The Shemwell Family

Effie Florence WidickAge: 76 years18661943

Name
Effie Florence Widick
Given names
Effie Florence
Surname
Widick
Married name
Effie Florence Stowers
Birth December 18, 1866 27 25
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 14 days)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 14 days)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherArthur Buck Widick
July 19, 1869 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 24, 1870 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherIra Widick
February 28, 1871 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherIra Widick
March 17, 1871 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy Emanuel Widick
October 23, 1878 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 11 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ann Widick
June 1880 (Age 13 years)
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMabel Widick
September 22, 1884 (Age 17 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Cox Widick
November 23, 1896 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAaron Hizer
October 24, 1901 (Age 34 years)
MarriagePeter A French StowersView this family
November 18, 1904 (Age 37 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 49 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 50 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 51 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 January 13, 1920 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 62 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
Death of a motherNancy Hizer
October 31, 1935 (Age 68 years)
Death of a husbandPeter A French Stowers
about 1937 (Age 70 years)

Note: His wife was listed as a Widow in the 1940 Census
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 74 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
Death about 1943 (Age 76 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 8, 1866Macon, Illinois, United States
9 months
herself
Effie Florence Widick
Birth: December 18, 1866 27 25Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1943Kay, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
19 months
younger brother
Ira Widick
Birth: February 28, 1871 32 29Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: March 17, 1871Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
8 years
younger brother
Roy Emanuel Widick
Birth: October 23, 1878 39 37Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: 1957Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
younger sister
Elizabeth Ann Widick
Birth: June 1880 41 39Elk City, Montgomery, Kansas, United States
Death: January 27, 1962Montgomery, Kansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mabel Widick
Birth: September 22, 1884 45 43Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: December 6, 1945Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Peter A French Stowers - View this family
husband
herself
Effie Florence Widick
Birth: December 18, 1866 27 25Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Death: about 1943Kay, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: November 18, 1904Kay, Oklahoma, United States

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Cox Widick - Household

Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Widick, Johnhead30MWFarmer60003000IL
Widick, Nancywife29FWHouse KeeperIN
Widick, Effiedaughter3FWIL
Widick, Arthurson1MWIL

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Cox Widick - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Widick, JohnWM41headMFarmerILKYTN
Widick, NancyWF39wifeMKeeping HouseININKY
Widick, EffieWF13daughterSAt HomexILILIN
Widick, ArthurWM10sonSAt HomexILILIN
Widick, RoyWM1sonSKSILIN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Hizer - Household

Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Widick, NancyheadWFMar184258Wd65INININFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Widick, E FdaughterWFDec186732SILILINTeacher ? School4YesYesYes
Widick, RoysonWMOct187920SKSILINFarm Laborer0YesYesYes
Widick, LizziedaughterWFJun188019SKSILINAt School6YesYesYes
Widick, MabeldaughterWFSep188316SKSILINAt School6YesYesYes

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Peter A French Stowers - Household

Glenrose, Noble, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Stowers, FrenchheadMW52M15VAVAVAEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Stowers, EffiewifeFW43M15ILILINEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Peter A French Stowers - Household

Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Stowers, French RheadOMMW61MYesYesVAVAVAYesFarmerGeneralOA
Stowers, Effie FwifeFW53MYesYesILILINYesNone
Widick, Nancymother-in-lawFW77MYesYesINININYesNone
Widick, Roybrother-in-lawMW41SYesYesKSILINYesLAborerFarmW

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Effie Florence Widick - Household

Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Stowers, Effie FxheadO1150YesFW73WdIL00
Widick, RoybrotherMW61MKS00
Cooper, BerthaservantFW57MKSHouse KeeperHome52175

