The Shemwell Family

Bertha Estella PowerAge: 80 years18881968

Name
Bertha Estella Power
Given names
Bertha Estella
Surname
Power
Married name
Bertha Estella Wooden
Birth March 24, 1888 32 23
Birth of a brotherClarence Leslie Power
February 1, 1890 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherHarry Leroy “Pete” Power
May 23, 1893 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterBeulah Grace Power
October 18, 1895 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 10 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Lear PowerNellie DavisView this family
September 8, 1899 (Age 11 years)
Census June 3, 1900 (Age 12 years)
MarriageJames Arthur WoodenView this family
December 26, 1906 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Opal Ellen Wooden
November 24, 1907 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Anna Lear
September 27, 1908 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dean Milo Wooden
July 14, 1909 (Age 21 years)
Note: Everything says 14 Jul 1910 but he was 9m old in 1910 Census -b
Census April 2, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 March 15, 1920 (Age 31 years)
Marriage of a childTruman Lawrence MitchellOpal Ellen WoodenView this family
December 26, 1928 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 5, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Truman Neil Mitchell
November 2, 1932 (Age 44 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Lear Power
June 16, 1942 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 husbandJames Arthur Wooden
July 24, 1955 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Leslie Power
December 17, 1962 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 November 29, 1968 (Age 80 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
herself
Bertha Estella Power
Birth: March 24, 1888 32 23Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1968Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
22 months
younger 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
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
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 James Arthur Wooden - View this family
husband
James Arthur Wooden
Birth: June 26, 1883Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Death: July 24, 1955Caddo, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Bertha Estella Power
Birth: March 24, 1888 32 23Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States
Death: November 29, 1968Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: December 26, 1906Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
11 months
daughter
Opal Ellen Wooden
Birth: November 24, 1907 24 19Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 1985Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
son
Dean Milo Wooden
Birth: July 14, 1909 26 21Alfalfa, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 23, 1992Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household

Jefferson, Illinois, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Power, H CheadWMFeb185149M13ILMOPAmilling
Power, Ida EwifeWFFeb186832M1133ILILIL
Power, WaynesonWMApr189010SILILIL
Power, ClydesonWMMay18946SILILIL
Power, AlmadaughterWFJul18972SILILIL
Power, BerthanieceWFMar188812SKSKSKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Wooden - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wooden, ArthurheadMW27M4KSMOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Wooden, Bertha EwifeFW22M422KSILNova Scotia
Wooden, Opal EdaughterFW2SOKKSKS
Wooden, Dean MsonMW9mSOKKSKS
Wooden, John Delder brotherMW30WdKSMOILPastererar?General Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Wooden - Household

Bucklecksy, Pittsburg, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wooden, ArthurheadMW36MKSIOILFarmerGeneral Farm
Wooden, Bertha EwifeFW31MKSILNova Scotia
Wooden, Opal EdaughterFW12SOKKSKS
Wooden, Dean MsonMW10SOKKSKS
Foster, Lena LneiceFW13SOKKSKS
Wooden, Earl Myounger brotherMW31SKSIOILFarm LaborerWorking Out

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Wooden - Household

519 North Lee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wooden, ArthurheadMW45M23KSKSKSLaborerExpress?
Wooden, Bertha OpalwifeFW41M18KSILNova Scotia
Wooden, DeansonMW19SOKKSKS
Mitchell, Trumanson in lawMW23M22OKOKOKMechanicAutomobile
Mitchell, Opal EdaughterFW22M21OKKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Wooden - Household

1832 Seventh Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wooden, ArthurXheadMW57MKSSame HouseNight WatchmanMotor Convoy Company
Wooden, BerthawifeFW52MKSSame House
Wooden, DeansonMW31SOKSame HouseTeacher of Child Recreational ActivitiesY.M.C.A