The Shemwell Family

Mildred Leona “Blondie” StewardAge: 91 years19011993

Name
Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
Given names
Mildred Leona
Surname
Steward
Married name
Mildred Leona Chism
Nickname
Blondie
Birth July 15, 1901 28 25
Birth of a sisterChina Mahrie Steward
June 22, 1903 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
January 18, 1907 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Ward Holland
July 30, 1909 (Age 8 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
December 30, 1915 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 16 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 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 16 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 25, 1920 (Age 18 years)
MarriageJohn T B ChismView this family
July 25, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mildred Leona Chism
December 23, 1923 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Jewell Geraldine Chism
June 19, 1925 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 40 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
Marriage of a childSylvanus Joseph UrbanMildred Leona ChismView this family
January 16, 1946 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Joseph “Rik” Urban
July 7, 1948 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherChester Clinton Steward
May 2, 1952 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 fatherRichard Alva “Alvy” Steward
May 22, 1963 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherSophia Ann Holland
September 7, 1964 (Age 63 years)
Death of a husbandJohn T B Chism
January 2, 1966 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Almira Steward
April 18, 1968 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 sisterChina Mahrie Steward
January 12, 1982 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterChloia Irene Steward
May 25, 1991 (Age 89 years)
Death of a sisterLiddie Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steward
March 20, 1993 (Age 91 years)
Death July 13, 1993 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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
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
elder sister
17 months
herself
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 John T B Chism - View this family
husband
John T B Chism
Birth: April 2, 1894Benton, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 2, 1966Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward
Birth: July 15, 1901 28 25Anderson, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 13, 1993Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: July 25, 1921Rogers, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Mildred Leona Chism
Birth: December 23, 1923 29 22Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 9, 2004Westminster, Adams, Colorado, United States
18 months
daughter
Jewell Geraldine Chism
Birth: June 19, 1925 31 23Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 31, 2014Oklahoma, United States

Mildred Leona “Blondie” Steward has 25 first cousins recorded

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 - Richard Alva “Alvy” Steward - Household

Lynn Lane, Tulsa, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Steward, Richard AheadMW37MARININFarmerFruit
Steward, SophiawifeFW45MARMOMO
Steward, LeonadaughterFW17SARARAR
Steward, ChinadaughterFW15SARARAR
Steward, MyrtledaughterFW13SKSARAR
Steward, IrenedaughterFW4SOKARAR