The Shemwell Family

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 years)

Cuba

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

Death of a paternal grandfather

Obadiah R Epps
January 31, 1899 (Age 2 years)

Marriage of a parent

Joseph Tharp Henry — Mary Elizabeth Moore — View this family
January 21, 1900 (Age 3 years)

Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Note: Marriage info found in Obituary

Marriage of a parent

William Carroll Epps — Josephine Bessie … — View this family
about 1904 (Age 7 years)

Texas, United States

Note: Marriage info based on 1910 Census

Census

April 15, 1910 (Age 14 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/

Death of a maternal grandfather

John Moore
May 2, 1919 (Age 23 years)

Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States

Census

February 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)

Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 33 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 4, 1930 (Age 34 years)

Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Census

April 13, 1940 (Age 44 years)

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Death of a father

William Carroll Epps
April 16, 1940 (Age 44 years)

Texas, United States

Death of a maternal grandmother

Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” Holden
January 1, 1944 (Age 47 years)

Historical Event

World War II

between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 54 years)

Shared note: 1950 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Moore - Household

Death

June 21, 1950 (Age 54 years)

Obituary

Emma Elizabeth Epps Obituary

June 29, 1950 (8 days after death)

Hewitt Cemetery, Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Historical Event

Korean War

between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 years)

South Korea

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 49 years)

Vietnam

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

Burial

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hewitt Cemetery

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Moore Myrtle Epps Emma Elizabeth Epps Family with spouse Josephine Bessie … William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Carroll Epps Myrtle Epps Emma Elizabeth Epps Family with spouse Joseph Tharp Henry Mary Elizabeth Moore Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: October 22, 1892 — Cooke, Texas, United States
18 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Myrtle Epps Birth: April 28, 1894 32 15 — Brock, Carter, Oklahoma, United States Death: August 17, 1957 — Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
22 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Emma Elizabeth Epps Birth: March 8, 1896 33 17 — Oklahoma, United States Death: June 21, 1950 — Oklahoma, United States

Father’s family with Josephine Bessie … - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Moore Myrtle Epps Emma Elizabeth Epps Family with spouse Josephine Bessie … William Carroll Epps Birth: April 3, 1862 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1940 — Texas, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Carroll Epps Josephine Bessie … Birth: about 1876 — Louisiana, United States Death:
	Marriage: about 1904 — Texas, United States

Mother’s family with Joseph Tharp Henry - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Moore Joseph Tharp Henry Birth: November 6, 1869 51 32 — Missouri, United States Death: January 22, 1945 — Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Carroll Epps Myrtle Epps Emma Elizabeth Epps Family with spouse Joseph Tharp Henry Mary Elizabeth Moore Birth: February 27, 1879 27 18 — Coryell, Texas, United States Death: October 21, 1952 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: January 21, 1900 — Oklahoma, United States

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Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 52 Lone Grove, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Lang	Occupation	Ind	Emp	R	W	Sch	Home	Farm
Henery, Joe	head	M	W	40	M1	11			MO	MO	KY	English	Farmer	General Farm	Emp	Yes	Yes		R	F
Henery, Mary	wife	F	W	31	M2	11	6	5	TX	MS	OK	English	None			Yes	Yes
Epps, Myrtle	(step) daughter	F	W	15	S				TX	MO	TX	English	None			Yes	Yes	Yes
Epps, Emma	(step) daughter	F	W	14	S				TX	MO	TX	English	None			Yes	Yes	No
Henry, Tonnie F	son	M	W	9	S				TX	MO	TX	English	None			Yes		Yes
Henry, Johnnie E	son	M	W	7	S				TX	MO	TX	English	None					Yes
Henry, Mabel Lavada	daughter	F	W	1	S				TX	MO	TX		None
Henry, Elizabeth Jane	sister (in-law)	F	W	49	M2	10	5	1	TX	MS	Germany	English	None
Henry, J C	brother	M	W	50	M1	10			MO	MO	KY	English	None

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 57 Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Name	Relation	Home	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	School	R	W	BP	FBP	MBP	Eng	Occupation	Ind	Emp
Henry, Joseph T	head	R	M	W	49	M		Yes	Yes	MO	MO	TX	Yes	Farm	General Farm	Emp
Henry, Mary E	wife		F	W	40	M		Yes	Yes	TX	MS	TX	Yes	None
Henry, Tom F	son		M	W	19	S	No	No	No	OK	MO	TX	Yes	Laborer	Home Farm
Henry, John E	son		M	W	17	S	Yes	Yes	Yes	OK	MO	TX	Yes	Laborer	Home Farm
Henry, Mable L	daughter		F	W	11	S	Yes	Yes	Yes	OK	MO	TX	Yes	None
Henry, Lillian C	daughter		F	W	8	S	Yes	No	No	OK	MO	TX	Yes
Henry, Goldie F	daughter		F	W	3 years 4 months	S				OK	MO	TX	Yes
Henry, Annie C	daughter		F	W	0 years 7 months	S				OK	MO	TX
Epps, Emma E	step-daughter		F	W	23	S		No	No	OK	MO	TX	No	None
Henry, John C	brother		M	W	57	M		No	No	MO	MO	KY	Yes
Henry, Elizabeth J	mother-in-law		F	W	57	M		No	No	OK	MS	Germany

Census

1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

ED 29 Morgan, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Name	Relation	Home	Farm	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	AM	School	R/W	BP	FBP	MBP	Eng	Occupation	Industry	Emp	Work
Henry, Joe T	head	R	Yes	M	W	60	M	30	No	Yes	KS	KS	KY	Yes	Farmer	General Farm	O	Yes
Henry, Mary E	wife			F	W	51	M	13	No	Yes	TX	MS	OK	Yes	None
Henry, Callie	daughter			F	W	18	S		Yes	Yes	OK	KS	TX	Yes	None
Henry, Golda F	daughter			F	W	13	S		Yes	Yes	OK	KS	TX	Yes	None
Henry, Annie C	daughter			F	W	10	S		Yes	Yes	OK	KS	TX	Yes	None
Epps, Lizzie E	stepdaughter			F	W	34	S		No	Yes	OK	MO	TX	Yes	None
Henry, Lizzie J	mother-in-law			F	W	69	Wd		No	Yes	OK	Mixed Blood	Cherokee	Yes	None

Census

1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Tharp Henry - Household

Wilson, Carter, Oklahoma, United States

Name	Info	Relation	Home	V/R	Farm	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	School	BP	Occupation	Industry	Work	Wages
Henry, Joe T	X	head	O	100	No	M	W	70	M	No	KS			0
Henry, Mary		wife				F	W	61	M	No	TX			0
Henry, Tommie		son				M	W	39	D	No	OK	Laborer	Odd Jobs	18	268
Epps, Lizzie		(step) daughter				F	W	44	S	No	OK			0
Pruitt, Clyde		daughter				F	W	28	D	No	OK			0
Henry, Elizabeth Jane		mother-in-law				F	W	79	Wd	No	OK			0

Census