Betty TuckerAge: 91 years1898–1989
- Name
- Betty Tucker
- Given names
- Betty
- Surname
- Tucker
- Married name
- Betty Shemwell
 Birth | February 23, 1898 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 days)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 |
 Marriage | Elmo Shemwell — View this family about 1913 (Age 14 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Edwin Neal Shemwell August 29, 1914 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James David Shemwell June 2, 1916 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 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 son | James David Shemwell April 5, 1917 (Age 19 years) Cause: Measles |
| Birth of a son #3 | Wilbur Dayton Shemwell March 22, 1918 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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 1, 1920 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 1, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Dorothy Mae Shemwell January 4, 1932 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Edwin Shemwell June 17, 1936 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 | April 18, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 #2 | Delana A Grace December 8, 1956 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Cynthia Lynn Grace June 8, 1959 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Cynthia Lynn Grace March 12, 1960 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Eva Raye Grace 1961 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a husband | Elmo Shemwell June 10, 1974 (Age 76 years) Note: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA ??? |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Edwin Neal Shemwell — Callie Irene Tipton — View this family April 5, 1980 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a son | Edwin Neal Shemwell January 2, 1987 (Age 88 years) |
| Religion | Baptist before 1989 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | July 18, 1989 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery Note: Leigh's Chapel |
| Family with Elmo Shemwell |
| husband |
Elmo Shemwell Birth: October 12, 1895 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1974 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Betty Tucker Birth: February 23, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 18, 1989 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1913 — |
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20 months son |
Edwin Neal Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1914 18 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1987 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months son |
James David Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1916 20 18 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1917 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months son |
Wilbur Dayton Shemwell Birth: March 22, 1918 22 20 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 8, 1994 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 years daughter |
Dorothy Mae Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1932 36 33 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 2018 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: Mother-brother same census | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Elbert next door | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 2 Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Hozel Creek & Leighs Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Burial | Leigh's Chapel |