The Shemwell Family

Billy Roy ThompsonAge: 61 years19311992

Name
Billy Roy Thompson
Given names
Billy Roy
Surname
Thompson
Birth September 10, 1931 31 30
Birth of a sisterBobbie Jean Thompson
March 6, 1937 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterBobbie Jean Thompson
March 7, 1937 (Age 5 years)
Cause: Heart Disease "Blue baby"
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Louise Epps
May 9, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 10 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 18 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 18 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 fatherAlbert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
April 20, 1969 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherFlossie Faye Valentine
April 4, 1971 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 14 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 sisterMary Anna Thompson
March 22, 1992 (Age 60 years)
Death November 28, 1992 (Age 61 years)
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father
Albert Leroy “Roy” Thompson
Birth: November 19, 1899 38 34Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 20, 1969Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage: March 10, 1917Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
9 years
elder sister
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
himself
Billy Roy Thompson
Birth: September 10, 1931 31 30Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: November 28, 1992Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
6 years
younger sister
Bobbie Jean Thompson
Birth: March 6, 1937 37 35Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States
Death: March 7, 1937Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States

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