The Shemwell Family

Bennett Burton TateAge: 62 years19021965

Name
Bennett Burton Tate
Given names
Bennett Burton
Surname
Tate
Birth December 10, 1902 27 23
Birth of a brotherBernice Beckham Tate
February 28, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherBuell Eckless Tate
1908 (Age 5 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn L Shemwell
December 8, 1917 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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/
Death of a paternal grandmotherAlice Elizabeth Foley
April 19, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Occupation
Driver- Coal Mine
1920 (Age 17 years)

MarriageRuby Hazel SampsonView this family
estimated 1921 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Norman Derwood Tate
March 12, 1922 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Robert Tate
June 20, 1925 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
David Burton Tate
February 22, 1926 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 3, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Jimmie Ray Tate
August 8, 1943 (Age 40 years)
Death of a wifeRuby Hazel Sampson
April 13, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Census May 1, 1950 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 fatherJohn William Timothy Tate
October 13, 1956 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sonJimmie Ray Tate
May 31, 1961 (Age 58 years)
Death of a motherRosa Lee Shemwell
May 18, 1964 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 December 4, 1965 (Age 62 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1895Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
Bryan Elmer Tate
Birth: September 25, 1896 21 16Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1971Grayville, White, Illinois, United States
6 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
Bernice Beckham Tate
Birth: February 28, 1905 29 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 1987Volusia, Florida, United States
4 years
younger brother
Buell Eckless Tate
Birth: 1908 32 28Kentucky, United States
Death: April 6, 1981Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States
Family with Ruby Hazel Sampson - View this family
himself
wife
Ruby Hazel Sampson
Birth: March 1, 1906Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1944Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: estimated 1921
14 months
son
Norman Derwood Tate
Birth: March 12, 1922 19 16Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 14, 1981
4 years
son
David Burton Tate
Birth: February 22, 1926 23 19Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 2, 2008Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
17 years
son
Jimmie Ray Tate
Birth: August 8, 1943 40 37Princeton, Gibson, Indiana, United States
Death: May 31, 1961Fairfield, Lake, Illinois, United States

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

Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tate, J W TheadMW33M114KYKYKYSteorn? EngineerCoal Mine
Tate, Rosa LwifeFW30M11444KYKYKY
Tate, BryantsonMW13SKYKYKYLaborerOdd Jobs
Tate, BennettsonMW7SKYKYKY
Tate, BernicesonMW5SKYKYKY
Tate, BuellsonMW2SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John William Tate - Household

Cleaton Village Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tate, John WheadMW44MKYKYKYEngineerStationary
Tate, Rosa LwifeFW40MKYKYKY
Tate, Bennett BsonMW17SKYKYKYDriverCoal Mine
Tate, Bernice BsonMW14SKYKYKY
Tate, Buell EsonMW12SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Burton Tate - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tate, Bennett BheadMW27M18KYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Tate, Ruby HwifeFW25M16KYKYKY
Tate, Norman DsonMW8SKYKYKY
Tate, David BsonMW4SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Burton Tate - Household

Hugher Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tate, Bennett BXheadMW38MKYSame PlaceDry CleanerPrivate Party
Tate, RubywifeFW36MKYSame Place
Tate, NormansonMW18SKYSame PlaceNew Worker
Tate, DavidsonMW14SKYSame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bennett Burton Tate - Household

Grover, Wayne, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Tate, Bennett BheadMW47MarKYOperatesCleaning Shop
Tate, Ruby HazelwifeFW46MarKY
Tate, James RaysonMW6NevIN