The Shemwell Family

Nora Ellen ThompsonAge: 77 years18931970

Name
Nora Ellen Thompson
Given names
Nora Ellen
Surname
Thompson
Married name
Nora Ellen Russell
Birth March 12, 1893 32 27
Address: Indian Territory
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherObadiah R Epps
January 31, 1899 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherAlbert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
November 19, 1899 (Age 6 years)
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageLyndel Earl RussellView this family
April 26, 1917 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Frances Roberta Russell
April 6, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Death of a fatherJefferson Davis Thompson
October 18, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 11, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Louise Epps
May 9, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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 brotherAlbert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
April 20, 1969 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 August 26, 1970 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 5, 1886Cooke, Texas, United States
6 months
elder brother
Arthur Clarence Thompson
Birth: February 4, 1887 25 21Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 24, 1971Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Ida Viola Thompson
Birth: October 10, 1891 30 25Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 27, 1979Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
17 months
herself
Nora Ellen Thompson
Birth: March 12, 1893 32 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 26, 1970Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
7 years
younger brother
Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
Birth: November 19, 1899 38 34Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 20, 1969Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Family with Lyndel Earl Russell - View this family
husband
Lyndel Earl Russell
Birth: November 9, 1897Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States
Death: March 3, 1978Oklahoma, United States
herself
Nora Ellen Thompson
Birth: March 12, 1893 32 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 26, 1970Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1917Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
4 years
daughter
Frances Roberta Russell
Birth: April 6, 1921 23 28Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 1, 1998Oakhurst, Madera, California, United States

Nora Ellen Thompson has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Davis Thompson - Household

ED 151 Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thompson, Jefferson DheadWMFeb186139M13TXMOMOFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Thompson, Mary LwifeWFOct186534M1356MOMOMOYesYesYes
Thompson, Arthur CsonWMFeb188713SIndian TerritoryTXMO5YesYesYes
Thompson, Carrie MdaughterWFMar188911SIndian TerritoryTXMO5YesYesYes
Thompson, Ida VdaughterWFOct18918SIndian TerritoryTXMO5
Thompson, Nora EdaughterWFMar18947SIndian TerritoryTXMO0
Thompson, LeroysonWMNov18990 years 6 monthsSIndian TerritoryTXMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Davis Thompson - Household

ED 75 Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Thompson, D JeffersonheadMW48M122TXUnited StatesUnited StatesYesFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFH
Thompson, L MarywifeFW44M12265MOMOMOYesNoneYesYes
Thompson, C ArthursonMW22SOKTXMOYesSalesmanDry GoodsWYes3YesYes
Thompson, M CarriedaughterFW21SOKTXMOYesNoneYesYes
Thompson, V IdadaughterFW18SOKTXMOYesNoneYesYes
Thompson, E NoradaughterFW16SOKTXMOYesNoneYesYes
Thompson, LeroysonMW10SOKTXMONoneYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lyndel Earl Russell - Household

Cache, Comanche, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Russell, Lyndel EheadMW22MTXTXTXTelegraph OperatorFrisco RR
Russell, NorawifeFW23MOKMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lyndel Earl Russell - Household

505 10th St Perry, Noble, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Russell, Lyndel EheadMW32M19TXGATXTelegrapherRailroad
Russell, NorawifeFW36M22TXOKMO
Russell, Frances RdaughterFW8SOKTXTX
Davis, Idasister in lawFW38MTXOKMOSales ladyDry goods store