The Shemwell Family

Minnie Estella KirkAge: 83 years18761960

Name
Minnie Estella Kirk
Given names
Minnie Estella
Surname
Kirk
Married name
Minnie Estella Richards
Birth May 23, 1876
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 19 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageLewis Isaac RichardsView this family
December 24, 1894 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Noble Everett Richards Sr
October 15, 1897 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 4, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Betty Fern Richards
November 26, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Robert Lewis Richards
February 14, 1927 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Bruce Wesley Richards
December 9, 1944 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonBruce Wesley Richards
April 18, 1945 (Age 68 years)
Associate: Noble Everett Richards Sr
Associate: Olive Fern Hooper
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 73 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 husbandLewis Isaac Richards
October 15, 1956 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 February 20, 1960 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Family with Lewis Isaac Richards - View this family
husband
Lewis Isaac Richards
Birth: November 20, 1870Ottumwa, Coffey, Kansas, United States
Death: October 15, 1956Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States
herself
Minnie Estella Kirk
Birth: May 23, 1876Marion, Indiana, United States
Death: February 20, 1960Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1894Grant, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Noble Everett Richards Sr
Birth: October 15, 1897 26 21Ottumwa, Coffey, Kansas, United States
Death: August 31, 1984Newcastle, Weston, Wyoming, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Isaac Richards - Household

Jefferson, Grant, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richards, LewisheadWMNov187029M5KSOHINBatch Mixer0YesYesYesRH
Richards, MinniewifeWFMay187624M532INKYINYesYesYes
Richards, Noble EsonWMOct18972SKSKSIN
Richards, BessiedaughterWFOct18990 years 7 monthsSOKKSIN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Isaac Richards - Household

Columbia, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United S

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Richards, LouisheadMW37M115KSININEnglishFarmerGen FarmOAYesYesRF
Richards, MinniewifeFW33M11566INKYOHEnglishNoneYesYes
Richards, NoblesonMW12SKSKSINEnglishYesYesYes
Richards, BessiedaughterFW10SOKKSINEnglishYesYesYes
Richards, HazeldaughterFW8SOKKSINEnglishYesYesYes
Richards, WadesonMW5SINKSINEnglishNoNoNo
Richards, MarguritedaughterFW3SOKKSINNoNoNo
Richards, CharlessonMW1SOKKSINNoNoNo

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Isaac Richards - Household

Augusta, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Richards, Lewis IheadRMW49MYesYesKSOHINYesWatchman??W
Richards, Minnie EwifeFW42MYesYesINKYINYesNone
Richards, Noble EsonMW22SYesYesKSKSINYesLaborerOil FieldsW
Richards, Bessie EdaughterFW20SYesYesOKKSINYesLaundryIn CityW
Richards, Wade EsonMW14SYesYesYesINKSINYesNone
Richards, Margrett KdaughterFW12SYesYesYesOKKSINYesNone
Richards, Charles FsonMW10SYesYesYesOKKSINYesNone
Richards, Matt LsonMW0 years 3 monthsSKSKSINNone