James Edwin “Pud” WallsAge: 27 years1917–1944
- Name
- James Edwin “Pud” Walls
- Given names
- James Edwin
- Surname
- Walls
- Nickname
- Pud
 Birth | June 5, 1917 35 32 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 6 months)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 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls August 6, 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 9 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Clarence Walls — Grace House — View this family May 16, 1927 (Age 9 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 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 30, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Clarence Walls April 1, 1936 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 | September 23, 1944 (Age 27 years) Note: Battle of the Bulge - European Theatre - WWII |
| 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
James Edwin “Pud” 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 | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Walls - Household
Shemwell Hill Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Death | Battle of the Bulge - European Theatre - WWII |