The Shemwell Family

Thurman Ellis WhitescarverAge: 68 years19261994

Name
Thurman Ellis Whitescarver
Given names
Thurman Ellis
Surname
Whitescarver
Birth January 19, 1926 33 31
MarriageThelma CrunkView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterVirginia Whitescarver
November 2, 1928 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 11, 1930 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Louise Whitescarver
March 2, 1932 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherBilly Ray Whitescarver
April 21, 1936 (Age 10 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWalter Columbus “Lum” Carneal
October 21, 1939 (Age 13 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 14 years)
Death of a brotherIvan Columbus Whitescarver
August 1, 1944 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 of a sisterOlma Vetrina Whitescarver
June 15, 1946 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ivan Dale Whitescarver
August 20, 1948 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonIvan Dale Whitescarver
October 28, 1948 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 daughter
#2
Debra Lynn Whitescarver
March 28, 1954 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Anita Dawn Whitescarver
September 5, 1955 (Age 29 years)

Death of a fatherHewlett W Whitescarver
June 3, 1964 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherBilly Ray Whitescarver
December 11, 1971 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherMindy Pearl “Mindie” Carneal
April 19, 1974 (Age 48 years)
Cause: Heart attack
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 daughterDebra Lynn Whitescarver
May 30, 1984 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterAlene Whitescarver
January 22, 1986 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherEdgar McKinley Whitescarver
March 20, 1994 (Age 68 years)
Death June 26, 1994 (Age 68 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Richardson National Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1913Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder sister
Olma Vetrina Whitescarver
Birth: August 14, 1914 22 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 15, 1946Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder brother
Edgar McKinley Whitescarver
Birth: March 10, 1916 23 21Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 20, 1994Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
elder sister
Alene Whitescarver
Birth: April 23, 1919 26 24Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 22, 1986Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, United States
2 years
elder brother
Ivan Columbus Whitescarver
Birth: July 16, 1921 29 27Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 1, 1944Saint Lo, France
22 months
elder sister
Flora Mae Whitescarver
Birth: May 10, 1923 30 28Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 15, 2013Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
3 years
himself
3 years
younger sister
Virginia Whitescarver
Birth: November 2, 1928 36 34Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 26, 1994Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Louise Whitescarver
Birth: March 2, 1932 39 37Kentucky, United States
Death: November 4, 2018Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States
4 years
younger brother
Billy Ray Whitescarver
Birth: April 21, 1936 43 41Depoy, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1971White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Family with Thelma Crunk - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
Ivan Dale Whitescarver
Birth: August 20, 1948 22 17Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 28, 1948Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
Debra Lynn Whitescarver
Birth: March 28, 1954 28 23Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: May 30, 1984Anchorage, Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States
17 months
daughter
Anita Dawn Whitescarver
Birth: September 5, 1955 29 24
Death: September 16, 2019Florida, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Hewlet W Whitescarver - Household

District 2, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Whitescarver, Hewlet WheadMW37M21KYKYKYfarmer
Whitescarver, Mindy PwifeFW35M19KYKYKY
Whitescarver, Alma VdaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, Edgar MsonMW14SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, AlleandaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, Ivan CsonMW8SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, FloradaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, Thurmon EsonMW4SKYKYKY
Whitescarver, VirginiadaughterFW1SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Hewlet W Whitescarver - Household

Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Whitescarver, Hewlet headMW47MKYfarmer
Whitescarver, MindiewifeFW45MKY
Whitescarver, Edgar sonMW24SKYlaborer
Whitescarver, AlleandaughterFW20SKY
Whitescarver, Ivan CsonMW18SKYlaborer
Whitescarver, FloradaughterFW16SKY
Whitescarver, Thurmon sonMW14SKY
Whitescarver, VirginiadaughterFW11SKY
Whitescarver, MarydaughterFW8SKY
Whitescarver, Billy RaysonMW4SKY