The Shemwell Family

Bernice Beckham TateAge: 82 years19051987

Name
Bernice Beckham Tate
Given names
Bernice Beckham
Surname
Tate
Birth February 28, 1905 29 25
Birth of a brotherBuell Eckless Tate
1908 (Age 2 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 12 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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 14 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 14 years)
MarriageMarie DavisView this family
June 9, 1923 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ardice Givins Tate
June 6, 1924 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Robert Tate
June 20, 1925 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Janice Marie Tate
May 6, 1936 (Age 31 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 17, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
LaQuita Darlene Tate
May 30, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJerry Wayne WallaceJanice Marie TateView this family
August 1, 1953 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 51 years)
Death of a motherRosa Lee Shemwell
May 18, 1964 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherBennett Burton Tate
December 4, 1965 (Age 60 years)

Death of a brotherBryan Elmer Tate
January 1971 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonArdice Givins Tate
March 14, 1974 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Lung Cancer
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 brotherBuell Eckless Tate
April 6, 1981 (Age 76 years)
Death August 23, 1987 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Note: Also found:
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
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Marie Davis - View this family
himself
Bernice Beckham Tate
Birth: February 28, 1905 29 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 1987Volusia, Florida, United States
wife
Marie Davis
Birth: January 3, 1907Kentucky, United States
Death: August 16, 1995New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, United States
Marriage: June 9, 1923Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
1 year
son
Ardice Givins Tate
Birth: June 6, 1924 19 17Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 14, 1974Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
12 years
daughter
Janice Marie Tate
Birth: May 6, 1936 31 29Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 17, 2012Florida, United States

Bernice Beckham Tate has 5 first cousins recorded

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 - Bernice B Tate - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tate, Bernice BheadMW26MKYKYKYEngineerCoal Mine
Davis, MariewifeFW23MKYKYKY
Tate, Ardice GsonMW5SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Bernice B Tate - Household

South Side Cleaton Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tate, BerniceXheadMW35MKYSame HouseMinerCoal Mine
Tate, MariewifeFW33MKYSame House
Tate, ArdicesonMW15SKYSame House
Tate, JanicedaughterFW3SKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Bernice Beckham Tate - Household

Old Highway 62 Ohio, Warrick, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Tate, Bernice BheadMW45MarKYMetal Press OperatorWholesale ?
Tate, MariewifeFW42MarKY
Tate, Janice MdaughterFW14NevKY

Burial
Also found: Find-a-grave Sea Pines Memorial Gardens https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80783275/bernice-b_-tate