The Shemwell Family

Wallace S MeffordAge: 75 years18841959

Name
Wallace S Mefford
Given names
Wallace S
Surname
Mefford
Birth July 20, 1884 31 36
Death of a motherSarah W Clarkson
1887 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentIsaiah Tevis Mefford JrAlvin Lucinda DayberryView this family
March 17, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 15 years)
MarriageMaudie PruittView this family
November 13, 1907 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pansy Lee Mefford
December 19, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherIsaiah Tevis Mefford Jr
December 30, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Irene Ergel Mefford
December 1, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 33 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 20, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 45 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 6, 1950 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 December 8, 1959 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hopewell Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 15, 1875Ozark, Missouri, United States
6 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Wallace S Mefford
Birth: July 20, 1884 31 36Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Boone, Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Alvin Lucinda Dayberry - View this family
father
step-mother
Alvin Lucinda Dayberry
Birth: March 4, 1860Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1919Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: March 17, 1889Ozark, Missouri, United States
Family with Maudie Pruitt - View this family
himself
Wallace S Mefford
Birth: July 20, 1884 31 36Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1959Boone, Arkansas, United States
wife
Maudie Pruitt
Birth: July 3, 1889 36 31Arkansas, United States
Death: March 19, 1971Boone, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: November 13, 1907Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
7 years
daughter
Pansy Lee Mefford
Birth: December 19, 1914 30 25Arkansas, United States
Death: November 1985Boone, Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Irene Ergel Mefford
Birth: December 1, 1918 34 29Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 4, 1997Boone, Arkansas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah Tevis Mefford Jr - Household

Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Mefford, IsaiahheadWM47M11MOMOILFarmer0NoNoYesRF
Mefford, Lucinda AwifeWFMar186139M1133MOTNMOYesYesYes
Mefford, Nancy EdaughterWFAug187624SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Mefford, RosinadaughterWFMar187921SMOMOMOYesYesYes
Mefford, Lewis TsonWMApr188218SMOMOMO1YesYesYes
Mefford, Wallace MsonWMJul188416SMOMOMO1YesYesYes
Mefford, Acy AsonWMJul189010SMOMOMO
Mefford, Adem LsonWMMay18928SARMOMO
Mefford, Carrie MdaughterWFOct18982SARMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Wallace S Mefford - Household

ED 48 Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Mefferd, Wallace SheadOFMW35MYesYesMOILYesFarmerFarm
Mefferd, MaudiewifeFW28MYesYesARARARYesNone
Mefferd, PansydaughterFW5SYesYesARMOARNone
Mefferd, IrenedaughterFW1 year 1 monthSYesYesARMOARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Maudie Pruitt - Household

ED 20 Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Mefford, Wallace SheadO1000YesMW45M23NoYesMOU.S.U.SYesFarmerFarmingOYes
Mefford, Maude EwifeFW40M18NoYesARARARYesNone
Mefford, Pansy LdaughterFW15SYesYesARMOARYesNone
Mefford, EtheldaughterFW11SYesYesARMOARYesNone
Pruett, Oma Emother-in-lawFW71Wd18NoYNoARU.S.GAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wallace S Mefford - Household

Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Mefford, Wallace SheadO200YesMW55MNoARFarmerFarmOA520
Mefford, MaudiexwifeFW50MNoAR00
Mefford, Irene EdaughterFW21SNoAR00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Wallace S Mefford - Household

Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Mefford, Wallace SheadMW65MarMOWK25FarmingFarmO
Mefford, Maude EwifeFW60MarARH