The Shemwell Family

Ethyl Dora DykeAge: 86 years19081995

Name
Ethyl Dora Dyke
Given names
Ethyl Dora
Surname
Dyke
Birth September 6, 1908 19 17
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a sisterBernice Ada Dyke
June 3, 1911 (Age 2 years)
Census 1915 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 sisterIrla Mae Dyke
January 9, 1923 (Age 14 years)
Census 1925 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherKeith Orice Dyke
April 24, 1926 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 sisterBernice Ada Dyke
April 6, 1945 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Burrell Dyke
June 23, 1947 (Age 38 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJesse Benton Soward
March 19, 1949 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 motherAlice Maude Soward
October 22, 1960 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherEarl Wesley Dyke
August 4, 1961 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 brotherKeith Orice Dyke
January 2, 1976 (Age 67 years)
Death June 5, 1995 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley Public Cemetery
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father
mother
Alice Maude Soward
Birth: June 25, 1891 28 25Latham, Butler, Kansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1960Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1907Blaine, Oklahoma, United States
11 months
herself
Ethyl Dora Dyke
Birth: September 6, 1908 19 17Taloga, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 5, 1995Contra Costa, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Bernice Ada Dyke
Birth: June 3, 1911 21 19Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States
Death: April 6, 1945Watsonville, Santa Cruz, California, United States
12 years
younger sister
Irla Mae Dyke
Birth: January 9, 1923 33 31Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States
Death: September 5, 2004Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger brother
Keith Orice Dyke
Birth: April 24, 1926 36 34Malvern, Mills, Iowa, United States
Death: January 2, 1976Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Ethyl Dora Dyke has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (5)

Parents LeRoy Simon Dyke + Maggie Muriel Timson
1Mabel Lucille Dyke19121967
2Ferne Ruth Dyke19141975
3Malcolm Dyke19162008
4Jayne Stella Dyke19201987
5Betty Jean Dyke19292000

Mother's family (0)

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household

Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Dyke, EarlheadMW22M12IAEnglishBarberWYesYesRH
Dyke, AlicewifeFW18M1211KSILILEnglishNoneYesYes
Dyke, EtheldaughterFW0 years 12 monthsSOKIAKS

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - Ethyl Dora Dyke - Household

Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Dyke, Ethel DheadFW6SOKSchool Girl

CensusIowa State - Census transcript - Earl Wesley Dyke - Household

Mills, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Dyke, EarlheadMW35MIA
Dyke, AlicewifeFW33MKS
Dyke, EtheldaughterFW16SOK
Dyke, BernicedaughterFW13SIA
Dyke, IrladaughterFW2SIA

Name
Bernice Ada Dyke Obituary and Family History Bernis Meidl, 34, Succumbs Here Mrs. Bernis Ada Meidl, 34, died in Watsonville hospital late Fri- day afternoon following a heart attack at her home in Corralitos, Rt 5, Box 503. A native of Iowa, Mrs. Meidl had lived in Watson- ville for the past 18 years and was a graduate of local schools. The attack occurred at 4 p.m. Friday when Mrs. Meidl was pre- paring to go horseback riding and had gone to the stable to get her horse. She was found unconscious by Ruth Schalow, also of Corrali tos, who had an appointment with her for the horseback trip and who called Mehl's ambulance. Ac- cording to her physician, Mrs. Meidl had suffered from a serious heart condition for many years, but had improved in recent months. Mrs. Meili Is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Meidl; two children, Jo Ann and Ronald; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Dyke of this city; a brother, Ken- neth Dyke; ARMlc, U.S. navy, Florida; two sisters, Mrs. Ernie Picanso and Mrs. Edward Clai- bourn, both of Oakland. Episcopal Funeral services will be held Monday, 2 p.m., in Mehl’s chapel with burial in Pajaro Val ley Memorial park. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205945788/bernice-ada-meidl
Name
Keith Orice Dyke Obituary and Family Listing Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) 5 Jan 1976 Mon Keith O Dyke, Age 49, 6770 Hawaii Kai Drive. Borthwick Mortuary Former Insurance Claims Manager, died Friday. Cremated Survived by wife: Dawn Sisters, Ethel Picanso of California and Irla Meanor of Oregon. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205946184/keith_orice-dyke