The Shemwell Family

Raymond Curtis “Jack” ParkerAge: 99 years18941994

Name
Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker
Given names
Raymond Curtis
Surname
Parker
Nickname
Jack
Birth September 30, 1894 28 26
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
MarriageHallie Louise WallsView this family
about 1921 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ray Curtis Woodman “Woodrow” Parker
February 14, 1922 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
July 16, 1924 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Leroy Livingstone Parker
March 11, 1926 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 2, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 55 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 motherEliza Ellen Patton
July 8, 1954 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherEdward Livingston Parker
January 22, 1955 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 wifeSarah Edith Roach
March 3, 1976 (Age 81 years)
Death of a wifeHallie Louise Walls
May 18, 1987 (Age 92 years)
Death of a sonLeroy Livingstone Parker
June 1, 1994 (Age 99 years)
Death June 29, 1994 (Age 99 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rochester Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Livingston Parker
Birth: May 9, 1866Tennessee, United States
Death: January 22, 1955Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Eliza Ellen Patton
Birth: April 19, 1868Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1954Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Hallie Louise Walls - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1921Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
son
Ray Curtis Woodman “Woodrow” Parker
Birth: February 14, 1922 27 17Beach Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 2017Madison Heights, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
son
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
Birth: July 16, 1924 29 19Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2015New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Leroy Livingstone Parker
Birth: March 11, 1926 31 21Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1994Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Family with Sarah Edith Roach - View this family
himself
wife
Sarah Edith Roach
Birth: September 29, 1917Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1976Butler, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
John T McRoy + Hallie Louise Walls - View this family
wife’s husband
John T McRoy
Birth: September 2, 1908Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1976Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parker, Raymond CheadMW35M21KYKYKYFarm LaborFarm
Parker, Hallie LwifeFW25M16KYKYKY
Parker, Curtis WsonMW8SKYKYKY
Parker, Raymond C Jr.sonMW5SKYKYKY
Parker, Leroy LsonMW4SKYKYKY

Arthur is listed as Curtis W? -b