Marguerite O “Margaret” LaskyAge: 56 years1914–1971
- Name
- Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky
- Given names
- Marguerite O
- Surname
- Lasky
- Nickname
- Margaret
- Married name
- Marguerite O Shemwell
- Married name
- Marguerite O Green
 Birth | May 21, 1914 39 37 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 months)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 2 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 3 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 2, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 | Wesley Jefferson “WJ” Green — View this family June 12, 1936 (Age 22 years) |
 Death of a father | Frederick Williams Lasky Sr September 25, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage | Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell — View this family about 1944 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 7, 1950 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 husband | Wesley Jefferson “WJ” Green May 2, 1960 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Belle Glover May 6, 1960 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 | January 8, 1971 (Age 56 years) Note: Death certificate identifies G.D. Shemwell as her husband. |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery Note: Cremated |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Frederick Williams Lasky Sr Birth: May 30, 1874 — Illinois, United States Death: September 25, 1938 — Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Ida Belle Glover Birth: May 18, 1877 — Gonzales, Texas, United States Death: May 6, 1960 — Mitchell, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: August 29, 1900 — Mitchell, Eastland, Texas, United States |
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14 years herself |
Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky Birth: May 21, 1914 39 37 — Texas, United States Death: January 8, 1971 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Family with Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell |
| husband |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky Birth: May 21, 1914 39 37 — Texas, United States Death: January 8, 1971 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: about 1944 — Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States |
| Family with Wesley Jefferson “WJ” Green |
| husband |
Wesley Jefferson “WJ” Green Birth: August 11, 1906 — Sagerton, Haskell, Texas, United States Death: May 2, 1960 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky Birth: May 21, 1914 39 37 — Texas, United States Death: January 8, 1971 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: June 12, 1936 — Mitchell, Texas, United States |
| Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell + Elizabeth Lorena Barrett |
| husband |
Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell Birth: July 27, 1901 33 25 — Caneyville, Grayson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1971 — Minco, Grady, Oklahoma, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Elizabeth Lorena Barrett Birth: January 12, 1903 32 20 — Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 4, 1974 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: about 1920 — |
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14 months step-son |
Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell Birth: February 24, 1921 19 18 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: July 8, 2004 — Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States |
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23 months step-son |
David Roland Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 2, 1923 21 20 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: June 16, 1995 — Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States |
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7 years step-son |
Donald Lee Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1929 28 26 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States Death: March 23, 2014 |
Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Frederick Williams Lasky Sr - Household
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ida Belle Glover - Household
Dawson, Texas, United States
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| Marriage | Granbury D Shemwell and Marguerite O Lasky Marriage
U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
Name: Marguerite O. Lasky
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Birth Date: abt 1914
Residence Place: Reno
Marriage Date: Abt 1944
Spouse: Grandbury D. Shemwell
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Birth Date: abt 1902
Residence Place: San Francisco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Ida Belle Glover - Household
Dawson, Texas, United States
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| Death | Death certificate identifies G.D. Shemwell as her husband. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Cremated |