The Shemwell Family

Bonnie Juanita GrayAge: 86 years19182004

Name
Bonnie Juanita Gray
Given names
Bonnie Juanita
Surname
Gray
Married name
Bonnie Juanita Wolpers
Birth October 17, 1918 46 40
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 12, 1920 (Age 14 months)
Death of a fatherJames Anderson Gray
May 9, 1927 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 2, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 18, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 motherEthel Miami Pulliam
April 11, 1964 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherClarence Otho Gray
May 23, 1970 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 sisterElsie Agnes Gray
July 6, 1977 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Duffle Gray
December 25, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterHettie Lucille Gray
June 1986 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherPonder Kittrell Gray
June 5, 1986 (Age 67 years)
Death of a husbandJohn Alan Wolpers
September 10, 1990 (Age 71 years)

Death November 15, 2004 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 8, 1896Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
9 months
elder brother
Clarence Otho Gray
Birth: September 30, 1896 24 18Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 23, 1970Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
elder sister
Dorothy Duffle Gray
Birth: March 16, 1901 29 23Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 25, 1980Los Angeles, California, United States
7 years
elder sister
Elsie Agnes Gray
Birth: November 4, 1907 35 29Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 6, 1977Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Hettie Lucille Gray
Birth: March 28, 1912 40 34Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 1986Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
22 months
elder brother
Ponder Kittrell Gray
Birth: January 19, 1914 42 35Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 5, 1986Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
herself
Bonnie Juanita Gray
Birth: October 17, 1918 46 40Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 15, 2004Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with John Alan Wolpers - View this family
husband
John Alan Wolpers
Birth: July 5, 1916Bonne Terre, St. Francois, Missouri, United States
Death: September 10, 1990
herself
Bonnie Juanita Gray
Birth: October 17, 1918 46 40Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 15, 2004Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Anderson Gray - Household

110 Eleventh Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gray, James AheadMW48MKYKyILLaborerSaw Mill
Gray, Ethel MwifeFW42MMOMOMO
Gray, DuffledaughterFW18SARKYMOFinisherShoe Factory
Gray, Elsie AdaughterFW12SARKYMO
Gray, Hettie LdaughterFW7SARKYMO
Gray, Ponder KsonMW6SARKYMO
Gray, Bonnie JdaughterFW1-10mSMOKYMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ethel Miami Pulliam - Household

110 South Eleventh Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gray, Ethel MheadFW52WdMOMOMOLaborerShoe Factory
Gray, Lucille HdaughterFW18SARKYMOSalesladyRetail Drug Store
Gray, Ponder KsonMW16SARKYMOLast RunnerShoe Factory
Gray, Bonnie JdaughterFW11SMOKYMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ethel Miami Pulliam - Household

110 Eleventh Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gray, EthelXheadFW62WdMO
Gray, PondersonMW26SARCollectorChevorlet Co.
Gray, Bonnie JdaughterFW21SMOTelephoneOperator
Russell, W Cson in lawMW36MMO?way Dept.State Highway
Russell, LucilledaughterFW27MARClerkDrug Store
Wesley?, ElsiedaughterFW32MARClerkDrug Store
Swain, Mary Egrand daughterFW15SMO