The Shemwell Family

Willie Otis DamronAge: 73 years19041978

Name
Willie Otis Damron
Given names
Willie Otis
Surname
Damron
Birth May 6, 1904 32 26
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Inez Damron
September 20, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth J Ferguson
September 28, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterIona Evelyn Damron
April 10, 1912 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 10, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoshua Daniel Epps
February 14, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 fatherEdward Toliver Damron
May 21, 1933 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 motherLula Belle Epps
April 17, 1966 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 8, 1978 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 25, 1900Oklahoma, United States
21 months
elder brother
Lonnie Aaron Damron Sr
Birth: September 10, 1902 30 24Texas, United States
Death: April 1, 1997Roff, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
himself
Willie Otis Damron
Birth: May 6, 1904 32 26Mcculloch, Red River, Texas, United States
Death: January 8, 1978Payne, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger sister
Myrtle Inez Damron
Birth: September 20, 1909 37 31Quay, New Mexico, United States
Death: March 26, 1985Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Iona Evelyn Damron
Birth: April 10, 1912 40 34New Mexico, United States
Death: March 21, 1999Niles, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States

Willie Otis Damron has 27 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Toliver Damron - Household

ED 151 Dodson, Quay, New Mexico, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Damron, Edward TheadMW37M19TNTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Damron, Lula BwifeFW32M1933MOMOMOEnglishNoneYesYes
Damron, Lonny AsonMW7STXTNMOStudentAttending SchoolYes
Damron, Willie OsonMW5STXTNMOSTudentAttending SchoolYes
Damron, Myrtle IdaughterFW0 years 7 monthsSNMTNMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Toliver Damron - Household

ED 180 Grady, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Damron, Ed TheadRMW47MNoYesYesALUnited StatesUnited StatesYesLaborerFarmW
Damron, LulawifeFW42MNoYesYesMOUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Damron, AaronsonMW17SNoYesYesTXALMOYesNone
Damron, NelliesonMW15SNoYesYesTXALMOYesNone
Damron, InezdaughterFW10SYesYesYesNMALMOYesNone
Damron, tonadaughterFW7SYesNMALMONone