The Shemwell Family

Mary Ellen CumbeeAge: 39 years19331972

Name
Mary Ellen Cumbee
Given names
Mary Ellen
Surname
Cumbee
Married name
Mary Ellen Snyder
Birth May 22, 1933 42 38
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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 fatherGeorge Radford Cumbee
April 18, 1948 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 motherMary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell
January 14, 1966 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 September 2, 1972 (Age 39 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stokes Community Cemetery
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father
mother
elder brother
Thomas D Cumbee
Birth: October 3, 1912 22 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 18, 2003Gracey, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Clifton Oscar Cumbee
Birth: September 20, 1914 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1990Todd, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
elder brother
George Radford Cumbee
Birth: February 21, 1922 31 27Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 21, 2007
3 years
elder sister
Emma Pauline Cumbee
Birth: September 15, 1924 34 30Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1987Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Robert Lee “Bob” Cumbee
Birth: May 21, 1930 39 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1997Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
herself
Mary Ellen Cumbee
Birth: May 22, 1933 42 38Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1972
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husband
Private
herself
Mary Ellen Cumbee
Birth: May 22, 1933 42 38Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1972

Mary Ellen Cumbee has 17 first cousins recorded

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Radford Cumbee - Household

Coal Bank Road Fairview, Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cumbee, RadfordXheadMW48MKYNear FairviewToddKYFarmingFarm
Cumbee, VirginiawifeFW45MKYNear FairviewToddKY
Cumbee, GeorgesonMW18SKYNear FairviewToddKYFarmingFarm
Cumbee, PaulinedaughterFW15SKYNear FairviewToddKY
Cumbee, BlanchedaughterFW12SKYNear FairviewToddKY
Cumbee, RobertsonMW9SKYNear FairviewToddKY
Cumbee, MarydaughterFW6SKYNear FairviewToddKY