The Shemwell Family

Lelia KittrellAge: 83 years18811965

Name
Lelia Kittrell
Given names
Lelia
Surname
Kittrell
Married name
Lelia McCord
Birth August 1881 27 20
Death of a fatherAlfred Franklin Kittrell
September 25, 1882 (Age 13 months)
Will October 9, 1882 (Age 14 months)
Marriage of a parentJohn M GrimesMary Tennessee WisecarverView this family
April 1, 1883 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 18 years)
MarriageLovick Pennington McCordView this family
August 4, 1908 (Age 27 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Elizabeth McCord
August 2, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 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 35 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 36 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 38 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Gus Pennington McCord
December 18, 1922 (Age 41 years)
Death of a husbandLovick Pennington McCord
March 1928 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 8, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam B BradfordMary Elizabeth McCordView this family
June 5, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 sisterLattie Kittrell
July 28, 1955 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 April 30, 1965 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Alfred Franklin Kittrell
Birth: September 1, 1853 46 35Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1882Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 9, 1876Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lattie Kittrell
Birth: August 22, 1879 25 18Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 28, 1955Denton, Texas, United States
2 years
herself
Lelia Kittrell
Birth: August 1881 27 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 30, 1965Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Mother’s family with John M Grimes - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1883Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Lovick Pennington McCord - View this family
husband
Lovick Pennington McCord
Birth: April 3, 1873Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States
Death: March 1928Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
herself
Lelia Kittrell
Birth: August 1881 27 20Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 30, 1965Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: August 4, 1908Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Elizabeth McCord
Birth: August 2, 1910 37 29Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: July 2, 1985Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
12 years
son
Gus Pennington McCord
Birth: December 18, 1922 49 41Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 27, 1996Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Lelia Kittrell has 5 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Leo Yount - Household

Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kittrell, LattielodgerWFAug187920SMOMOMOSaleswoman Dry Goods
Kittrell, LelialodgerWFAug188118SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lovick Pennington McCord - Household

Waco, McLennan, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McCord, Lovick PheadMW38M13GAGAGABrokerMerchandise
McCord, LeliawifeFW28M13MOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lovick Pennington McCord - Household

110 10th St. Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McCord, LovickheadMW46MGAGAGALumber BrokerPott. Co. Lumber Co.
McCord, LeliawifeFW37MMOTNTNMusic TeacherAt Home
McCord, ElizabethdaughterFW9STXGAMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lelia Kittrell - Household

301 N. Market Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McCord, LeliaheadFW46Wd24MOTNTNInstructorPiano
McCord, M ElizabethdaughterFW19STXGAMO
McCord, Gus PsonMW7SOKGAMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lelia Kittrell - Household

301 N. Market Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McCord, LeliaheadFW58WdMOSame PlaceMusic TeacherOwn Studio
McCord, Gus PsonMW17SOKSame Place