The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Jane SneedAge: 89 years19212010

Name
Dorothy Jane Sneed
Given names
Dorothy Jane
Surname
Sneed
Married name
Dorothy Jane Mixon
Birth May 8, 1921 27 29
Birth of a brotherWilliam Hewell Sneed
December 15, 1924 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 16, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Batson “Willie” Sneed
April 23, 1937 (Age 15 years)
MarriageJames Jefferson MixonView this family
February 12, 1944 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 8, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 maternal grandmotherMargaret D “Maggie” Baldridge
July 18, 1961 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Hewell Sneed
September 4, 1972 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherKatie May Hewell
February 13, 1975 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 husbandJames Jefferson Mixon
1993 (Age 71 years)

Death May 20, 2010 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pecan Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 1, 1915Collin, Texas, United States
14 months
elder sister
23 months
elder sister
Bessie Emile Sneed
Birth: January 19, 1918 24 25Jenks, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 30, 1920Dallas, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
Dorothy Jane Sneed
Birth: May 8, 1921 27 29Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States
Death: May 20, 2010Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Hewell Sneed
Birth: December 15, 1924 31 32Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States
Death: September 4, 1972San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
Family with James Jefferson Mixon - View this family
husband
herself
Dorothy Jane Sneed
Birth: May 8, 1921 27 29Ranger, Eastland, Texas, United States
Death: May 20, 2010Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage: February 12, 1944

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Batson “Willie” Sneed - Household

East Main Street Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Sneed, William BheadMW36M21TXTXTXMechanical EngineerGasoline Plant
Sneed, Katie MwifeFW37M23TXTNAL
Sneed, MargaretdaughterFW14STXTXTX
Sneed, Dorothy JdaughterFW8STXTXTX
Sneed, William HsonMW5STXTXTX

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Jefferson Mixon - Household

1501 Lakewood Garland, Dallas, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Mixon, James JheadMW32MarTXTransit ClerkWeighing & Freight
Mixon, Dorothy JwifeFW28MarTXStenographerCheese Processing