, 1918 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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 27, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Eldon Clayton
May 14, 1923 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Daugherty
January 6, 1932 (Age 21 years)
Associate: George Washington Daugherty
Associate: Francis “Fanny” McGehee
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 35 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 brotherGlenn Nelson Clayton
February 19, 1976 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterVera Sue Clayton
August 25, 1981 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherMyrtie Lee Daugherty
March 31, 1984 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Ervin “Bud” Clayton
July 31, 1992 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Ray Clayton
November 14, 1993 (Age 83 years)
Death May 5, 2005 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hoggard-Reynolds Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 28, 1900Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Thomas Clayton
Birth: about 1902 23 18Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States
Death: before 1910Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Vera Sue Clayton
Birth: March 19, 1904 25 20Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: August 25, 1981Tarrant, Texas, United States
19 months
elder brother
Glenn Nelson Clayton
Birth: October 27, 1905 26 21Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: February 19, 1976Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Charles Ray Clayton
Birth: November 24, 1908 30 24Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: November 14, 1993Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
20 months
herself
Belva Lou Clayton
Birth: July 31, 1910 31 26Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: May 5, 2005Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Dorothy Mary Clayton
Birth: February 4, 1914 35 30Azle, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: December 20, 2013League City, Galveston, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clarence Ervin “Bud” Clayton
Birth: March 6, 1916 37 32Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 31, 1992Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ila Belle Clayton
Birth: June 12, 1918 39 34Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 29, 2017Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Belva Lou Clayton has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Eldon Clayton - Household

ED 27 Hico, Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Clayton, Charles EheadOFMW41MYesYesGAGAGAYesAgentReal EstateEM
Clayton, MyrtiewifeFW36MYesYesTXARARYes
Clayton, VeradaughterFW15SYesYesYesTXGATXYes
Clayton, GlensonMW14SYesYesYesTXGATXYes
Clayton, RaysonMW11SYesYesYesTXGATXYes
Clayton, BelvadaughterFW9SYesTXGATX
Clayton, DorthydaughterFW5STXGATX
Clayton, Clarence JsonMW3 years 9 monthsSARGATX
Clayton, Ila BelledaughterFW1 year 6 monthsSARGATX

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

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Clayton, Myrtie LheadR15NoFW45Wd17NoYesTXTXTXYesNone
Clayton, Charles RsonMW21SNoYesTXTXTXYesMechanic AutoAuto Repair ShotWNoNo
Clayton, Belva LdaughterFW19SNoYesTXTXTXYesStenografherDry Goods CoW
Clayton, Erin CsonMW14SNoYesTXTXTXYesDelivery BoyRet Drug StoreWYes
Clayton, Ila BdaughterFW11SYesYesTXTXTXYesNone
Wallace, F Gson-in-lawMW22M21NoYesTXTXMOYesCarpentryHouseWNoNo
Wallace, Dorothy WdaughterFW16M15NoYesTXTXTXYesNone

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

Justice Precinct 1 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Clayton, Mertie LxheadFW56WdNoTX00
Clayton, BelvadaughterFW29DNoTXOffice Supervisor48PW52950
Gilley, PaullodgerMW22SNoTXSerum Mixer44PW52738
Haley, ArnoldlodgerMW22SNoTXSerum MixerPW52843

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

Justice Precinct 1 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Clayton, Belva LheadFW39DTXWK40Secretarial WorkElectrical CoP
Clayton, Murdie LmotherFW66WdTXH
Hailey, Arnold ClodgerMW34NevTXWK60ProprietorFrozen Food lockerO