The Shemwell Family

Ruth Eliza LongAge: 72 years19081980

Name
Ruth Eliza Long
Given names
Ruth Eliza
Surname
Long
Married name
Ruth Eliza Carneal
Birth 1908
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margie Evelyn Carneal
December 26, 1924 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bland Ewin Carneal
January 14, 1929 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 7, 1930 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rena Dove Carneal
April 6, 1931 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rosemary Carneal
May 12, 1933 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Shirley Jane Carneal
November 8, 1938 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterShirley Jane Carneal
February 28, 1939 (Age 31 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Ronald Carneal
September 28, 1942 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 42 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 November 21, 1980 (Age 72 years)
Family with Benjamin Franklin Carneal - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Margie Evelyn Carneal
Birth: December 26, 1924 24 16Todd, Kentucky, United States
Burial: Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
4 years
son
Bland Ewin Carneal
Birth: January 14, 1929 28 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 2000Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Rena Dove Carneal
Birth: April 6, 1931 30 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 1996Allen, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Rosemary Carneal
Birth: May 12, 1933 32 25Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 2004Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Shirley Jane Carneal
Birth: November 8, 1938 38 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 28, 1939Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
James Ronald Carneal
Birth: September 28, 1942 42 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 2005
son
Private
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Carneal - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carneal, Ben FheadMW75M26KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Mary JwifeFW69M22KYKYKY
Carneal, Ben F JrsonMW29M23KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Ruth Edaughter in lawFW21M15KYKYKYlaborer
Carneal, Margie EgranddaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Carneal, Bland EgrandsonMW1KYKYKY