The Shemwell Family

Lee E GardenhireAge: 33 years18861920

Name
Lee E Gardenhire
Given names
Lee E
Surname
Gardenhire
Birth October 1886 25 24
Birth of a brotherJoseph C “Jack” Gardenhire
March 7, 1892 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterPearl Ann Gardenhire
October 1893 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherOsburn P Hood
September 21, 1895 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Census June 27, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSusan
after 1900 (Age 13 years)

Note: She was listed in the 1900 census as a Widow
Birth of a sisterMartha B Gardenhire
1902 (Age 15 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 brotherThompson A “Aussie” Gardenhire
December 24, 1937 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherLois Ida Hood
1941 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 sisterPlinia Jane Gardenhire
November 14, 1957 (Age 71 years)
Death between August 1920 and November 1957 (Age 33 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.
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Northview 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
elder sister
Plinia Jane Gardenhire
Birth: December 12, 1884 23 23Arkansas, United States
Death: November 14, 1957Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
himself
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

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

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thompson Copeland “Bud” Gardenhire - Household

Ed 200 Long, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gardenhire, T CheadMW49M130ARTNTNEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesRF
Gardenhire, L IwifeFW49M13087AREnglishNoneNoNo
Gardenhire, L EsonMW21SARARAREnglishLaborerHome FarmWYesYes
Gardenhire, J CsonMW17SOKARAREnglishLaborerHome FarmWYesYesYes
Gardenhire, P AdaughterFW15SOKARAREnglishNoneYesYesYes
Gardenhire, W RsonMW12SOKARAREnglishLaborerHome FarmWYesYesYes
Gardenhire, M BdaughterFW8SOKARARNoneNo

Death
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.