The Shemwell Family

Gloria Eugene “Jean” MossAge: 73 years19251998

Name
Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss
Given names
Gloria Eugene
Nickname
Jean
Surname
Moss
Married name
Gloria Eugene Purcell
Birth October 18, 1925 21 16
MarriageEdward Earl PurcellView this family
unknown

Marriage of parentsNobel Simmons MossSenora Alberta ShemwellView this family
calculated 1925

Birth of a brotherCharles Winferd Moss
February 25, 1929 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 4 years)
Birth of a sisterJoyce Lee Moss
February 16, 1934 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherNobel Simmons Moss
July 14, 1936 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 half-sisterRegeina Kay Purcell
December 2, 1947 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 maternal grandmotherKatie Thomas Moss
April 30, 1960 (Age 34 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherMarvin Browden Shemwell
June 22, 1964 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 motherSenora Alberta Shemwell
December 19, 1995 (Age 70 years)
Death of a husbandEdward Earl Purcell
1998 (Age 72 years)

Death October 28, 1998 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
Nobel Simmons Moss
Birth: December 24, 1903 43 33Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1936Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: calculated 1925
10 months
herself
Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss
Birth: October 18, 1925 21 16Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 1998South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
3 years
younger brother
Charles Winferd Moss
Birth: February 25, 1929 25 19Mosstown, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 2022Zionsville, Boone, Indiana, United States
5 years
younger sister
Joyce Lee Moss
Birth: February 16, 1934 30 24Kentucky, United States
Death: October 15, 2022Neosho, Newton, Missouri, United States
Mother’s family with Orval Glennard Purcell - View this family
step-father
Orval Glennard Purcell
Birth: August 10, 1908Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1990Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
half-brother
Private
half-sister
Private
half-sister
Regeina Kay Purcell
Birth: December 2, 1947 39 38Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 4, 2020Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Private - View this family
step-father
Private
mother
Family with Edward Earl Purcell - View this family
husband
herself
Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss
Birth: October 18, 1925 21 16Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 1998South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
Marriage:

Gloria Eugene “Jean” Moss has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Nobel Moss - Household

Ballard, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Nobel S MossheadMW26M22KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Sonora A MosswifeFW20M15KYKYKY
Gloria E MossdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Charles W MosssonMW1-1mSKYKYKY