The Shemwell Family

James Arthur WoodenAge: 72 years18831955

Name
James Arthur Wooden
Given names
James Arthur
Surname
Wooden
Birth June 26, 1883
Birth of a brotherEarl M Wooden
about 1889 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
MarriageBertha Estella PowerView this family
December 26, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Opal Ellen Wooden
November 24, 1907 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dean Milo Wooden
July 14, 1909 (Age 26 years)
Note: Everything says 14 Jul 1910 but he was 9m old in 1910 Census -b
Census April 2, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 36 years)
Marriage of a childTruman Lawrence MitchellOpal Ellen WoodenView this family
December 26, 1928 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 46 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Dana Wooden
January 11, 1932 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Truman Neil Mitchell
November 2, 1932 (Age 49 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 66 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 62 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 July 24, 1955 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
John Dana Wooden
Birth: June 5, 1880Portland, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: January 11, 1932Fort Cobb, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
himself
James Arthur Wooden
Birth: June 26, 1883Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Death: July 24, 1955Caddo, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
7 years
younger brother
Family with Bertha Estella Power - View this family
himself
James Arthur Wooden
Birth: June 26, 1883Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States
Death: July 24, 1955Caddo, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States
wife
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

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