The Shemwell Family

Lorretta H BaughAge: 80 years19151996

Name
Lorretta H Baugh
Given names
Lorretta H
Surname
Baugh
Married name
Lorretta H Horton
Birth February 25, 1915 23 24
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 months)

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 22 months)

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 2 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/
Birth of a sisterWillie M “Brownie” Baugh
July 7, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn A Posey
October 19, 1926 (Age 11 years)

Birth of a brotherCharles Robert Baugh
December 3, 1927 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Robert Baugh
July 17, 1928 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 14, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 fatherWilliam Ernest “Willie” Baugh
December 10, 1958 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 motherErmine Posey
August 26, 1976 (Age 61 years)
Death February 8, 1996 (Age 80 years)
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father
William Ernest “Willie” Baugh
Birth: March 3, 1891Dunmor, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1958Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1913
2 years
herself
Lorretta H Baugh
Birth: February 25, 1915 23 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1996Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Willie M “Brownie” Baugh
Birth: July 7, 1919 28 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 19, 2005Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
8 years
younger brother
Charles Robert Baugh
Birth: December 3, 1927 36 36Beach Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1928Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Lorretta H Baugh
Birth: February 25, 1915 23 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1996Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Ernest “Willie” Baugh - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Baugh, William EheadMW28MKYKYKYWeighmanCoal Mine
Baugh, ErminewifeFW29MKYKYKY
Baugh, Lorretta HdaughterFW4-10mSKYKYKY
Baugh, Willie MdaughterFW5mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Ernest “Willie” Baugh - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Baugh, Willie EheadMW39M22KYKYKYTipple BossCoal Mine
Baugh, ErminewifeFW39M22KYKYKY
Baugh, Lorretta HdaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Baugh, Willie MdaughterFW10SKYKYKY