The Shemwell Family

Bertha ReedAge: 77 years18831961

Name
Bertha Reed
Given names
Bertha
Surname
Reed
Married name
Bertha Perry
Birth December 21, 1883 31 32
MarriageCharles Edgar “Charley” PerryView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherLuther Reed
about 1883
Birth of a brotherClifton Reed
September 30, 1885 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterPearl Reed
October 16, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherMilus G Reed
May 15, 1890 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAlmira Reed
September 26, 1890 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Death of a motherMary Jane Lyles
April 1, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Hugh Russell Perry
September 30, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Forrest Wlison Perry
July 7, 1913 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Charlene Perry
February 7, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#4
James William Perry
January 10, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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/
Death of a fatherJames Winfred Reed
May 23, 1919 (Age 35 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Ray Carlton Perry
October 27, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Clayton Perry
July 17, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childCarl Paul WeidemanCharlene PerryView this family
December 9, 1943 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sonClayton Perry
April 7, 1945 (Age 61 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Death of a brotherClifton Reed
December 10, 1949 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 brotherLuther Reed
June 1, 1958 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 March 9, 1961 (Age 77 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 16, 1879Marshall, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder brother
J S Reed
Birth: February 8, 1881 28 30Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 8, 1881Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
brother
Luther Reed
Birth: about 1883 30 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1958Marshall, Kentucky, United States
1 year
herself
21 months
younger brother
Clifton Reed
Birth: September 30, 1885 33 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1949Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
23 months
younger sister
Almira Reed
Birth: September 26, 1890 38 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Symsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with Charles Edgar “Charley” Perry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
Hugh Russell Perry
Birth: September 30, 1911 31 27Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1990Dade, Florida, United States
21 months
son
Forrest Wlison Perry
Birth: July 7, 1913 33 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1988Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States
19 months
daughter
Charlene Perry
Birth: February 7, 1915 35 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 2012Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States
23 months
son
James William Perry
Birth: January 10, 1917 37 33Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 2003Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
6 years
son
Ray Carlton Perry
Birth: October 27, 1922 42 38Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 2014Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
21 months
son
Clayton Perry
Birth: July 17, 1924 44 40Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1945

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles E “Charley” Perry - Household

Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Perry, Charles EheadMW40MKYKYKYFarmerGen. farm
Perry, BerthawifeFW36MKYKYKY
Perry, HughsonMW8SKYKYKY
Perry, Forrest WsonMW6SKYKYKY
Perry, CharlenedaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Perry, JamessonMW3SKYKYKY
Reed, Almirasister in lawFW29SKYKYKYFarmerGen. farm