The Shemwell Family

Morris E DuncanAge: 87 years19262014

Name
Morris E Duncan
Given names
Morris E
Surname
Duncan
Birth October 2, 1926 43 34
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Hall
August 16, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 maternal grandmotherEva Vick Christian
April 3, 1946 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherBrodie Elby Duncan
May 3, 1949 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 brotherRandolph Warden Duncan
June 1, 1980 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherGeneva Hall
April 12, 1984 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherBrodie Elby Duncan Jr.
August 20, 1992 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sisterPauline Hall Duncan
July 31, 2005 (Age 78 years)
Death January 28, 2014 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1910Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Pauline Hall Duncan
Birth: June 16, 1913 30 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 31, 2005Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
7 years
elder brother
Brodie Elby Duncan Jr.
Birth: February 16, 1920 36 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 1992Pinellas, Florida, United States
23 months
elder brother
Randolph Warden Duncan
Birth: January 5, 1922 38 30Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1980Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
5 years
himself
Morris E Duncan
Birth: October 2, 1926 43 34Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 28, 2014Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States

Morris E Duncan has 15 first cousins recorded

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