The Shemwell Family

Gertrude Evelyn MorrisonAge: 76 years19191996

Name
Gertrude Evelyn Morrison
Given names
Gertrude Evelyn
Surname
Morrison
Married name
Gertrude Evelyn Shemwell
Married name
Gertrude Evelyn Looby
Birth September 11, 1919
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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
MarriageKenneth Dabney “Skeets” ShemwellView this family
November 20, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Kent Robert Looby
May 20, 1942 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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
DivorceKenneth Dabney “Skeets” ShemwellView this family
1946 (Age 26 years)

MarriageWilfred Maynard LoobyView this family
April 13, 1947 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 sonKent Robert Looby
November 26, 1966 (Age 47 years)
Cause: Car Accident
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 August 7, 1996 (Age 76 years)
Family with Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell - View this family
ex-husband
Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell
Birth: February 24, 1921 19 18Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 8, 2004Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States
herself
Marriage: November 20, 1938Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States
Divorce: 1946
4 years
son
Kent Robert Looby
Birth: May 20, 1942 21 22
Death: November 26, 1966Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Family with Wilfred Maynard Looby - View this family
husband
Wilfred Maynard Looby
Birth: June 29, 1922Martin, South Dakota, United States
Death: January 23, 2008Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
herself
Marriage: April 13, 1947Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell - Household

302 7th St. Chickasha, Grady, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Kenneth DheadMW20MTXSame placeSalesman?? Auto Supply
Shemwell, Gertrude EXwifeFW20MOKSame place