The Shemwell Family

Beulah Grace PowerAge: 88 years18951984

Name
Beulah Grace Power
Given names
Beulah Grace
Surname
Power
Married name
Beulah Grace Thys
Birth October 18, 1895 39 30
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 motherAnna Grace Jones
March 22, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Lear PowerNellie DavisView this family
September 8, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageLouis A ThysView this family
October 6, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Stella Thys
July 23, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
Wilbur Seth Thys
July 18, 1918 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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 25, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Louis Thys
February 18, 1921 (Age 25 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Betty Lou Thys
January 16, 1931 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Lear Power
June 16, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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
Marriage of a childGrover Thomas “Pete” SmallwoodBetty Lou ThysView this family
September 17, 1952 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a childWilbur Seth ThysJune Verdell “Dell” LasterView this family
November 6, 1953 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 husbandLouis A Thys
September 16, 1956 (Age 60 years)

Death of a brotherClarence Leslie Power
December 17, 1962 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterBertha Estella Power
November 29, 1968 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Leroy “Pete” Power
June 24, 1971 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 February 5, 1984 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 26, 1883Canton, McPherson, Kansas, United States
5 years
elder sister
Bertha Estella Power
Birth: March 24, 1888 32 23Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1968Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
elder brother
Clarence Leslie Power
Birth: February 1, 1890 34 25Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: December 17, 1962Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
herself
Beulah Grace Power
Birth: October 18, 1895 39 30Byars, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: February 5, 1984Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Nellie Davis - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: September 8, 1899Jefferson, Illinois, United States
Family with Louis A Thys - View this family
husband
herself
Beulah Grace Power
Birth: October 18, 1895 39 30Byars, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: February 5, 1984Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: October 6, 1915Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
10 months
daughter
Mildred Stella Thys
Birth: July 23, 1916 27 20Lookeba, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 2000Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
Wilbur Seth Thys
Birth: July 18, 1918 29 22Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 28, 1999Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Charles Louis Thys
Birth: February 18, 1921 32 25Lokeba, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 24, 2003Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States
10 years
daughter
Betty Lou Thys
Birth: January 16, 1931 42 35Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 2, 2018Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lear Power - Household

Farrington, Jefferson, Illinois

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Power, CharlesheadWMJan185842WdILMOPAMerchant
Power, ClarencesonWMFeb189010SKSILNova ScotiaAt School
Power, HarrysonWMMay18937SILILNova ScotiaAt School
Power, GracidaughterWFOct18954SILILNova Scotia

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lear Power - Household

Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Power, Charles LheadMW52DILMOPAFarmerGeneral Farm
Power, Clarence LsonMW20M17mKSILNova ScotiaFarmerGeneral Farm
Power, Harry RsonMW16SILILNova ScotiaFarm LaborerHome Farm
Power, Gracie BdaughterFW14SILILNova Scotia
Power, Elemertadaughter in lawFW19M7mTXUSUS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Louis A Thys - Household

Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thys, Louis AheadMW31MKSBelgumBelgumFarmer
Thys, Beulah GwifeFW24MILUSUS
Thys, Mildred SdaughterFW3SOKUSUS
Thys, Wilbur SsonMW1SOKUSUS
Power, Harry Lbrother in lawMW26SILUSUS