Halford Vermont WallsAge: 86 years1906–1993
- Name
- Halford Vermont Walls
- Given names
- Halford Vermont
- Surname
- Walls
 Birth | September 28, 1906 24 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Russell Wilbert Walls November 5, 1909 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Thelma Alene Walls November 28, 1912 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Laura Mildred Walls March 7, 1914 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Wallace Walls February 10, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a brother | James Edwin “Pud” Walls June 5, 1917 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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 20, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls August 6, 1924 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Clarence Walls — Grace House — View this family May 16, 1927 (Age 20 years) Note: by T.E.Sparks and witnessed by Carrie J. Underwood and J.E. Shaver |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Juanita Withrow — View this family about 1928 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Roberta Geraldine “Geri” Walls July 30, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a father | Clarence Walls April 1, 1936 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Edwin “Pud” Walls September 23, 1944 (Age 37 years) Note: Battle of the Bulge - European Theatre - WWII |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 43 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 39 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 sister | Hallie Louise Walls May 18, 1987 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | March 6, 1993 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Restlawn Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarence Walls Birth: March 25, 1882 — Illinois, United States Death: April 1, 1936 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| elder sister |
Hallie Louise Walls Birth: November 30, 1904 22 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1987 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months himself |
Halford Vermont Walls Birth: September 28, 1906 24 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1993 — Charlotte, Florida, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Russell Wilbert Walls Birth: November 5, 1909 27 25 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1998 — Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Thelma Alene Walls Birth: November 28, 1912 30 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 2008 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Laura Mildred Walls Birth: March 7, 1914 31 29 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 24, 2000 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
William Wallace Walls Birth: February 10, 1916 33 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 2012 — Merrillville, Lake, Indiana, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
James Edwin “Pud” Walls Birth: June 5, 1917 35 32 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1944 |
| brother |
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| younger brother |
Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls Birth: August 6, 1924 42 40 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1, 2008 — Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United States |
| Father’s family with Grace House |
| father |
Clarence Walls Birth: March 25, 1882 — Illinois, United States Death: April 1, 1936 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Grace House Birth: 1892 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: May 16, 1927 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Juanita Withrow |
| himself |
Halford Vermont Walls Birth: September 28, 1906 24 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1993 — Charlotte, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Juanita Withrow Birth: March 10, 1910 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 2000 — Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: about 1928 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Roberta Geraldine “Geri” Walls Birth: July 30, 1929 22 19 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 2014 — Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States |
Halford Vermont Walls has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (28)
Parents Otis Lewis + Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Parents George Harrison Turnbull + Ethel Alice Shemwell
Parents Harry Fountain Shemwell + Mamie Gertrude Boyd
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Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell + Eulah Swan Gunn
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Parents Albert Ennis Shemwell + Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne
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Parents Charles Howard Shemwell + Violet Marie Burgess
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Walls - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Walls - Household
Shemwell Hill Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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