The Shemwell Family

Richard Henry Kidwell JrAge: 70 years19121982

Name
Richard Henry Kidwell Jr
Given names
Richard Henry
Surname
Kidwell
Name suffix
Jr
Birth January 1, 1912
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 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
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Hewell “Hew” Kidwell
April 15, 1939 (Age 27 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Billy Weldon Kidwell
October 5, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Doris Lavern Kidwell
October 19, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Victor James Kidwell
August 29, 1945 (Age 33 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
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Victor James Kidwell Jr
March 3, 1971 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 sonRichard Hewell “Hew” Kidwell
January 22, 1976 (Age 64 years)
Death April 8, 1982 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Proctor Cemetery
Family with Katy Lillian Hewell - View this family
himself
wife
son
Richard Hewell “Hew” Kidwell
Birth: April 15, 1939 27 22Bosque, Texas, United States
Death: January 22, 1976Dallas, Texas, United States
18 months
son
Billy Weldon Kidwell
Birth: October 5, 1940 28 23Nevada, Collin, Texas, United States
Death: January 25, 1994Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Doris Lavern Kidwell
Birth: October 19, 1943 31 26Denison, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: August 16, 2018Dublin, Erath, Texas, United States
22 months
son
daughter
Private
… … + Katy Lillian Hewell - View this family
wife
step-son
Sidney James Hewell
Birth: December 12, 1935 18Dallas, Texas, United States
Death: March 3, 1936Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Allen “Billy” Hewell - Household

Colin, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hewell, William AheadMW55MTXSame houseNight warchmanWPA Building Construction
Hewell, Fannie MXwifeFW45MTXSame house
Hewell, Bessie EdaughterFW16STXSame house
McGuire, Horisgrand sonMW13SGASame house
Kidwell, Richardson in lawMW28MTXSame houseConcrete finisherBuilding Construction
Kidwell, LiliandaughterFW23MTXSame house
Kidwell, Richard Hgrand sonMW1STX

How is Horis related? -b