The Shemwell Family

Hallie Louise WallsAge: 82 years19041987

Name
Hallie Louise Walls
Given names
Hallie Louise
Surname
Walls
Married name
Hallie Louise Parker
Married name
Hallie Louise McRoy
Birth November 30, 1904 22 20
Birth of a brotherHalford Vermont Walls
September 28, 1906 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherRussell Wilbert Walls
November 5, 1909 (Age 4 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterThelma Alene Walls
November 28, 1912 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Mildred Walls
March 7, 1914 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Wallace Walls
February 10, 1916 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 brotherJames Edwin “Pud” Walls
June 5, 1917 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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 15 years)
MarriageRaymond Curtis “Jack” ParkerView this family
about 1921 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ray Curtis Woodman “Woodrow” Parker
February 14, 1922 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
July 16, 1924 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a brotherGlendell Lee “Nick” Walls
August 6, 1924 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherAda May Shemwell
April 8, 1925 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Leroy Livingstone Parker
March 11, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Washington Shemwell
September 26, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Marriage of a parentClarence WallsGrace HouseView this family
May 16, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Note: by T.E.Sparks and witnessed by Carrie J. Underwood and J.E. Shaver
Death of a maternal grandmotherLaura Lee Brinkley
October 25, 1927 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 2, 1930 (Age 25 years)
MarriageJohn T McRoyView this family
1936 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherClarence Walls
April 1, 1936 (Age 31 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edwin “Pud” Walls
September 23, 1944 (Age 39 years)

Note: Battle of the Bulge - European Theatre - WWII
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 41 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 husbandJohn T McRoy
May 6, 1976 (Age 71 years)
Death May 18, 1987 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
herself
22 months
younger brother
Halford Vermont Walls
Birth: September 28, 1906 24 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1993Charlotte, Florida, United States
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
15 months
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
William Wallace Walls
Birth: February 10, 1916 33 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 25, 2012Merrillville, Lake, Indiana, United States
16 months
younger brother
James Edwin “Pud” Walls
Birth: June 5, 1917 35 32Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 23, 1944
brother
Private
younger brother
Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls
Birth: August 6, 1924 42 40Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 2008Crown Point, Lake, Indiana, United States
Father’s family with Grace House - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 16, 1927Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1921Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
13 months
son
Ray Curtis Woodman “Woodrow” Parker
Birth: February 14, 1922 27 17Beach Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 2017Madison Heights, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
son
Raymond Curtis Parker Jr.
Birth: July 16, 1924 29 19Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 28, 2015New Concord, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Leroy Livingstone Parker
Birth: March 11, 1926 31 21Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 1, 1994Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Family with John T McRoy - View this family
husband
John T McRoy
Birth: September 2, 1908Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1976Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage: 1936Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker + Sarah Edith Roach - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Sarah Edith Roach
Birth: September 29, 1917Butler, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1976Butler, Kentucky, United States
step-son
Private
step-daughter
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Walls - Household

Bevier, Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Walls, ClarenceheadMW25M6ILKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Walls, Ada MwifeFW25M633KYKYKY
Walls, Hallie LdaughterFW5SILILKY
Walls, AlfredsonMW3SILILKY
Walls, RussellsonMW5mSILILKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Walls - Household

Shemwell Hill Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Walls, ClarenceheadMW36MKYKYKYMinerCoal Mine
Walls, AdawifeFW35MKYKYKY
Walls, HalliedaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Walls, AlfredsonMW13SKYKYKY
Walls, RussellsonMW10SKYKYKY
Walls, ThelmadaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Walls, Laura MdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Walls, William WsonMW3-10mSKYKYKY
Walls, James EsonMW1-7mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Raymond Curtis “Jack” Parker - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Parker, Raymond CheadMW35M21KYKYKYFarm LaborFarm
Parker, Hallie LwifeFW25M16KYKYKY
Parker, Curtis WsonMW8SKYKYKY
Parker, Raymond C Jr.sonMW5SKYKYKY
Parker, Leroy LsonMW4SKYKYKY

Arthur is listed as Curtis W? -b

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John T McRoy - Household

Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
MacRoy, JohnheadMW32MKYsame placeMinerCoal Mine
MacRoy, HallieXwifeFW35MKYsame place
Walls, Glendell Lbrother in lawMW16SKYsame placeNew Worker