The Shemwell Family

Hubert Lee StringerAge: 68 years1904–1973

Name
Hubert Lee Stringer
Given names
Hubert Lee
Surname
Stringer
Birth October 27, 1904
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
MarriageRuby Helen Herring — View this family
about 1933 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Sara McGaha
November 9, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sue McGaha
September 23, 1937 (Age 32 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 wifeRuby Helen Herring
December 25, 1965 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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
Adoption of a daughterSara McGaha

Adoption: Adopted by father
Adoption of a daughterSue McGaha

Adoption: Adopted by father
Death April 22, 1973 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crestview Memorial Park
Family with Ruby Helen Herring - View this family
himself
Hubert Lee Stringer
Birth: October 27, 1904 — Wichita, Texas, United States
Death: April 22, 1973 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
wife
Ruby Helen Herring
Birth: July 3, 1907 21 23 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: December 25, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: about 1933 —
22 months
daughter
Sara McGaha
Adoption:
Birth: November 9, 1934 — Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: October 29, 2007 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Sue McGaha
Adoption:
Birth: September 23, 1937 — Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 2008 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Charles Peevey McGaha + Ruby Helen Herring - View this family
wife’s husband
Charles Peevey McGaha
Birth: November 11, 1896 — Lott, Falls, Texas, United States
Death: January 11, 1973 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
wife
Ruby Helen Herring
Birth: July 3, 1907 21 23 — Nocona, Montague, Texas, United States
Death: December 25, 1965 — Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage: between 1940 and 1950 —
-5 years
daughter
Sara McGaha
Adoption:
Birth: November 9, 1934 — Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: October 29, 2007 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Sue McGaha
Adoption:
Birth: September 23, 1937 — Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States
Death: December 17, 2008 — Austin, Travis, Texas, United States

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Hubert Lee Stringer - Household

112 Pembroke Lane Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Stringer, HubertheadMW35MTXSame houseAgentLife Insurance
Stringer, RubyXwifeFW32MTXSame house
Stringer, SaradaughterFW5STXSame house
Stringer, SuedaughterFW2STX