The Shemwell Family

Theron Oran GulickAge: 66 years1912–1978

Name
Theron Oran Gulick
Given names
Theron Oran
Surname
Gulick
Birth September 14, 1912 32 21
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherAsa Gulick
January 12, 1918 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 1, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherHerbert Dale Gulick
March 7, 1926 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherJulia Troutman
July 9, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Dale Gulick
June 8, 1942 (Age 29 years)
Death of a fatherOran Randle Gulick
September 28, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid Daniel Brust
March 1, 1949 (Age 36 years)
Census April 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 motherAlma L Brust
November 1975 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 December 14, 1978 (Age 66 years)
Obituary
Theron Oran Gulick Obituary and Family Listing
December 15, 1978 (1 day after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Boiling Springs Cemetery
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father
Oran Randle Gulick
Birth: July 29, 1880 31 28 — Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: September 28, 1943 — Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
mother
Alma L Brust
Birth: December 8, 1890 24 28 — Seal, Pike, Ohio, United States
Death: November 1975 — Illinois, United States
Marriage: April 11, 1908 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years
elder sister
Julia Helen Gulick
Birth: August 16, 1910 30 19 — Decatur, Illinois, United States
Death: March 3, 2003 — Logan, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
Theron Oran Gulick
Birth: September 14, 1912 32 21 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 14, 1978 — Macon, Illinois, United States
14 years
younger brother
Herbert Dale Gulick
Birth: March 7, 1926 45 35 — Decatur, Illinois, United States
Death: March 20, 2024 — Forsyth, Macon, Illinois, United States
Family with Helen Lucille Phillips - View this family
himself
Theron Oran Gulick
Birth: September 14, 1912 32 21 — Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: December 14, 1978 — Macon, Illinois, United States
wife
Helen Lucille Phillips
Birth: December 2, 1911 38 32 — Oreana, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: November 14, 1991 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
son
Richard Dale Gulick
Birth: June 8, 1942 29 30 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: February 5, 2014 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

Theron Oran Gulick has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (5)

Parents John Burton Gulick + Ada Henrietta Trimmer
1Mary Louise Gulick1900–1981
2Orville Berwin Gulick1906–1976
3Burton Gulick1910–1990
4Robert Lynn Gulick1915–1976
5John Jack Gulick1923–2009

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Illini, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gulick, Oren RheadRMW39MYesYesILILINYesFarmerGeneral FarmEm
Gulick, Alma LwifeFW29MYesYesOHOHOHYesNone
Gulick, HelendaughterFW9SYesILILOHNone
Gulick, Theron OsonMW7SYesILILOHNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oran Randle Gulick - Household

Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Gulick, OranheadOYesMW49M27NoYesILILINYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYes
Gulick, Alma LwifeFW39M18NoYesOHOHOHYesNone
Gulick, HelendaughterFW19SNoYesILILOHYesNone
Gulick, Theron OsonMW17SNoYesILILOHYesNone
Gulick, Herbert DsonMW4 years and 6 monthsSNoILILOHNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Theron Oran Gulick - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gulick, TheronheadR25YesMW27MNoILPlant ManDairyPw521200
Gulick, HelenxwifeFW28MNoIL00