The Shemwell Family

Albert Leroy “Roy” ThompsonAge: 69 years18991969

Name
Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
Given names
Albert Leroy
Surname
Thompson
Nickname
Roy
Birth November 19, 1899 38 34
Census June 8, 1900 (Age 6 months)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageFlossie Faye ValentineView this family
March 10, 1917 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 fatherJefferson Davis Thompson
October 18, 1924 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Anna Thompson
August 29, 1925 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 2, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Billy Roy Thompson
September 10, 1931 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bobbie Jean Thompson
March 6, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Death of a daughterBobbie Jean Thompson
March 7, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Heart Disease "Blue baby"
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Death of a motherMary Louise Epps
May 9, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jerry Don Whitaker
May 30, 1944 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 19, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 46 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 April 20, 1969 (Age 69 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
elder sister
Nora Ellen Thompson
Birth: March 12, 1893 32 27Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 26, 1970Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
7 years
himself
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 Flossie Faye Valentine - View this family
himself
Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
Birth: November 19, 1899 38 34Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 20, 1969Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
wife
Marriage: March 10, 1917Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
9 years
daughter
Mary Anna Thompson
Birth: August 29, 1925 25 24Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: March 22, 1992Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
6 years
son
Billy Roy Thompson
Birth: September 10, 1931 31 30Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1992Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
6 years
daughter
Bobbie Jean Thompson
Birth: March 6, 1937 37 35Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: March 7, 1937Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson - Household

Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thompson, Albert LheadMW30M18OKTXMOWindmillingWater Wells
Thompson, Flossie FwifeFW28M16ILILMO
Thompson, Mary AdaughterFW4STXOKIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson - Household

Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Thompson, Albert LheadMW39MOKSame houseTesterElevator
Thompson, Flossie FXwifeFW38MILSame house
Thompson, Mary AnnadaughterFW14STXSame house
Thompson, Billy RoysonMW8STXSame house