The Shemwell Family

Alice Frances OligerAge: 89 years19011990

Name
Alice Frances Oliger
Given names
Alice Frances
Surname
Oliger
Married name
Alice Frances Maxwell
Birth May 2, 1901
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
MarriageWilliam Orville “Arvel” MaxwellView this family
October 20, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Vernon Leon Maxwell
January 22, 1922 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Harlston Dewitt “Buddy” Maxwell
October 12, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Juanita Ione Maxwell
October 24, 1926 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 9, 1930 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Lyndle Brooks Maxwell
August 26, 1933 (Age 32 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 husbandWilliam Orville “Arvel” Maxwell
February 24, 1974 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 of a sonVernon Leon Maxwell
December 28, 1986 (Age 85 years)
Death November 13, 1990 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kilgore Cemetery
Family with William Orville “Arvel” Maxwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: October 20, 1920Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
15 months
son
Vernon Leon Maxwell
Birth: January 22, 1922 20 20Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 28, 1986Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
21 months
son
Harlston Dewitt “Buddy” Maxwell
Birth: October 12, 1923 22 22Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 10, 2002Van Buren, Arkansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Juanita Ione Maxwell
Birth: October 24, 1926 25 25Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 7, 2008Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
7 years
son
Lyndle Brooks Maxwell
Birth: August 26, 1933 32 32Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1991Arkansas, United States
William Orville “Arvel” Maxwell + Willie I Dickson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Willie I Dickson
Birth: February 23, 1904Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 31, 1925Morrilton, Conway, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: July 21, 1918Conway, Arkansas, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Orville “Arvel” Maxwell - Household

ED 3 Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Maxwell, William AheadOYesMW28M22NoYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Maxwell, AlicewifeFW28M21NoYesARARARYesNone
Maxwell, VernonsonMW8SYesARARARNone
Maxwell, HarlstonsonMW6SYesARARARNone
Maxwell, JuanitadaughterFW3 years 4 monthsSYesARARARNone
Maxwell, MolliemotherFW66WdNoYesARARARYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Orville “Arvel” Maxwell - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Maxwell, OrvilleheadO1500YesMW39MNoARFarmingFarmOA520
Maxwell, AlicexwifeFW38MNoAR
Maxwell, VernonsonMW18SNoAR
Maxwell, BuddiesonMW16SNoARFarmingFarmOA1090
Maxwell, JuanitadaughterFW13SNoAR
Maxwell, Mrs MarymotherFW78WdNoAR
Maxwell, LyndiesonMW6SYesAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Orville “Arvel” Maxwell - Household

Birdtown, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Maxwell, William AheadMW48MarARWK48Patrol OperatorConway CountyG
Maxwell, Alice FwifeFW48MarARH7Farm HelperFarmNP
Maxwell, Lyndle BsonMW16NevAROT8Farm HelperFarmNP