The Shemwell Family

Avis Olive HunterAge: 93 years18971991

Name
Avis Olive Hunter
Given names
Avis Olive
Surname
Hunter
Married name
Avis Olive Gilchrist
Birth August 4, 1897
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)
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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageJohn Henry GilchristView this family
April 17, 1917 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Charles Henry Gilchrist
April 25, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 5, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Dale Gilchrist
July 16, 1956 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sonCharles Henry Gilchrist
July 25, 1971 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 July 5, 1991 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with John Henry Gilchrist - View this family
husband
John Henry Gilchrist
Birth: October 30, 1896Woods, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 27, 1993Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Avis Olive Hunter
Birth: August 4, 1897Chihuahua, Mexico
Death: July 5, 1991Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Marriage: April 17, 1917Woodward, Oklahoma, United States
1 year
son
Charles Henry Gilchrist
Birth: April 25, 1918 21 20Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 25, 1971Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Gilchrist - Household

Webster, Woodward, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gilchrist, HenryheadRMW23MYesYesOKKSKSFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Gilchrist, AviswifeFW22MYesYesMexicoEnglishOKILNone
Gilchrist, CharlessonMW1 year 8 monthsSOKOKMexicoEnglish