Name
Nancy Widick (nee Hizer) Last Will and Testament I , Nancy Widdick , of Blackwell , Oklahoma , being now in sound mind , and in reasonable health at my age , and being desirous of disposing of my pro perty and affairs while I am able so to do , therefore , I do hereby make , publish and declare the following to be my last will and testament , hereby revoking and cancelling all other or former wills by me at any time made. ( 1 ) I direct the payment of all of my just debts and fuenral expense is as soon after my death as my Executrix hereinafter named can conveniently pay the same. ( 2 ) I give and devise unto my son , Roy Widick my Eighty ( 80 ) acre farm which is located about three miles south of Braman , Oklahoma he to have and enjoy the same so long as he shall live , but with the restriction that the same shall not be mortgaged nor sold , or otherwise encumbered during his life time meaning , that he have and enjoy a life estate in said land them , at his death , it is my will that said land shall go to my daughters , namely : Effie Stowers ; Elizabeth Kelly , and Mabel Green , they to share alike , or , in the event of the death of any of them , then to the survivor or survivors. ( 3 ) It is my further will that my son Arthur Widick , take nothing by reason of this will , as he has already received such interests as I desire him to have and besides , there remains further expenses of my last sickness and burial , that I deem it only just and right in making these provisions as I have , and to all concerned. ( 4 ) It is my further will that my son Roy Widick , be , and he is hereby bequeathed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars , ( $ 500.00 ) the same to be used for his benefit , but in this connection , I desire that the First National Bank , of Blackwell , Oklahoma act , and they are hereby designated as the Trustee of said funds , they to receive the same from the Executrix , and to invest same , or put out in good interest bearing securities , as they may think good and worth while and said Trustee is hereby authorized and dir- ected to pay unto the said Roy Widick , the sum of Ten ( $ 10. 00 ) dollars per month so long as said funds shall last , and when the same is exhausted to make report thereof , to Effie Widdick , or Mabel Green , or Elizabeth Kelly , his sisters , or to the Judge of the County Court of Kay County , O. lahoma , and thereafter said Trustee will be considered as discharged as to such further funds the report having been accepted by such person or persons as true and correct. ( 5 ) It is further provided by this my last will and testament , that said Trustee shall have the authority to pay the taxes out of such funds in event that the said Roy Widick , do not pay the same , and in such event , is to be charged against said funds . And in the event after said funds are exhausted by reasons of having been paid out that the taxes on the said land is not paid that any one or more of the heirs shall have the authority and right to compel the payment of such taxes if not paid by said beneficiary Roy Widick , within a reasonable time when they are due , or to become due , by instituting such action as may be necessary to in sure payment of said taxes unpaid. ( 6 ) All the rest , residue and remainder of my property of every kind and nature and wherever situated I give and devise and bequeath the same unto my three ( 3 ) daughters , namely : Effie Stowers ; Elizabeth Kelly , and Mabel Green , share and share alike , with the further provision , that if any of said daughters be dead and have left no issue , then their respective share to go to the survivor or survivors share alike . In event that Roy Widick , should marry and leave a child or children , then said land is to descend to such issue and not to the Sisters as provided in paragraph Two ( 2 ) of this will. ( 7 ) I hereby appoint and designate my daughter Effie Stowers , sole Executrix , she to serve without bond of this my last will and testament . ( 8 ) In witness whereof , I , Nancy Widick , have to this my last will and testament consisting of two sheets of typewritten paper , subscribed my name this 10th day of September , A. D. 1934 , at Blackwell , Oklahoma . Nancy Widick Subscribed by Nancy Widick , in the presence of each of us the under signed , and at the same time declared by Nancy Widdick , to us , to be her last will and testament , and we thereupon , at the request of Nancy Widick , in her presence and in the presence of each other , sign our names hereto as witnesses this 10th day of September A. D. 1934 , at Blackwell , Oklahoma . Low Sham or Blackwell , Oklahoma Roy Peter Lashaw Blackwell Oklahoma Blackwell Alabama https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897G-P6V5?view=fullText&keywords=Widick&groupId=TH-1951-32183-11729-78 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97G-597J-R?view=fullText&keywords=Widick&groupId=TH-1951-32183-11729-78