Thelma Alene WallsAge: 95 years1912–2008
- Name
- Thelma Alene Walls
- Given names
- Thelma Alene
- Surname
- Walls
- Married name
- Thelma Alene Benson
 Birth | November 28, 1912 30 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Laura Mildred Walls March 7, 1914 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | William Wallace Walls February 10, 1916 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 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 4 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Glendell Lee “Nick” Walls August 6, 1924 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 13 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Clarence Walls — Grace House — View this family May 16, 1927 (Age 14 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 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Wanda June Benson December 15, 1929 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ruby Jewell Benson December 11, 1933 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Patricia Ann Benson March 1, 1936 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Clarence Walls April 1, 1936 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Wilbur Ray “Coon Dog” Benson May 21, 1938 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Billy Don Benson December 14, 1939 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Earl Benson December 22, 1942 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | James Earl Benson January 16, 1943 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Dorothy Lee Benson January 20, 1944 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Edwin “Pud” Walls September 23, 1944 (Age 31 years) Note: Battle of the Bulge - European Theatre - WWII |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Wanda Sue McGhee September 13, 1945 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Judith Ann “Judy” McGhee December 17, 1948 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Brenda Lou Benson October 2, 1949 (Age 36 years) twin: Linda Sue Benson
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| Birth of a daughter #9 | Linda Sue Benson October 2, 1949 (Age 36 years) twin: Brenda Lou Benson
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| Death of a daughter | Linda Sue Benson October 2, 1949 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Deborah Kay “Debbie” McGhee July 26, 1952 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 |
| Birth of a son #10 | Charles Wayne Benson July 24, 1954 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Rebecca Ann Dukes February 19, 1961 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 husband | Noble F “Nobe” Benson January 5, 1985 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Ryan Wayne Benson July 30, 1985 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hallie Louise Walls May 18, 1987 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Halford Vermont Walls March 6, 1993 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Russell Wilbert Walls September 29, 1998 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Laura Mildred Walls October 24, 2000 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Judith Ann “Judy” McGhee February 20, 2001 (Age 88 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Patricia Ann Benson March 20, 2005 (Age 92 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruby Jewell Benson January 20, 2007 (Age 94 years) |
 Death | March 14, 2008 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| 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 herself |
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 Noble F “Nobe” Benson |
| husband |
Noble F “Nobe” Benson Birth: March 11, 1910 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 5, 1985 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Thelma Alene Walls Birth: November 28, 1912 30 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 2008 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Wanda June Benson Birth: December 15, 1929 19 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2013 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Ruby Jewell Benson Birth: December 11, 1933 23 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 2007 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Patricia Ann Benson Birth: March 1, 1936 25 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 2005 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Wilbur Ray “Coon Dog” Benson Birth: May 21, 1938 28 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 2, 2012 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
Billy Don Benson Birth: December 14, 1939 29 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 25, 2012 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Earl Benson Birth: December 22, 1942 32 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1943 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Dorothy Lee Benson Birth: January 20, 1944 33 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2017 — Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
Brenda Lou Benson Birth: October 2, 1949 39 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 2014 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Linda Sue Benson Birth: October 2, 1949 39 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 2, 1949 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Charles Wayne Benson Birth: July 24, 1954 44 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 2015 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
Thelma Alene 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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Noble F “Nobe” Benson - Household
Cleaton, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Noble F “Nobe” Benson - Household
Cleaton, Muhlenberg, KY
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