The Shemwell Family

Flossie Faye ValentineAge: 69 years19011971

Name
Flossie Faye Valentine
Given names
Flossie Faye
Surname
Valentine
Married name
Flossie Faye Thompson
Birth June 1, 1901
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageAlbert Leroy “Roy” ThompsonView this family
March 10, 1917 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 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 16 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Anna Thompson
August 29, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Billy Roy Thompson
September 10, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bobbie Jean Thompson
March 6, 1937 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterBobbie Jean Thompson
March 7, 1937 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Heart Disease "Blue baby"
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jerry Don Whitaker
May 30, 1944 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 19, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 husbandAlbert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
April 20, 1969 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 April 4, 1971 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Park Cemetery
Family with Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson - View this family
husband
Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
Birth: November 19, 1899 38 34Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 20, 1969Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
herself
Marriage: March 10, 1917Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
9 years
daughter
Mary Anna Thompson
Birth: August 29, 1925 25 24Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: March 22, 1992Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
6 years
son
Billy Roy Thompson
Birth: September 10, 1931 31 30Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1992Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
6 years
daughter
Bobbie Jean Thompson
Birth: March 6, 1937 37 35Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: March 7, 1937Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson - Household

Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Thompson, Albert LheadMW30M18OKTXMOWindmillingWater Wells
Thompson, Flossie FwifeFW28M16ILILMO
Thompson, Mary AdaughterFW4STXOKIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson - Household

Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Thompson, Albert LheadMW39MOKSame houseTesterElevator
Thompson, Flossie FXwifeFW38MILSame house
Thompson, Mary AnnadaughterFW14STXSame house
Thompson, Billy RoysonMW8STXSame house