The Shemwell Family

Chester Clinton StewardAge: 58 years18941952

Name
Chester Clinton Steward
Given names
Chester Clinton
Surname
Steward
Birth March 16, 1894 20 18
Birth of a sisterLiddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
September 7, 1897 (Age 3 years)
No Children
No Known Biological Children

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a sisterGertrude Josephine “Gertie” Steward
February 6, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
July 15, 1901 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
June 22, 1903 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
January 18, 1907 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 15 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
December 30, 1915 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 maternal grandmotherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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/
MarriageLillian Mary WilliamsView this family
July 21, 1925 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 26, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 May 2, 1952 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 16, 1893Benton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
himself
Chester Clinton Steward
Birth: March 16, 1894 20 18Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 2, 1952Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Liddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
Birth: September 7, 1897 24 22Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 20, 1993Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
17 months
younger sister
Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
Birth: July 15, 1901 28 25Anderson, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 13, 1993Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
23 months
younger sister
China Mahrie Steward
Birth: June 22, 1903 30 27Vaughn, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 12, 1982Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States
4 years
younger sister
Myrtle Almira Steward
Birth: January 18, 1907 33 31Caney, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
Death: April 18, 1968Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
9 years
younger sister
Chloia Irene Steward
Birth: December 30, 1915 42 40Oklahoma, United States
Death: May 25, 1991Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Lillian Mary Williams - View this family
himself
Chester Clinton Steward
Birth: March 16, 1894 20 18Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 2, 1952Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: July 21, 1925Wagoner, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
Lovey Leslie “L L” Webb + Lillian Mary Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
Lovey Leslie “L L” Webb
Birth: November 14, 1880Missouri, United States
Death: November 10, 1939Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
wife
Marriage: June 10, 1907Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
step-son
Richard Westley Webb
Birth: April 13, 1911 30 22Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 22, 1978Fenton, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Richard Alva “Alvy” Steward - Household

Mason Valley, Benton, Arkansas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Steward, Richard AheadWMApr187326M7ARVAINFarmer
Steward, Sophia AwifeWFJul187524M743ARKYTN
Steward, Chester CsonWMMar18946SARARAR
Steward, Liddie EdaughterWFSep18973SARARAR
Steward, Girtie JdaughterWFFeb19004mSARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Alva “Alvy” Steward - Household

914 E. Fifth St. Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Steward, AlvaheadMW37M17ARUSUSRebiterBoiler Shop
Steward, SofawifeFW34M1776ARMOMO
Steward, Chester CsonMW16SARARAR
Steward, LizziedaughterFW12SARARAR
Steward, GertiedaughterFW10SARARAR
Steward, LeonadaughterFW8SARARAR
Steward, ChinadaughterFW6SARARAR
Steward, MyrtledaughterFW3SKSARAR
Fine, ClintonnephewMW18SMOLaborerStreet Car
Holland, Lewis Tbrother in lawMW44M19ARMOMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Chester Clinton Steward - Household

1630 upstairs S. Baltimore Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Steward, Clinton CheadMW56MarARTruck DriverAuto Company
Steward, LillianwifeFW60MarKS

Betty listed is Step-sons daughter