The Shemwell Family

Marvin Ralph RichardsonAge: 74 years19161990

Name
Marvin Ralph Richardson
Given names
Marvin Ralph
Surname
Richardson
Birth April 14, 1916 30 28
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 months)

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 20 months)

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 sisterMary Jane Richardson
October 27, 1919 (Age 3 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Ray Richardson
October 10, 1922 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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
Census April 18, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherHiriam Breckenridge Richardson
December 9, 1933 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Elizabeth Shemwell
October 10, 1942 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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
MarriageElizabeth Alyce “Betty” CarsonView this family
May 10, 1946 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Russell “Shorty” Richardson
November 8, 1948 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 motherLillian Maud Kennedy
June 6, 1974 (Age 58 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 brotherCharles Ray Richardson
February 9, 1990 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherKenneth Robert Richardson
June 27, 1990 (Age 74 years)
Death September 6, 1990 (Age 74 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint John's Episcopal Church Columbarium
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 20, 1904Oklahoma, United States
4 years
elder sister
Cleo Mae Richardson
Birth: April 6, 1909 23 21Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 14, 2003Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
Kenneth Robert Richardson
Birth: June 10, 1912 26 24Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 27, 1990Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
Darwin Russell Richardson
Birth: September 7, 1914 28 26Noble, Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 9, 2000Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Mary Jane Richardson
Birth: October 27, 1919 33 32Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 24, 2024Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Charles Ray Richardson
Birth: October 10, 1922 36 34Noble, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 9, 1990Rialto, San Bernardino, California, United States
Family with Elizabeth Alyce “Betty” Carson - View this family
himself
wife
Elizabeth Alyce “Betty” Carson
Birth: February 9, 1921Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Death: April 1991Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: May 10, 1946Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Russell “Shorty” Richardson - Household

Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Richardson, G RheadMW34MMOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Richardson, MaudewifeFW32MOKARMO
Richardson, CleodaughterFW10SOKMOOK
Richardson, KennethsonMW7SOKMOOK
Richardson, DarwinsonMW5SOKMOOK
Richardson, MarvinsonMW3SOKMOOK
Richardson, Mary JanedaughterFW2mSOKMOOK

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Russell “Shorty” Richardson - Household

Fourth Street Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Richardson, RussellheadMW44M18MOKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Richardson, MaudewifeFW42M17OKARMO
Richardson, Kenneth RsonMW17SOKMOOKClerkDrug Store
Richardson, Darwin RsonMW15SOKMOOK
Richardson, Marvin RsonMW13SOKMOOK
Richardson, Mary JdaughterFW10SOKMOOK
Richardson, Charles RsonMW7SOKMOOK