The Shemwell Family

Dallas GlennAge: 83 years19061989

Name
Dallas Glenn
Given names
Dallas
Surname
Glenn
Also known as
Dallas Shemwell
Birth January 6, 1906 26 21
Birth of a half-sisterRoxie Anne Shemwell
September 12, 1906 (Age 8 months)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Ann Glenn
May 16, 1911 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMarvin Clay Shemwell
October 31, 1913 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Marriage of a parentAlva Russell HarrisOllie Shaw GlennView this family
Type: Civil marriage
May 2, 1918 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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 half-brotherJames Alva Harris
January 21, 1919 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClarence Boone Harris
December 15, 1919 (Age 13 years)
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMelvin Lee Harris
May 31, 1921 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherElvis Harris
January 12, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Death of a half-brotherElvis Harris
January 19, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterIrene Harris
January 21, 1924 (Age 18 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherArmina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 22 years)
Address: Near Sharon Grove
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfatherJames William “Jimmy” Glenn
December 19, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Measles
Death of a fatherSamuel Edward Shemwell
February 15, 1937 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
MarriageDaisy M CroleyView this family
March 11, 1937 (Age 31 years)

Census April 11, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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
Death of a half-sisterRoxie Anne Shemwell
June 28, 1948 (Age 42 years)
Note: Her Marriage license says she married Clyde E Wells but her death certificate says Frederick Wells. She died in Ohio but lived in Brooklyn.
Death of a maternal grandmotherArenia Elizabeth “Rena” Harris
July 10, 1949 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 motherOllie Shaw Glenn
March 22, 1970 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-brotherMarvin Clay Shemwell
June 12, 1973 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 half-brotherJames Alva Harris
December 7, 1980 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Ann Glenn
January 27, 1988 (Age 82 years)
Death of a wifeDaisy M Croley
March 1, 1988 (Age 82 years)
Death August 17, 1989 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stokes Community Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 6, 1904Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Dallas Glenn
Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1989Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
younger sister
Myrtle Ann Glenn
Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1988Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Emma H Higgins - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 22, 1905Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
half-sister
Roxie Anne Shemwell
Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1948Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
7 years
half-brother
Marvin Clay Shemwell
Birth: October 31, 1913 34 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
Mother’s family with Alva Russell Harris - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: May 2, 1918Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
9 months
half-brother
James Alva Harris
Birth: January 21, 1919 29 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 1980Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
half-brother
Clarence Boone Harris
Birth: December 15, 1919 30 35Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 2002Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
half-brother
19 months
half-brother
Elvis Harris
Birth: January 12, 1923 33 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 1923Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
half-sister
Irene Harris
Birth: January 21, 1924 34 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 26, 2016Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Daisy M Croley - View this family
himself
Dallas Glenn
Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1989Todd, Kentucky, United States
wife
Daisy M Croley
Birth: May 2, 1909Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1988Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Marriage: March 11, 1937

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James W Glenn II - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Glenn, James WheadMW52M220KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Glenn, KatiewifeFW41M12011KYMOKY
Glenn, LeesonMW19SKYKYKYFarm LaborHome Farm
Glenn, OlliedaughterFW25D121KYKYKY
Glenn, DallasgrandsonFW4SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James W Glenn II - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Glenn, James WheadMW61MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Glenn, Katie LwifeFW50MKYMOKY
Glenn, Warner LsonMW28DKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Glenn, DallasgrandsonFW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Shemwell - Household

Hwy 68 Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Glenn, DallasheadMW34MKYDetroitMILaborerWPA Road Construction
Glenn, DaisywifeFW30MKYDetroitMI