The Shemwell Family

Liston D McGeheeAge: 56 years19171974

Name
Liston D McGehee
Given names
Liston D
Surname
McGehee
Birth October 19, 1917 33 30
Death of a paternal grandfatherRansom B “Rance” McGehee
January 30, 1918 (Age 3 months)
Death of a fatherRobert Augustus “Gus” McGehee
March 5, 1918 (Age 4 months)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 2 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/
Marriage of a parentJoseph A IsraelMary Malinda VenableView this family
December 28, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Census January 30, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGladys Marie Israel
January 30, 1921 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a half-sisterVelva Cleo Israel
January 25, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 10, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 32 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 brotherHomer Huston McGehee
October 1, 1968 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherMary Malinda Venable
January 10, 1973 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 September 22, 1974 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Santa Maria Cemetery
Note: "Funeral services for Mr. Liston McGehee, 56, of 295 N. Broadway, Orcutt, will be at 1:30 p.m. …
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father
mother
Marriage: June 12, 1904Pope, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Earl Edward McGehee Sr.
Birth: August 7, 1905 21 18Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 2, 1992Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ruby J McGehee
Birth: December 11, 1907 23 20Arkansas, United States
Death: September 5, 1995Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
elder brother
Homer Huston McGehee
Birth: May 27, 1910 26 22Atkins, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1968Willows, Glenn, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
Myrtle Vuel McGehee
Birth: August 4, 1912 28 25Pope, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 27, 2000Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Odis Aron McGehee
Birth: March 13, 1915 31 27Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 8, 1993Dinuba, Tulare, California, United States
3 years
himself
Liston D McGehee
Birth: October 19, 1917 33 30Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 22, 1974Santa Barbara, California, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph A Israel - View this family
step-father
Joseph A Israel
Birth: about 1876Missouri, United States
Death: June 28, 1928Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1919Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
13 months
half-sister
Gladys Marie Israel
Birth: January 30, 1921 45 33Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 27, 2003Fontana, San Bernardino, California, United States
2 years
half-sister
Velva Cleo Israel
Birth: January 25, 1923 47 35Greenwood, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 10, 1994El Reno, Canadian, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A Israel - Household

Center, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Israel, Joseph AheadMW40MYesYesUSUSUSYesFarmerGeneralOA
McGehee, Mary MwifeFW32MYesYesARALALYesNone
McGehee, EarlStep-sonMW14SYesYesYesARTXTXYesNone
McGehee, RubyStep-daughterFW12SYesYesYesARTXTXYesNone
McGehee, HomerStep-sonMW9SYesARTXTXNone
McGehee, MyrtleStep-daughterFW7SYesARTXTXNone
McGehee, OtisStep-sonMW5SNoARARTXNone
McGehee, ListerStep-sonMW2yea 2moaSARARTXNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Marie Venable - Household

Welborn, Conway, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McGehee, Mary MheadRYesFW42Wd17NoYesARALARYesFarmingLaborOYes
McGehee, Homer HsonYesMW19MNoYesARARARYesFarmingLaborNPYes
McGehee, Myrtle VdaughterYesFW17SNoYesARARARYesFarmingLaborNPYes
McGehee, Odis AsonYesMW14SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes
McGehee, Liston DsonYesMW12SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes
Israel, Gladys MdaughterYesFW9SYesYesARARARYesSchoolStudentYes

Burial
"Funeral services for Mr. Liston McGehee, 56, of 295 N. Broadway, Orcutt, will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Magner Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. James O. Hux, Sr. pastor of the Tanglewood Baptist Church officiating. Burial with military honors provided by Vandenberg Air Force Base will be in Santa Maria Cemetery. Mr. McGehee was born October 19, 1917 in Atkins, Arkansas and died Sunday afternoon in a Santa Barbara hospital. Before poor health forced retirement, he was employed as a carpenter for 15 years. Mr. McGehee had been a Santa Maria resident for four years. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Bernice McGehee of Orcutt; three sons, Robert McGehee of Buena Park, Gary Crow of Arroyo Grande and John Crow of Paso Robels; 2 daughters, Lynell McGehee of Buena Park and Mrs. Betty Austin of Atascadero; two brothers, Earl of Conway, Arkansas and Odis of Dinuba; four sisters, Ruby Barnett of Bakersfield, Myrtle Brewer of Yucalpa, Marie Roff of Anaheim and Velva Wineberger of El Reno, Oklahoma, and 5 grandchildren. Friends may call until 9 p.m. today and through service time Wednesday." Source: Findagrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26772694/liston-d-mcgehee