The Shemwell Family

Floy ChristianAge: 66 years18751942

Name
Floy Christian
Given names
Floy
Surname
Christian
Married name
Floy Richards
Birth November 5, 1875 38 22
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 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 sisterOdette Christian
1879 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Perry Christian
February 13, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Census June 24, 1880 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEva Christian
August 26, 1882 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherAlbert Ross Christian
April 26, 1886 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLula Christian
March 15, 1889 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterInez Mary Christian
April 12, 1894 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 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
MarriageClarence E RichardsView this family
1899 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Louise Richards
April 1900 (Age 24 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 24 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sisterOdette Christian
November 1, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 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 41 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 42 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 10, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childEdward Leach CartlidgeDorothy Louise RichardsView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 26, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jack Edward Cartlidge
May 8, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lemuel Christian
April 2, 1925 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 4, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherEmma Inez Walton
May 5, 1931 (Age 55 years)

Census April 10, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherBurton Walton Christian
July 1, 1940 (Age 64 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 1942 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Manasota Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 29, 1872Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
16 months
elder brother
21 months
herself
Floy Christian
Birth: November 5, 1875 38 22Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: 1942Sarasota, Florida, United States
4 years
younger sister
Odette Christian
Birth: 1879 41 25Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 1, 1916Kansas City, Kansas, United States
13 months
younger brother
William Perry Christian
Birth: February 13, 1880 42 27Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: July 11, 1953Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Eva Christian
Birth: August 26, 1882 44 29Missouri, United States
Death: November 2, 1953Fresno, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Lula Christian
Birth: March 15, 1889 51 36Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1945Santa Barbara, California, United States
5 years
younger sister
Family with Clarence E Richards - View this family
husband
herself
Floy Christian
Birth: November 5, 1875 38 22Holden, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Death: 1942Sarasota, Florida, United States
Marriage: 1899
16 months
daughter

Floy Christian has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - William Lemuel Christian - Household

Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri, United States

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Christian, William LWM42headMLumber dealerMONCKY
Christian, Emma IWF24wifeMkeeping houseILMOMO
Christian, Burt WM6sonSMOMOIL
Christian, FloyWF5daughterSMOMOIL
Christian, OdeWF2daughterSMOMOIL
Christian, William PWM4 monthssonSMOMOIL

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Clarence E Richards - Household

Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Richards, Clarence EheadWMJUN186931M1ILclerkhardware
Richards, Floy CwifeWFNOV187525M1MOMOIL
Richards, DorothydaughterWFAPR19000SMOILMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarence E Richards - Household

Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Richards, Clarence EheadMW41M11KSKYIApainterhouse
Richards, FloywifeFW34M1111MOMOIL
Richards, DorothydaughterFW10SMOKSMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence E Richards - Household

Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Richards, Clarence EheadMW50MKSOHILpainterhouse
Richards, Floy CwifeFW42MMOMOIA
Richards, Dorothy LdaughterFW19SMOKSMOstenographergas and oil company

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Inez Mary Christian - Household

Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hollen, Inez MheadFW35WdMOKYILownercafe
Richards, Floyelder sisterFW52WdMOKYIAwaitresscafe

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence E Richards - Household

Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Richards, C EheadMW71MKSpainterdecorating
Richards, FloywifeFW64MMOsales ladycandy shop