The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Jean “Betty” CullumAge: 75 years19302006

Name
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Cullum
Given names
Elizabeth Jean
Surname
Cullum
Nickname
Betty
Married name
Elizabeth Jean Blankenship
Birth September 16, 1930 26 19
Death of a maternal grandmotherMamie Flora Shemwell
September 6, 1935 (Age 4 years)
Cause: Diabetic coma
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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
#1
James Sidney “Jim” Blankenship
June 5, 1948 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#2
Timothy Dale Blankenship
November 30, 1958 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMurray Levi Chadwick
July 1968 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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 fatherSidney Ephraim Cullum
January 1, 1994 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherAlberta Mildred Chadwick
April 11, 2002 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sonJames Sidney “Jim” Blankenship
February 22, 2005 (Age 74 years)
Death March 2, 2006 (Age 75 years)
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father
mother
Alberta Mildred Chadwick
Birth: January 10, 1911 22 19Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 2002Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: June 11, 1927Houston, Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder brother
Alton Buford Cullum
Birth: July 6, 1928 24 17Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 16, 2023Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States
2 years
herself
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Cullum
Birth: September 16, 1930 26 19Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: March 2, 2006Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
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husband
herself
Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Cullum
Birth: September 16, 1930 26 19Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: March 2, 2006Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
son
James Sidney “Jim” Blankenship
Birth: June 5, 1948 20 17Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: February 22, 2005Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, United States
son
Private
son
Timothy Dale Blankenship
Birth: November 30, 1958 31 28Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 2018Elkmont, Limestone, Alabama, United States

Elizabeth Jean “Betty” Cullum has 15 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Sidney Cullum - Household

Milan & Frenton Road Gibson, TN

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFarmOccupationIndustryVetWar
Sidney CullumheadMW35MTNFarmerFarm
Mildred CullumwifeFW29MTN
Alton CullumsonMW12STN
Betty Jane CullumdaughterFW9SMI