The Shemwell Family

Zelma Mae ThreetAge: 84 years19172002

Name
Zelma Mae Threet
Given names
Zelma Mae
Surname
Threet
Birth May 28, 1917 33 29
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 7 months)

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 19, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Death of a motherMinnie Caroline Pruitt
November 21, 1925 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelia Beckham
August 23, 1928 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 21, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Auburn “Willie” Pruitt
April 8, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 4, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherThomas Cabe Threet
November 4, 1958 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherRobert Alfred Threet
June 23, 1980 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterLucy Lucille Threet
December 20, 1985 (Age 68 years)
Death April 15, 2002 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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father
mother
Minnie Caroline Pruitt
Birth: September 15, 1887 31 29Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 21, 1925Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 27, 1903Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
16 months
elder brother
David Threet
Birth: February 3, 1905 21 17Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 3, 1905Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Lucy Lucille Threet
Birth: February 28, 1907 23 19Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 20, 1985Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Robert Alfred Threet
Birth: April 27, 1909 25 21Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 1980Oklahoma, United States
8 years
herself
Zelma Mae Threet
Birth: May 28, 1917 33 29Arkansas, United States
Death: April 15, 2002Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, United States

Zelma Mae Threet has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cabe Threet - Household

ED 50 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Threet, Thomas CheadRMW35MYesYesARUnited StatesUnited StatesYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Pruitt, Minnie CwifeFW32MYesYesARARARYesNone
Threet, Lucy LdaughterFW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Threet, Robert AsonMW10SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Threet, ZelmadaughterFW2 years 7 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cabe Threet - Household

Ed 27 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Threet, Cabe TheadRYesMW46M19NoYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Threet, ZelmadaughterFW12SYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Cabe Threet - Household

Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Nichols, RufusheadMW34MarARWK85FarmerFarmO
Nichols, Zelma MwifeFW32MarARH
Nichols, LauaughndaughterFW12NevAR
Nichols, ThomassonMW11NevAR
Nichols, FridadaughterFW8NevAR
Nichols, Dortha AnndaughterFW6NevAR
Nichols, CarrolsonMW3NevAR
Threet, Cabe ThomasheadMW66WdARU