Delma Elizabeth LyonsAge: 53 years1913–1966
- Name
- Delma Elizabeth Lyons
- Given names
- Delma Elizabeth
- Surname
- Lyons
- Married name
- Delma Elizabeth Johnson
 Birth | May 21, 1913 21 28 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruth Fay Lyons February 10, 1917 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William McKinley Shemwell November 25, 1917 (Age 4 years) Cause: Pneumonia & Paralysis |
| Death of a father | Claud Orbit Lyons 1917 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Fay Lyons 1918 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 4 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 24, 1920 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Clyde McKinney — Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell — View this family calculated 1924 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 7, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Elvie Thomas “Tom” Johnson — View this family about 1934 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lois Muriel Johnson September 16, 1934 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Darrell Glenn Johnson July 12, 1938 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Lanny Clyde Johnson June 10, 1949 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Michael Duke “Mike” Cook September 25, 1952 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Lawrence William “Larry” Cook May 19, 1958 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cathy Ann Johnson March 1, 1963 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 | December 22, 1966 (Age 53 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Claud Orbit Lyons Birth: 1892 Death: 1917 |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1885 41 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1968 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 3, 1910 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Delma Elizabeth Lyons Birth: May 21, 1913 21 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1966 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ruth Fay Lyons Birth: February 10, 1917 25 31 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: 1918 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Clyde McKinney |
| step-father |
Clyde McKinney Birth: July 15, 1887 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1943 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth “Mollie” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1885 41 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1968 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1924 — |
| Family with Elvie Thomas “Tom” Johnson |
| husband |
Elvie Thomas “Tom” Johnson Birth: July 12, 1910 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 1979 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Delma Elizabeth Lyons Birth: May 21, 1913 21 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 22, 1966 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1934 — |
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8 months daughter |
Lois Muriel Johnson Birth: September 16, 1934 24 21 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 2000 — Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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4 years son |
Darrell Glenn Johnson Birth: July 12, 1938 28 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 5, 1984 — Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years son |
Lanny Clyde Johnson Birth: June 10, 1949 38 36 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 2000 — Grayson, Texas, United States |
Delma Elizabeth Lyons has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (25)
Parents Joseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell + Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Oberdorf
Parents William Hamilton “Will” Reeves + Ada Dell Shemwell
Parents Eddie Lewis Shemwell + Lola Mae Tucker
Parents Frank Glenn Shemwell + Osie Violette Allen
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clyde McKinney - Household
Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elvie Tom Johnson - Household
Dunmor Deer Lick Road Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elvie Thomas “Tom” Johnson - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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