The Shemwell Family

Plinia Jane GardenhireAge: 72 years18841957

Name
Plinia Jane Gardenhire
Given names
Plinia Jane
Surname
Gardenhire
Also known as
Clyna Jane Gardenhire
Birth December 12, 1884 23 23
Birth of a brotherLee E Gardenhire
October 1886 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherJoseph C “Jack” Gardenhire
March 7, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Ann Gardenhire
October 1893 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Richard Gardenhire
August 4, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan
after 1900 (Age 15 years)

Note: She was listed in the 1900 census as a Widow
Birth of a sisterMartha B Gardenhire
1902 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a fatherThompson Copeland “Bud” Gardenhire
May 6, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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/
Death of a sisterMartha B Gardenhire
1919 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherThompson A “Aussie” Gardenhire
December 24, 1937 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherLee E Gardenhire
between August 1920 and November 1957 (Age 35 years)
Note: He is listed as being Honorably Discharged in attached military records in August 1920. In his sister's (Plinia) Nov 1957 Obituary, he is not listed as living.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
Death of a motherLois Ida Hood
1941 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Death of a sisterPearl Ann Gardenhire
April 24, 1949 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 November 14, 1957 (Age 72 years)
Obituary
Mrs Clyna J Johnson Obituary
November 16, 1957 (2 days after death)
Note: Published in the Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Saturday, November 16, 1957, Page 2
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1878Arkansas, United States
19 months
elder brother
Thompson A “Aussie” Gardenhire
Birth: July 27, 1879 18 17Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 24, 1937Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
herself
Plinia Jane Gardenhire
Birth: December 12, 1884 23 23Arkansas, United States
Death: November 14, 1957Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
younger brother
Lee E Gardenhire
Birth: October 1886 25 24Arkansas, United States
Death: between August 1920 and November 1957Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger brother
20 months
younger sister
Pearl Ann Gardenhire
Birth: October 1893 32 31Arkansas, United States
Death: April 24, 1949Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
6 years
younger brother
William Richard Gardenhire
Birth: August 4, 1899 38 37Arkansas, United States
Death: September 20, 1970Sutter, Sutter, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Martha B Gardenhire
Birth: 1902 40 40Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Death: 1919Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States

Plinia Jane Gardenhire has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (5)

Parents Daniel G Owens + Sealey G Hood
2Elbert Frank Owens18881971
3Tabitha May Owens18921975
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thompson A “Aussie” Gardenhire - Household

Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Gardenhire, Thompson C AheadMarMJul186139M20ARTNTNFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Gardenhire, Lois IwifeWFDec186039M2086ARILILNoNoYes
Gardenhire, Thompson A AsonWMJul188118SARARARFarm Laborer0NoNoYes
Gardenhire, Clyna JdaughterWFDec188316SARARARAt School3YesYesYes
Gardenhire, Lee EsonWMOct188613SARARARDay Laborer9
Gardenhire, Joseph CsonWMMar18919SOKARARAt School3
Gardenhire, Pearl NdaughterWFOct18936SARARARAt School3
Gardenhire, William RsonWMAug18981SARARAR

Obituary
Published in the Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Saturday, November 16, 1957, Page 2