The Shemwell Family

Geneva Mary WrightAge: 68 years18891957

Name
Geneva Mary Wright
Given names
Geneva Mary
Surname
Wright
Married name
Geneva Mary Gigoux
Birth February 1, 1889
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
MarriageClaude Clarence GigouxView this family
June 23, 1906 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Kenneth Eugene Gigoux
October 25, 1909 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Audrey E Gigoux
April 8, 1911 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 daughter
#3
Theresa Irene Gigoux
October 15, 1923 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Richard Leon Gigoux
November 30, 1926 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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
Marriage of a childHenry Lawrence WomackAudrey E GigouxView this family
August 7, 1932 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Clarence Walter Womack
October 4, 1933 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Ellen Womack
April 6, 1935 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Nancy Jane Womack
September 11, 1937 (Age 48 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 61 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 56 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 July 21, 1957 (Age 68 years)
Family with Claude Clarence Gigoux - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 23, 1906Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Kenneth Eugene Gigoux
Birth: October 25, 1909 27 20Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: August 13, 1976Riverside, California, United States
17 months
daughter
Audrey E Gigoux
Birth: April 8, 1911 29 22Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 13, 2008Lahoma, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
13 years
daughter
Theresa Irene Gigoux
Birth: October 15, 1923 41 34Carrier, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 22, 2019Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Richard Leon Gigoux
Birth: November 30, 1926 44 37Carrier, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 15, 2010Missouri, 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