The Shemwell Family

Gertrude Josephine “Gertie” StewardAge: 97 years19001997

Name
Gertrude Josephine “Gertie” Steward
Given names
Gertrude Josephine
Surname
Steward
Nickname
Gertie
Married name
Gertrude Josephine Munsey
Married name
Gertrude Josephine Audd
Married name
Gertrude Josephine Pratt
Birth February 6, 1900 26 24
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a sisterMildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
July 15, 1901 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
June 22, 1903 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
January 18, 1907 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 9 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
December 30, 1915 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageOsrow Oren MunseyView this family
August 27, 1917 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Haseltine Parker
April 1, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 February 28, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Oren Leon “Lee” Munsey
July 20, 1922 (Age 22 years)
MarriageLeonard Givens AuddView this family
August 29, 1929 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 May 1, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ann Audd
March 17, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Death of a daughterMary Ann Audd
March 17, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Shirley Ann Audd
September 13, 1936 (Age 36 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Donald Vincent Audd
May 12, 1946 (Age 46 years)
Census April 15, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherChester Clinton Steward
May 2, 1952 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandLeonard Givens Audd
July 10, 1952 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 husbandOsrow Oren Munsey
December 25, 1959 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Alva “Alvy” Steward
May 22, 1963 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
April 18, 1968 (Age 68 years)
MarriageKenneth Ralph PrattView this family
1972 (Age 71 years)

Death of a daughterShirley Ann Audd
February 16, 1973 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 husbandKenneth Ralph Pratt
April 1978 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonOren Leon “Lee” Munsey
November 21, 1980 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
January 12, 1982 (Age 81 years)
Death of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
May 25, 1991 (Age 91 years)
Death of a sisterLiddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
March 20, 1993 (Age 93 years)
Death of a sisterMildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
July 13, 1993 (Age 93 years)
Death February 7, 1997 (Age 97 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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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
elder 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
herself
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 Osrow Oren Munsey - View this family
husband
Osrow Oren Munsey
Birth: April 28, 1898Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
Death: December 25, 1959Claremore, Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: August 27, 1917Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
son
Oren Leon “Lee” Munsey
Birth: July 20, 1922 24 22Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 21, 1980Rockledge, Brevard, Florida, United States
Family with Leonard Givens Audd - View this family
husband
Leonard Givens Audd
Birth: September 12, 1898Checotah, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
Death: July 10, 1952Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: August 29, 1929
5 years
daughter
Mary Ann Audd
Birth: March 17, 1934 35 34Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 17, 1934Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Shirley Ann Audd
Birth: September 13, 1936 38 36Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 16, 1973Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Kenneth Ralph Pratt - View this family
husband
Kenneth Ralph Pratt
Birth: May 1, 1904Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
Death: April 1978Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Marriage: 1972

Gertrude Josephine “Gertie” Steward has 25 first cousins recorded

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Osrow Oren Munsey - Household

Dawson, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Munsey, OsrowheadMW21MMOMOMOPumperPulaspi Oil Co.
Munsey, GertrudewifeFW20MARILUS

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Givens Audd - Household

809 N. Brrmingham Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Audd, Leonard GheadMW31M29OKMOARCivil EngineerConstruction Co.
Audd, Gertrude JwifeFW30M17ARARAROffice ClerkOffice
Munsey, Leon Ostep sonMW7SOKMOAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Givens Audd - Household

1812 North Cheyenne Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Audd, Leonard GheadMW41MOKSame HouseCivil EngineerCity
Audd, Gertrude XwifeFW40MARSame House
Audd, ShirleydaughterFW3SOK

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Givens Audd - Household

1812 North Cheyenne Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Audd, Leonard GheadMW51MarOKCivil EngineerCity Engineering Dept
Audd, Gertrude JwifeFW50MarARCafeteriaCity High School
Audd, Shirley AdaughterFW13NevOK