The Shemwell Family

Joe Richard BryantAge: 75 years19252000

Name
Joe Richard Bryant
Given names
Joe Richard
Surname
Bryant
Birth March 15, 1925 60 41
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Mason Shemwell
May 9, 1925 (Age 55 days)
Cause: Suicide
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 8, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Osborne Bryant
November 11, 1935 (Age 10 years)

Death of a fatherJohn Richard Bryant
April 1, 1937 (Age 12 years)
Census April 24, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherJosephine “Josie” Gibbs
November 15, 1940 (Age 15 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
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 brotherMerritt Bryant
February 10, 1969 (Age 43 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 sisterThelma Ruth Bryant
June 24, 1981 (Age 56 years)

Death of a motherGenie Belle Shemwell
July 1, 1983 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterMary Nunnley Bryant
April 16, 1996 (Age 71 years)
Death June 6, 2000 (Age 75 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: January 18, 1904McCracken, Kentucky, United States
9 months
elder sister
17 months
elder brother
John Osborne Bryant
Birth: April 8, 1906 41 22Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 11, 1935
2 years
elder brother
Merritt Bryant
Birth: July 1, 1908 43 24Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1969
2 years
elder sister
Mary Nunnley Bryant
Birth: August 29, 1910 45 26Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 16, 1996Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
15 years
himself
Joe Richard Bryant
Birth: March 15, 1925 60 41Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 6, 2000Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

Joe Richard Bryant has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Richard Bryant - Household

219 7th Street Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bryant, John RheadMW64M38TNTNKYMerchant???
Bryant, GeniewifeFW46M20KYKYTN
Bryant, MarydaughterFW19STNTNKY
Bryant, MerrittsonMW21STNTNKYLaborerTobacco
Bryant, Joe RsonMW5STNTNKY
Wallace, JamesBoarderMW39Wd25TNTNKYCarpenterHouses
Wallace, NellBoarderFW22STNTNKYOperatorPhone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Genie Belle Shemwell - Household

Civil District 4 Montgomery, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bryant, GenieXheadFW56WdKYRMontgomeryTN
Bryant, Joe RsonMW15STNRMontgomeryTN
Bryant, MarydaughterFW29STNRMontgomeryTN
Bryant, ThelmadaughterFW35DTNRMontgomeryTNClerkDrug Store
Huie, ThomasgrandsonMW9STNRMontgomeryTN