The Shemwell Family

Gerie Lamerne PirkeyAge: 78 years19292007

Name
Gerie Lamerne Pirkey
Given names
Gerie Lamerne
Surname
Pirkey
Birth August 11, 1929 30 28
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 days)

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 1, 1930 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterMartha Louise Pirkey
December 27, 1930 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterPeggy Ann Pirkey
January 14, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Edward Pirkey
January 4, 1942 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 fatherJames Richard Pirkey
October 5, 1946 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Heart Attack
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 paternal grandfatherHenry Warren Pirkey
May 21, 1963 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 brotherJames Richard Pirkey Jr
November 28, 1982 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterMary Frances Pirkey
October 22, 1983 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherFrances Cecelia Vitter
December 10, 1987 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Edward Pirkey
September 7, 1988 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Louise Pirkey
June 12, 1991 (Age 61 years)
Death September 21, 2007 (Age 78 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: March 18, 1918Lubbock, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Frances Pirkey
Birth: March 18, 1920 21 19Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: October 22, 1983Lubbock, Texas, United States
5 years
elder brother
James Richard Pirkey Jr
Birth: October 30, 1924 26 23Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1982Sacramento, California, United States
5 years
herself
Gerie Lamerne Pirkey
Birth: August 11, 1929 30 28Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 21, 2007
17 months
younger sister
Martha Louise Pirkey
Birth: December 27, 1930 32 30Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: June 12, 1991Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
9 years
younger sister
Peggy Ann Pirkey
Birth: January 14, 1940 41 39Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: October 5, 2016Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Edward Pirkey
Birth: January 4, 1942 43 41Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas, United States
Death: September 7, 1988Mobile, Alabama, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household

804 East Main Honey Grove, Fannin, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pirkey, James RheadMW31M19TXTXTXMail CarrierRural
Pirkey, Frances VwifeFW29M17TXLATX
Pirkey, Mary FdaughterFW10STXTXTX
Pirkey, James R JrsonMW5STXTXTX
Pirkey, Gerie LdaughterFW8mSTXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Pirkey - Household

Fannin, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pirkey, James RheadMW41MTXSame placeMail CarrierRural Route
Pirkey, FrancesXwifeFW39MTXSame place
Pirkey, Mary FdaughterFW20STXSame placeNew Worker
Pirkey, James RsonMW15STXSame placeFarmerFarm
Pirkey, Gerie LavernedaughterFW10STXSame place
Pirkey, Martha LdaughterFW8STXSame place
Pirkey, Peggy AnndaughterFW6mSTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Frances Cecelia Vitter - Household

80 8th Street Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pirkey, FrancesheadFW49WdTX
Pirkey, Gerie LdaughterFW20NevTXGeneral ClerkState College
Pirkey, Peggy AdaughterFW10NevTX
Pirkey, Charles EsonMW8NevTX