The Shemwell Family

Audrey E GigouxAge: 96 years19112008

Name
Audrey E Gigoux
Given names
Audrey E
Surname
Gigoux
Married name
Audrey E Womack
Birth April 8, 1911 29 22
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/
Birth of a sisterTheresa Irene Gigoux
October 15, 1923 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherRichard Leon Gigoux
November 30, 1926 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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
MarriageHenry Lawrence WomackView this family
August 7, 1932 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Clarence Walter Womack
October 4, 1933 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Ellen Womack
April 6, 1935 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Nancy Jane Womack
September 11, 1937 (Age 26 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 28, 1950 (Age 39 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
Death of a motherGeneva Mary Wright
July 21, 1957 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childClarence Walter WomackVera L QuintanaView this family
May 29, 1963 (Age 52 years)

Death of a fatherClaude Clarence Gigoux
April 19, 1972 (Age 61 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 brotherKenneth Eugene Gigoux
August 13, 1976 (Age 65 years)
Death of a daughterMary Ellen Womack
January 24, 1993 (Age 81 years)
Death of a husbandHenry Lawrence Womack
September 18, 1995 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sonClarence Walter Womack
November 10, 2004 (Age 93 years)
Death March 13, 2008 (Age 96 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 23, 1906Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
Kenneth Eugene Gigoux
Birth: October 25, 1909 27 20Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 13, 1976Riverside, California, United States
17 months
herself
Audrey E Gigoux
Birth: April 8, 1911 29 22Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 13, 2008Lahoma, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
13 years
younger sister
Theresa Irene Gigoux
Birth: October 15, 1923 41 34Carrier, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 22, 2019Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Richard Leon Gigoux
Birth: November 30, 1926 44 37Carrier, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 15, 2010Missouri, United States
Family with Henry Lawrence Womack - View this family
husband
Henry Lawrence Womack
Birth: August 1, 1909 37 31Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 18, 1995Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States
herself
Audrey E Gigoux
Birth: April 8, 1911 29 22Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 13, 2008Lahoma, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: August 7, 1932
14 months
son
Clarence Walter Womack
Birth: October 4, 1933 24 22Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 10, 2004Exeter, Barry, Missouri, United States
18 months
daughter
Mary Ellen Womack
Birth: April 6, 1935 25 23Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 24, 1993Denver, Colorado, United States
2 years
daughter
Nancy Jane Womack
Birth: September 11, 1937 28 26Carrier, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 11, 2021Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Claude Clarence Gigoux - Household

Banner, Garfield, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gigoux, ClaudeXheadMW58MKSSame PlaceGarfieldOKFarmerFarm
Gigoux, GenevawifeFW51MILSame PlaceGarfieldOK
Gigoux, TheresadaughterFW16SOKSame PlaceGarfieldOK
Gigoux, Richard sonMW13SOKSame PlaceGarfieldOK
Womack, AudreydaughterFW29DOKSame PlaceGarfieldOKSales LadyAvon Co.
Womack, Clarencegrand sonMW6SARSame PlaceGarfieldOK
Womack, Mary Ellengrand daughterFW5SOKSame PlaceGarfieldOK
Womack, Nancy Janegrand daughterFW2SOKSame PlaceGarfieldOK

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Claude Clarence Gigoux - Household

Banner, Garfield, Oklahoma

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Gigoux, ClaudeheadMW68MarKS
Gigoux, GenevawifeFW61MarILPractical NursePrivate Home
Gigoux, RichardsonMW23NevOKFarmerFarm
Womack, AudreydaughterFW39Sep.OK
Womack, Clarencegrand sonMW16NevAR
Womack, Mary Ellengrand daughterFW15NevOK
Womack, Nancygrand daughterFW12NevOK