The Shemwell Family

Louis A ThysAge: 67 years18891956

Name
Louis A Thys
Given names
Louis A
Surname
Thys
Birth January 6, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageBeulah Grace PowerView this family
October 6, 1915 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Stella Thys
July 23, 1916 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 29 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Louis Thys
February 18, 1921 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 63 years)
Marriage of a childWilbur Seth ThysJune Verdell “Dell” LasterView this family
November 6, 1953 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 56 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 September 16, 1956 (Age 67 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with Beulah Grace Power - View this family
himself
wife
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

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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