The Shemwell Family

Delila Jane “Lila” PottengerAge: 87 years19091996

Name
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger
Given names
Delila Jane
Surname
Pottenger
Nickname
Lila
Married name
Delila Jane Lundy
Birth October 3, 1909 50 34
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 7 months)
Death of a brotherSherman B Pottenger
November 7, 1911 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth Gordon Pottenger
September 23, 1913 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 brotherEzra Albert Pottenger
October 10, 1918 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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 January 20, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherMelvina Powers
January 15, 1926 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Marriage of a parentCrayton PottengerEmma MaceView this family
February 18, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Census April 10, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherCrayton Pottenger
August 7, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Patricia Jean Lundy
May 10, 1934 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Phyliss Raye Lundy
August 8, 1938 (Age 28 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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
Marriage of a childDonald Eugene LingenfelterPhyliss Raye LundyView this family
February 16, 1957 (Age 47 years)

Death of a brotherGeorge William Pottenger
July 6, 1958 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterCora Ann Pottenger
May 4, 1960 (Age 50 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 sisterAlma Pearl Pottenger
July 10, 1980 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterLula May Pottenger
February 15, 1982 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterNola Christine Pottenger
June 23, 1988 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterMarinda Belle Pottenger
January 10, 1990 (Age 80 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond Wayne Lundy
August 27, 1992 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherKenneth Gordon Pottenger
August 21, 1995 (Age 85 years)
Death December 3, 1996 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 1, 1891Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Ezra Albert Pottenger
Birth: August 15, 1894 35 19Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1918Rapides, Louisiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Lula May Pottenger
Birth: January 16, 1897 37 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 15, 1982Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
elder sister
Alma Pearl Pottenger
Birth: September 12, 1899 40 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 10, 1980Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Nola Christine Pottenger
Birth: August 14, 1904 45 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1988Roseville, Placer, California, United States
2 years
elder brother
Sherman B Pottenger
Birth: December 25, 1906 47 32Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1911Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger
Birth: October 3, 1909 50 34Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 3, 1996Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger brother
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger
Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 21, 1995Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Rebecca Ann Powers - View this family
father
step-mother
Rebecca Ann Powers
Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1890Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1882Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-sister
Cora Ann Pottenger
Birth: March 16, 1885 25 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 4, 1960Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Emma Mace - View this family
father
step-mother
Emma Mace
Birth: February 9, 1854Ohio, United States
Death: December 12, 1950Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1930Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Family with Raymond Wayne Lundy - View this family
husband
Raymond Wayne Lundy
Birth: June 29, 1908Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: August 27, 1992Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
herself
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger
Birth: October 3, 1909 50 34Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 3, 1996Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
daughter
Patricia Jean Lundy
Birth: May 10, 1934 25 24Missouri, United States
Death: August 21, 2018Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Phyliss Raye Lundy
Birth: August 8, 1938 30 28Verona, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 2004Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
daughter
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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household

Bird, Jackson, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pottenger, CraytonheadMW50M20OHINOHFarmerGeneral Farm
Pottenger, MelvinawifeFW35M2088MOMOMO
Pottenger, GeorgsonMW18SMOOHMOLaborerAt Home
Pottenger, EzrsonMW16SMOOHMOLaborerAt Home
Pottenger, LuldaughterFW12SMOOHMOLaborerAt Home
Pottenger, PearldaughterFW11SMOOHMOLaborerAt Home
Pottenger, BelladaughterFW9SMOOHMO
Pottenger, NoladaughterFW6SMOOHMO
Pottenger, ShermansonMW3SMOOHMO
Pottenger, DelilahdaughterFW7mSAROHMO
Powers, Polly Annmother in lawFW72Wd94MOUSTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household

Dodd, Marion, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pottenger, CraytonheadMW60MOHINOHFarmerGeneral Farm
Pottenger, MelvinawifeFW45MMOMOMO
Pottenger, Cora AdaughterFW34SMOOHMO
Pottenger, BelledaughterFW18SMOOHMO
Pottenger, NoladaughterFW15SMOOHMO
Pottenger, DeliladaughterFW10SAROHMO
Pottenger, KennethsonMW6SAROHMO
Powers, Polly AmotherFW82WdMOKYTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household

417 East College Street Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pottenger, CraytonheadMW70Wd22OHINOH
Pottenger, NoladaughterFW25SMOOHMOSalesladyVariety Store
Pottenger, JanedaughterFW20SAROHMOEmployeeShoe Factory
Pottenger, KennethsonMW16SAROHMO
Pottenger, EmmaWife HFW71M??OHUSUS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Raymond Wayne Lundy - Household

763 Wilson Ave Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lundy, RaymondXheadMW31MMOMonettBarryMOHeel Seater?? Shoe ??
Lundy, DelilawifeFW30MARMonettBarryMOFancy Sticher?? Shoe ??
Lundy, PatriciadaughterFW5SMOMonettBarryMO
Lundy, PhylissdaughterFW1SMO