The Shemwell Family

Forrest Wlison PerryAge: 74 years19131988

Name
Forrest Wlison Perry
Given names
Forrest Wlison
Surname
Perry
Birth July 7, 1913 33 29
MarriageDelilah Pearl BellView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterCharlene Perry
February 7, 1915 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 brotherJames William Perry
January 10, 1917 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 maternal grandfatherJames Winfred Reed
May 23, 1919 (Age 5 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherRay Carlton Perry
October 27, 1922 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherClayton Perry
July 17, 1924 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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
Death of a brotherClayton Perry
April 7, 1945 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 36 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 motherBertha Reed
March 9, 1961 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Edgar “Charley” Perry
June 1970 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 6, 1988 (Age 74 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Hugh Russell Perry
Birth: September 30, 1911 31 27Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1990Dade, Florida, United States
21 months
himself
Forrest Wlison Perry
Birth: July 7, 1913 33 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1988Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States
19 months
younger sister
Charlene Perry
Birth: February 7, 1915 35 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 2012Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States
23 months
younger brother
James William Perry
Birth: January 10, 1917 37 33Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 2003Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger brother
Ray Carlton Perry
Birth: October 27, 1922 42 38Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 2014Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
21 months
younger brother
Clayton Perry
Birth: July 17, 1924 44 40Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1945
Family with Delilah Pearl Bell - View this family
himself
Forrest Wlison Perry
Birth: July 7, 1913 33 29Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1988Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States
wife
Delilah Pearl Bell
Birth: July 18, 1923Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 9, 2008Farmington Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Marriage:

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