The Shemwell Family

Geneva HallAge: 92 years18911984

Name
Geneva Hall
Given names
Geneva
Surname
Hall
Married name
Geneva Duncan
Birth December 15, 1891 27 26
Birth of a sisterEula Blanche Hall
May 14, 1894 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherBenjamin Corbett Hall
January 18, 1897 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years)
MarriageBrodie Elby DuncanView this family
December 24, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pauline Hall Duncan
June 16, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 17, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Brodie Elby Duncan Jr.
February 16, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Randolph Warden Duncan
January 5, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Morris E Duncan
October 2, 1926 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 11, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Hall
August 16, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 motherEva Vick Christian
April 3, 1946 (Age 54 years)
Death of a husbandBrodie Elby Duncan
May 3, 1949 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherWarden Owens Hall
June 2, 1951 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 brotherGrooms Hall
February 6, 1966 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 brotherTheron Wade Hall
October 21, 1977 (Age 85 years)
Death of a sonRandolph Warden Duncan
June 1, 1980 (Age 88 years)
Death April 12, 1984 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 5, 1884Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
20 months
elder brother
Grooms Hall
Birth: June 4, 1887 22 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 6, 1966Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
-5 months
elder brother
Warden Owens Hall
Birth: January 18, 1887 22 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 2, 1951Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
7 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Corbett Hall
Birth: January 18, 1897 32 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 1985Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
-5 years
herself
Family with Brodie Elby Duncan - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 24, 1910Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Pauline Hall Duncan
Birth: June 16, 1913 30 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 31, 2005Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Brodie Elby Duncan Jr.
Birth: February 16, 1920 36 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1992Pinellas, Florida, United States
23 months
son
Randolph Warden Duncan
Birth: January 5, 1922 38 30Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
5 years
son
Morris E Duncan
Birth: October 2, 1926 43 34Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 2014Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States

Geneva Hall has 3 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hall - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, BenjaminheadWMJuly186435M15KYVAKYfarmer
Hall, EviewifeWFNov186435M1566KYKYKY
Hall, Theron sonWMSep188514SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, GroomssonWMJun188713SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, WardensonWMJun188811SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, Ular BdaughterWMMay18946SKYKYKY
Hall, Benjamin CsonWMJan18964SKYKYKY
Hall, GeneaneadaughterWFDec18999-5 monthsSKYKYKY

Geneva should be 1891 -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hall - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, BenheadMW49M25KYNCKYfarmer
Hall, E VwifeFW43M2566KYKYKY
Hall, Theron sonMW24SKYKYKYfarmer
Hall, WardensonMW23SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, GenevadaughterFW22SKYKYKYhousekeeper
Hall, BlanchdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Hall, CarsonsonMW16SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Brodie Elby Duncan - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Duncan, Brodie LheadMW35MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Duncan, GenevawifeFW28MMSKYKY
Duncan, PaulinedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Duncan, Willie EmotherFW65WdKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Brodie Elby Duncan - Household

Jones Ave Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Duncan, Brodie EheadMW45M27KYKYKYClasserTobacco Factory
Duncan, GenevawifeFW36M18KYKYKY
Duncan, Pauline HdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Duncan, Brodie EsonMW8SKYKYKY
Duncan, Randolph WsonMW7SKYKYKY
Duncan, Morris EsonMW3STNKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Brodie Elby Duncan - Household

410 Seventh Avenue West Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Duncan, Brodie EheadMW56MKYSame HouseClasserTobacco Factory
Duncan, GenevawifeFW49MKYSame House
Duncan, PaulinedaughterFW26SKYSame HouseClerk5 & 10 Store
Duncan, Brodie JrsonMW20SKYSame HouseClasserTobacco Factory
Duncan, RandolphsonMW18SKYSame House
Duncan, MorrissonMW13STNSame House