The Shemwell Family

Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.Age: 91 years19242015

Name
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
Given names
Raymond Curtis
Surname
Parker
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth July 16, 1924 29 19
Death of a maternal grandmotherAda May Shemwell
April 8, 1925 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a brotherLeroy Livingstone Parker
March 11, 1926 (Age 19 months)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 2, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn T McRoyHallie Louise WallsView this family
1936 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherClarence Walls
April 1, 1936 (Age 11 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 25 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 grandmotherEliza Ellen Patton
July 8, 1954 (Age 29 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherEdward Livingston Parker
January 22, 1955 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 motherHallie Louise Walls
May 18, 1987 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherLeroy Livingstone Parker
June 1, 1994 (Age 69 years)
Death of a fatherRaymond Curtis “Jack” Parker
June 29, 1994 (Age 69 years)
Death August 28, 2015 (Age 91 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1921Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder brother
Ray Curtis Woodman “Woodrow” Parker
Birth: February 14, 1922 27 17Beach Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 2017Madison Heights, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
himself
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
Birth: July 16, 1924 29 19Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2015New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger brother
Leroy Livingstone Parker
Birth: March 11, 1926 31 21Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1994Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Edith Roach - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah Edith Roach
Birth: September 29, 1917Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1976Butler, Kentucky, United States
half-brother
Private
half-sister
Private
Mother’s family with John T McRoy - View this family
step-father
John T McRoy
Birth: September 2, 1908Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1976Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Almyra Arney - View this family
himself
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
Birth: July 16, 1924 29 19Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2015New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
wife
Almyra Arney
Birth: January 9, 1935Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States
Death: February 11, 2016Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private

Raymond Curtis Parker Jr. has 25 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parker, Raymond CheadMW35M21KYKYKYFarm LaborFarm
Parker, Hallie LwifeFW25M16KYKYKY
Parker, Curtis WsonMW8SKYKYKY
Parker, Raymond C Jr.sonMW5SKYKYKY
Parker, Leroy LsonMW4SKYKYKY

Arthur is listed as Curtis W? -b