The Shemwell Family

Brodie Elby DuncanAge: 66 years18831949

Name
Brodie Elby Duncan
Given names
Brodie Elby
Surname
Duncan
Birth April 26, 1883
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
MarriageGeneva HallView this family
December 24, 1910 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Pauline Hall Duncan
June 16, 1913 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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 36 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Brodie Elby Duncan Jr.
February 16, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Randolph Warden Duncan
January 5, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Morris E Duncan
October 2, 1926 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 46 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 46 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 May 3, 1949 (Age 66 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elmwood Cemetery
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mother
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wife
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

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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