The Shemwell Family

Herbert TabbAge: 60 years18951956

Name
Herbert Tabb
Given names
Herbert
Surname
Tabb
Birth March 7, 1895 24 21
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a brotherThonie Tabb
August 5, 1899 (Age 4 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas W Tabb
October 8, 1906 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Consumption
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 15 years)
MarriageVeva Irene ShemwellView this family
December 24, 1914 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Velma Lenore Tabb
November 1, 1915 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#2
William Caldwell “Bill” Tabb
May 17, 1918 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 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 22 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/
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Violet Elizabeth Tabb
April 5, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Rev. Adrian Shemwell Tabb
December 29, 1924 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Iva Modella Tabb
December 20, 1927 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 14, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Roland Chrittenden Tabb
September 22, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherJohn William “J W” Tabb
April 13, 1936 (Age 41 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Evelyn Louise Ballard
April 3, 1943 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonRoland Chrittenden Tabb
December 17, 1944 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 motherMary Lee “Molly” Ballard
July 7, 1946 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Arnold Eugene Tabb
April 12, 1953 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 50 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 January 17, 1956 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elizabethtown City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John William “J W” Tabb
Birth: December 17, 1870 23 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: August 20, 1893Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
19 months
himself
4 years
younger brother
Thonie Tabb
Birth: August 5, 1899 28 25Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 20, 1971Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Veva Irene Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 24, 1914Logan, Kentucky, United States
10 months
daughter
Velma Lenore Tabb
Birth: November 1, 1915 20 16Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 7, 2000Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
3 years
son
William Caldwell “Bill” Tabb
Birth: May 17, 1918 23 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 1989West Plains, Meade, Kansas, United States
23 months
daughter
Violet Elizabeth Tabb
Birth: April 5, 1920 25 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 31, 1975La Puente, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years
son
Rev. Adrian Shemwell Tabb
Birth: December 29, 1924 29 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1, 1994Meade, Meade, Kansas, United States
3 years
daughter
Iva Modella Tabb
Birth: December 20, 1927 32 28Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 20, 2002East Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
3 years
son
Roland Chrittenden Tabb
Birth: September 22, 1930 35 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1944Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Tabb, John WheadWMDec187029M6KYKYKYSawmiller
Tabb, Mary LwifeWFAug187425M622KYKYKY
Tabb, HerbersonWMMar18955SKYKYKY
Tabb, ThonysonWMAug18990SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Tabb - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, J WheadMW39M116KYKYKYSawmilling& Farming
Tabb, Mary LwifeFW36M11632KYKYKYHouse Keeper
Tabb, HerbertsonMW15SKYKYKY
Tabb, ThoniesonMW10SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Tabb - Household

Depot Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tabb, HerbertheadMW24MKYKYKYPlant ChiefTelephone
Tabb, VevawifeFW20MKYKYKY
Tabb, VelmadaughterFW4-9mSKYKYKY
Tabb, WilliamsonMW2-7mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Tabb - Household

Elkton, Todd, Ky

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Herbert TabbheadMW35M20KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Vera TabbwifeFW30M15KYKYKYNone
Velma V TabbdaughterFW14S-KYKYKYAttendingSchool
William C TabbsonMW12S-KYKYKYAttendingSchool
Violet E TabbdaughterFW9S-KYKYKYAttendingSchool
Adrian S TabbsonMW5S-KYKYKY
Iva M TabbdaughterFW2-3mS-KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Tabb - Household

Providence Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tabb, HerbertXheadMW45MKYSame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Tabb, VevawifeFW40MKYSame house
Tabb, VioletdaughterFW19SKYSame house
Tabb, AdriansonMW15SKYSame house
Tabb, ModelldaughterFW12SKYSame house
Tabb, RolandsonMW9SKYSame house