The Shemwell Family

Lawrence O'Neal1921

Name
Lawrence O'Neal
Given names
Lawrence
Surname
O'Neal
Birth about 1921 55 52
Adoption between 1921 and 1930
Adoption: Adopted by both parents
Note: Lawrence's father, Jessie O'Neal, died in 1921. There is no record of his mother, Minnie Nelma West, in the 1930 Census. The only 1930 I found with his family was for his brother, Delbert O'Neal, who was living in a "Training School for Boys" without his mother.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 17, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherAmanda E McDaniel
November 19, 1936 (Age 15 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Abraham McGehee
August 4, 1941 (Age 20 years)
Cause: Chronic myocarditis
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 29 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 brotherRobert Herman “Mac” McGehee
December 3, 1973 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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
Deathunknown

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father
William Abraham McGehee
Birth: November 26, 1865 43 36Butler, Bates, Missouri, United States
Death: August 4, 1941Celeste, Fannin, Texas, United States
mother
Amanda E McDaniel
Birth: July 1868Center Township, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1936Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: January 29, 1908Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
4 years
elder brother
Robert Herman “Mac” McGehee
Birth: September 28, 1911 45 43Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 3, 1973Arkansas, United States
10 years
themself
Lawrence O'Neal
Adoption: between 1921 and 1930 55 52Arkansas, United States
Birth: about 1921 55 52Arkansas, United States
Death:

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Adoption
Lawrence's father, Jessie O'Neal, died in 1921. There is no record of his mother, Minnie Nelma West, in the 1930 Census. The only 1930 I found with his family was for his brother, Delbert O'Neal, who was living in a "Training School for Boys" without his mother.
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Abraham McGehee - Household

ED 52 Upper, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, William AheadR8MW60M18NoYesMOTNTNYesDay LaborFarmW
McGehee, Amanda EwifeFW61M19NoYesMOTNMOYesNone
McGehee, Robert HsonMW18SNoYesOKMOMOYesDay LaborFarmW
McGehee, LawrencegrandsonMW9SYesARMOKSNone