The Shemwell Family

Betty Evelyn McMillanAge: 94 years19242018

Name
Betty Evelyn McMillan
Given names
Betty Evelyn
Surname
McMillan
Married name
Betty Evelyn Barnes
Birth February 16, 1924 31 23
Birth of a sisterEnid Bernice McMillan
October 18, 1927 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 1, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherHugh Vernon McMillan
July 10, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherJames Leo Frank McMillan
July 10, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Cause: Auto accident
Death of a brotherHugh Vernon McMillan
July 21, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of a parentLouis McAskillFlorence Minnie KingsmillView this family
after 1931 (Age 6 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Lawrence “Jim” McMillan
November 20, 1943 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jed Eugene Barnes
February 10, 1945 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
#2
Jock Eden Barnes Sr.
April 19, 1948 (Age 24 years)
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 paternal grandmotherMary Alice Connell
November 30, 1959 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a motherFlorence Minnie Kingsmill
September 27, 1989 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonJed Eugene Barnes
September 19, 2004 (Age 80 years)
Death of a husbandRoy Eugene “Gene” Barnes
May 2, 2007 (Age 83 years)
Death of a brotherDonald Bernard McMillan
August 10, 2007 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterEnid Bernice McMillan
January 10, 2013 (Age 88 years)
Death February 18, 2018 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gray-Barnes Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 11, 1919Houston, Tennessee, United States
17 months
elder brother
Donald Bernard McMillan
Birth: April 16, 1921 28 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 10, 2007Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
Betty Evelyn McMillan
Birth: February 16, 1924 31 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 2018Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
Enid Bernice McMillan
Birth: October 18, 1927 34 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 2013Rainbow City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
3 years
younger brother
Hugh Vernon McMillan
Birth: July 10, 1930 37 29Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 1930Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Louis McAskill - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: after 1931
Family with Roy Eugene “Gene” Barnes - View this family
husband
Roy Eugene “Gene” Barnes
Birth: June 14, 1918Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 2007Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States
herself
Betty Evelyn McMillan
Birth: February 16, 1924 31 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 2018Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
daughter
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son
Jed Eugene Barnes
Birth: February 10, 1945 26 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 19, 2004Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
daughter
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son
Jock Eden Barnes Sr.
Birth: April 19, 1948 29 24Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 17, 2025Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
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Betty Evelyn McMillan has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Leo Frank McMillan - Household

Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Leo McMillanheadMW36S25TNTNTNRural Carrier
Florence McMillanwifeFW29S18TNTNTN
Donald B. McMillansonMW9S-TNTNTN
Betty E. McMillandaughterFW6S-TNTNTN
Bernice McMillandaughterFW2S-TNTNTN