The Shemwell Family

Myrtle Ann GlennAge: 76 years19111988

Name
Myrtle Ann Glenn
Given names
Myrtle Ann
Surname
Glenn
Married name
Myrtle Ann Spurlin
Also known as
Myrtle A Shemwell
Birth May 16, 1911 32 26
Birth of a half-brotherMarvin Clay Shemwell
October 31, 1913 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 6 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherClarence Boone Harris
December 15, 1919 (Age 8 years)
Census February 2, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-brotherMelvin Lee Harris
May 31, 1921 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-brotherElvis Harris
January 12, 1923 (Age 11 years)
Death of a half-brotherElvis Harris
January 19, 1923 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterIrene Harris
January 21, 1924 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherArmina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 17 years)
Address: Near Sharon Grove
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 18 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 17, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames William “Jimmy” Glenn
December 19, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Measles
Birth of a son
#1
Vernon Lee Glenn
June 11, 1933 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Edward Shemwell
February 15, 1937 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 28 years)
MarriageConnie SpurlinView this family
December 6, 1941 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 37 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 38 years)
Lineage
Mentioned as a parent of Vernon Lee Glenn
March 11, 1950 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Kathy Lee Glenn
October 20, 1957 (Age 46 years)
Death of a granddaughterKathy Lee Glenn
November 25, 1957 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherOllie Shaw Glenn
March 22, 1970 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-brotherMarvin Clay Shemwell
June 12, 1973 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 69 years)
Death January 27, 1988 (Age 76 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
elder brother
Dallas Glenn
Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 17, 1989Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
herself
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 Daman Bailey - View this family
husband
herself
Myrtle Ann Glenn
Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1988Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
Vernon Lee Glenn
Birth: June 11, 1933 22Allensville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 22, 2016Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Connie Spurlin - View this family
husband
Connie Spurlin
Birth: July 12, 1910White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1997Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Myrtle Ann Glenn
Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1988Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 6, 1941

Myrtle Ann Glenn has 22 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household

Berchman Mill Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Harris, Alvie RheadMW30MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Harris, OlliewifeFW35MKYKYKY
Harris, WardellsonMW8SKYKYKY
Harris, James AsonMW1-1mSKYKYKY
Harris, Clarence BsonMW2mSKYKYKY
Shemwell, Myrtle Astep daughterFW9SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, AlvaheadMW41M29KYVAKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Harris, OlliewifeFW45M34KYKYKY
Harris, James AsonMW11SKYKYKY
Harris, Clarence BsonMW10SKYKYKY
Harris, Melvin LsonMW8SKYKYKY
Harris, IrenedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Glenn, MyrtleFW18SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Harris, AlvaXheadMW50MKYSame HouseFarmerFarm
Harris, OlliewifeFW55MKYSame House
Harris, James AsonMW21SKYSame HouseLaborerFarm
Harris, Clarence BsonMW20SKYSame HouseLaborerFarm
Harris, IrenedaughterFW16SKYSame House
Glenn, Myrtlestep daughterFW28SKYSame HouseLaborerHouse Work
Glenn, Vernonstep grand sonMW6SKYSame House