The Shemwell Family

Mary Beth HallAge: 90 years19222013

Name
Mary Beth Hall
Given names
Mary Beth
Surname
Hall
Married name
Mary Beth Burleson
Birth August 6, 1922 39 28
Birth of a sisterMargret Elaine Hall
February 14, 1925 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherTurner Harrison Hall
1927 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 11, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Matilda Donelson
March 3, 1931 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherStreet Forrest Hall Jr.
March 23, 1931 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLavinia Virginia Ferrell
April 15, 1933 (Age 10 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Elza “Bill” Shemwell
March 2, 1944 (Age 21 years)
Note: Home of Son of Carl on Estes Lane in Paducah, KY. Pa lived with my grandparents, Carl and Maude - Lenore55
Birth of a daughter
#1
Carol Jo Burleson
May 26, 1945 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 27 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 sisterMargret Elaine Hall
October 23, 1956 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Gun shot wound left temple
Death of a fatherStreet Forrest Hall
May 26, 1968 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherRuby Shemwell
August 13, 1968 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 brotherStreet Forrest Hall Jr.
October 25, 1995 (Age 73 years)
Death of a husbandDr. Robert Joe Burleson
August 18, 1996 (Age 74 years)
Death of a daughterCarol Jo Burleson
March 13, 2011 (Age 88 years)

Death January 21, 2013 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
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father
mother
Ruby Shemwell
Birth: February 22, 1894 36 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 13, 1968Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: June 29, 1918Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder sister
Martha Virginia Hall
Birth: January 20, 1920 36 25Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 2014Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
Mary Beth Hall
Birth: August 6, 1922 39 28Kentucky, United States
Death: January 21, 2013Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
3 years
younger sister
Margret Elaine Hall
Birth: February 14, 1925 41 30Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 23, 1956Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger brother
Street Forrest Hall Jr.
Birth: March 23, 1931 47 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 25, 1995Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Family with Dr. Robert Joe Burleson - View this family
husband
Dr. Robert Joe Burleson
Birth: October 20, 1918 32 28Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Death: August 18, 1996Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
herself
Mary Beth Hall
Birth: August 6, 1922 39 28Kentucky, United States
Death: January 21, 2013Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States
daughter
daughter
Private
son
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Mary Beth Hall has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Street Forrest Hall - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, StreetheadMW46M34KYNCVAManagerGarage
Hall, RubywifeFW36M24KYKYKY
Hall, Martha VdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Hall, Mary BdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Hall, Margret EdaughterFW5SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Street Forrest Hall - Household

Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, Street FheadMW56MKYSame HouseMechanicAutomobile
Hall, RubyXwifeFW46MKYSame HouseSeamstressDress
Hall, Martha VdaughterFW20SKYSame HouseSales LadyReady to wear
Hall, Mary BdaughterFW17SKYSame House
Hall, Margret EdaughterFW15SKYSame House
Hall, Street F Jr.sonMW9SKYSame House
Shemwell, William EFatherMW82WdKYRMarshallKY