The Shemwell Family

Helen M PulleyAge: 79 years19282007

Name
Helen M Pulley
Given names
Helen M
Surname
Pulley
Married name
Helen M Whitley
Birth April 18, 1928 29 23
MarriageLuther Stanley WhitleyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 months)

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
Birth of a brotherGerald W Pulley
January 20, 1930 (Age 21 months)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 11 years)
Death of a fatherEarnest Edgar Pulley
September 13, 1942 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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 21 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 paternal grandfatherJames Thomas “Pop” Pulley
September 21, 1963 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherThomas W Pulley
November 7, 1968 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 motherClara Medlin
October 1977 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edward Pulley
April 23, 1992 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherGerald W Pulley
March 12, 2002 (Age 73 years)
Death August 16, 2007 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Earnest Edgar Pulley
Birth: January 12, 1899 20 22Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 13, 1942Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Thomas W Pulley
Birth: April 23, 1923 24 18Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1968Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
3 years
elder brother
James Edward Pulley
Birth: September 22, 1926 27 21Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 23, 1992Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
19 months
herself
Helen M Pulley
Birth: April 18, 1928 29 23Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 2007DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
21 months
younger brother
Gerald W Pulley
Birth: January 20, 1930 31 25Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 2002Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Family with Luther Stanley Whitley - View this family
husband
Luther Stanley Whitley
Birth: February 25, 1926Woodville, Chester, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 30, 2011DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
herself
Helen M Pulley
Birth: April 18, 1928 29 23Bemis, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 2007DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
Marriage:

Helen M Pulley has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Earnest Edgar Pulley - Household

2561 Oxford Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pulley, Earnest EheadMW40MTNSame placeHead makerCooperage Mill
Pulley, ClaraXwifeFW35MALSame place
Pulley, Thomas WheadMW16STNSame placeDelevery boyDrug store
Pulley, James EsonMW13MTNSame place
Pulley, Helen MdaughterFW11MTNSame place
Pulley, Gerald WsonMW10MTNSame place