The Shemwell Family

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Birth	December 24, 1903 43 33 Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Leona Ruth Moss calculated 1907 (Age 3 years) Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 12, 1920 (Age 16 years) Gage, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis H Moss - Household 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis H Moss - Household Gage, Ballard, KY Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Moss, Louie H head M W 60 M VA VA Farmer General Farm Moss, Arnice A wife F W 50 M KY KY KY Moss, Vera M daughter F W 19 S KY VA KY Moss, Nobel S son M W 17 M KY VA KY Laborer Home Farm Moss, Leona R daughter F W 13 S KY VA KY
Marriage	Senora Alberta Shemwell — View this family calculated 1925 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter #1	Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss October 18, 1925 (Age 21 years) Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a son #2	Charles Winferd Moss February 25, 1929 (Age 25 years) Mosstown, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 4, 1930 (Age 26 years) Ballard, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nobel Moss - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Nobel Moss - Household Ballard, Kentucky Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Nobel S Moss head M W 26 M 22 KY KY KY Farmer General Farm Sonora A Moss wife F W 20 M 15 KY KY KY Gloria E Moss daughter F W 4 S KY KY KY Charles W Moss son M W 1-1m S KY KY KY
Birth of a daughter #3	Joyce Lee Moss February 16, 1934 (Age 30 years) Kentucky, United States
Death	July 14, 1936 (Age 32 years) Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hinkleville, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Arnice A “Annie” Simmons Forest Moss Kathleen Moss Vera M Moss Nobel Simmons Moss Leona Ruth Moss Lewis H Moss Birth: calculated 1860 — Virginia, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lewis H Moss Forest Moss Kathleen Moss Vera M Moss Nobel Simmons Moss Leona Ruth Moss Arnice A “Annie” Simmons Birth: calculated 1870 — Kentucky, United States Death:
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elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Forest Moss Birth: calculated 1893 33 23 — Kentucky, United States Death:
4 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Kathleen Moss Birth: calculated 1896 36 26 — Kentucky, United States Death:
6 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vera M Moss Birth: calculated 1901 41 31 — Kentucky, United States Death:
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Charles Winferd Moss Joyce Lee Moss Nobel Simmons Moss Birth: December 24, 1903 43 33 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1936 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Leona Ruth Moss Birth: calculated 1907 47 37 — Kentucky, United States Death:

Family with Senora Alberta Shemwell - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Charles Winferd Moss Joyce Lee Moss Nobel Simmons Moss Birth: December 24, 1903 43 33 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1936 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nobel Simmons Moss Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Charles Winferd Moss Joyce Lee Moss Family with spouse Orval Glennard Purcell Regeina Kay Purcell Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States
	Marriage: calculated 1925 —
10 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edward Earl Purcell Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Birth: October 18, 1925 21 16 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1998 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Winferd Moss Birth: February 25, 1929 25 19 — Mosstown, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 2022 — Zionsville, Boone, Indiana, United States
5 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Raymond Llyod Smith Joyce Lee Moss Birth: February 16, 1934 30 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 2022 — Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States

Orval Glennard Purcell + Senora Alberta Shemwell - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Regeina Kay Purcell Orval Glennard Purcell Birth: August 10, 1908 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1990 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nobel Simmons Moss Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Charles Winferd Moss Joyce Lee Moss Family with spouse Orval Glennard Purcell Regeina Kay Purcell Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States
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step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Regeina Kay Purcell Birth: December 2, 1947 39 38 — Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2020 — Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

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Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nobel Simmons Moss Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss Charles Winferd Moss Joyce Lee Moss Family with spouse Orval Glennard Purcell Regeina Kay Purcell Family with spouse Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States

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Census View	1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis H Moss - Household Gage, Ballard, KY Name Relation Home Mort Sex Race Age Condition Imm Nat NatY School R W BP Lang FBP Father lang MBP Mother lang Eng Occupation Ind Emp Moss, Louie H head M W 60 M VA VA Farmer General Farm Moss, Arnice A wife F W 50 M KY KY KY Moss, Vera M daughter F W 19 S KY VA KY Moss, Nobel S son M W 17 M KY VA KY Laborer Home Farm Moss, Leona R daughter F W 13 S KY VA KY
Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Nobel Moss - Household Ballard, Kentucky Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Nobel S Moss head M W 26 M 22 KY KY KY Farmer General Farm Sonora A Moss wife F W 20 M 15 KY KY KY Gloria E Moss daughter F W 4 S KY KY KY Charles W Moss son M W 1-1m S KY KY KY