The Shemwell Family

Olive Bernice ThomasAge: 77 years19141992

Name
Olive Bernice Thomas
Given names
Olive Bernice
Surname
Thomas
Birth November 1, 1914 33 29
Census 1915 (Age 2 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 months)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterEdith Irene Thomas
August 2, 1917 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 3, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterClaudine Alberta Thomas
March 3, 1923 (Age 8 years)
Census 1925 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 18, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Oliver Thomas
July 28, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Death of a fatherClaude Henry Thomas
January 9, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 motherRessie Leona Fowler
November 18, 1956 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterEdith Irene Thomas
May 27, 1975 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 May 1992 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pacific Crest Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1904Kansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Vera Oma Thomas
Birth: about 1905 23 19Kansas, United States
Death: between 1996 and 2002
22 months
elder brother
Henry Oliver Thomas
Birth: November 15, 1906 25 21Kansas, United States
Death: July 28, 1935Potwin, Butler, Kansas, United States
20 months
elder sister
Grace Maude Thomas
Birth: July 18, 1908 27 22Burns, Marion, Kansas, United States
Death: May 26, 2004Celina, Collin, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Hazel Iva Thomas
Birth: November 4, 1910 29 25Marion, Kansas, United States
Death: August 12, 2002Jacksonville, Clay, Florida, United States
4 years
herself
Olive Bernice Thomas
Birth: November 1, 1914 33 29Kansas, United States
Death: May 1992Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Edith Irene Thomas
Birth: August 2, 1917 36 31Kansas, United States
Death: May 27, 1975Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
younger sister
Claudine Alberta Thomas
Birth: March 3, 1923 41 37El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: August 8, 2010Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Claude Henry Thomas - Household

Clifford, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, Claude HheadMW32MKYFarmer
Fowler, Ressie LwifeFW28MKS
Thomas, Vera OdaughterFW10SKS
Thomas, Henry OsonMW8SKS
Thomas, Grace MdaughterFW6SKS
Thomas, Hazel IdaughterFW4SKS
Thomas, Olive BdaughterFW0 years 4 monthsSKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude Henry Thomas - Household

Clifford, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Thomas, Claud HheadRMW38MYesYesKYKYKYYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Thomas, RessiewifeFW34MYesYesKSMOMOYesNone
Thomas, VeradaughterFW15SYesYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, OliversonMW13SYesYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, GracedaughterFW11SYesYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, HazeldaughterFW9SYesYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, BernicedaughterFW5SNoYesYesKSKYKSNone
Thomas, EdithdaughterFW2 years 4 monthsSKSKYKSNone

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Claude Henry Thomas - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Thomas, C HheadMW44MKYFarmer
Fowler, RessiewifeFW40MKS
Thomas, GracedaughterFW16SKS
Thomas, HazeldaughterFW14SKS
Thomas, BernicedaughterFW11SKS
Thomas, EdithdaughterFW8MKS
Thomas, ClaudinedaughterFW2SKS
Thomas, OliversonMW18SKS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Henry Thomas - Household

Clifford, Butler, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thomas, Claude HheadRYesMW49M22NoYesKYKYKYYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Thomas, RessiewifeFW45M18NoYesKSMOMOYesNone
Thomas, Bernice OdaughterFW15SYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, Edith IdaughterFW12SYesYesKSKYKSYesNone
Thomas, Claudine AdaughterFW7SYesYesKSKYKSYesNone