The Shemwell Family

Liddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” StewardAge: 95 years18971993

Name
Liddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
Given names
Liddie Elizabeth
Surname
Steward
Nickname
Lizzie
Married name
Liddie Elizabeth Barbour
Birth September 7, 1897 24 22
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)
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 2 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
July 15, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
June 22, 1903 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
January 18, 1907 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 11 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
December 30, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/
Birth of a son
#1
Richard Ervan Barbour
April 13, 1919 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 4, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Chester Marvin Barbour
November 16, 1933 (Age 36 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 6, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Death of a brotherChester Clinton Steward
May 2, 1952 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Delores Jean Barbour
September 8, 1952 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childRichard Ervan BarbourBobbie Jean MatlockView this family
May 9, 1953 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 granddaughter
#2
Rita Louise Barbour
October 4, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Alva “Alvy” Steward
May 22, 1963 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
April 18, 1968 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 husbandMarvin Avery Barbour
August 17, 1978 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
January 12, 1982 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
May 25, 1991 (Age 93 years)
Death March 20, 1993 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Floral Haven Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 16, 1893Benton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
Chester Clinton Steward
Birth: March 16, 1894 20 18Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 2, 1952Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
herself
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 Marvin Avery Barbour - View this family
husband
Marvin Avery Barbour
Birth: November 21, 1894El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri, United States
Death: August 17, 1978Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Liddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
Birth: September 7, 1897 24 22Centerton, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 20, 1993Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
son
son
Private
son
Chester Marvin Barbour
Birth: November 16, 1933 38 36Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 16, 2014Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marvin Avery Barbour - Household

60 N. Florence Ave Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Barbour, Marvin AheadMW35M22MOUSUSTruck DriverTransfer Firm
Barbour, ElizabethwifeFW31M19ARARAR
Barbour, RichardsonMW11SOKMOAR