The Shemwell Family

Viettie Gertrude WelbornAge: 83 years18871970

Name
Viettie Gertrude Welborn
Given names
Viettie Gertrude
Surname
Welborn
Married name
Viettie Gertrude Carneal
Birth April 4, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageEldred “Tobie” CarnealView this family
December 30, 1906 (Age 19 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Hazel Norene Carneal
November 22, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Roland Clifton Carneal
December 3, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Eldred Carneal
April 19, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonEldred Carneal
May 1911 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Thelma Lorraine Carneal
May 21, 1915 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
James Edward Carneal
December 24, 1916 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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/
Birth of a daughter
#6
Dorothy Virginia Carneal
August 11, 1919 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Morton Kenneth Logan
March 11, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Death of a grandsonMorton Kenneth Logan
March 12, 1926 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alice Ruth Logan
January 14, 1927 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 3, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childWalter E Lee WilkinsThelma Lorraine CarnealView this family
about 1933 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Bobbie Ann Wilkins
December 21, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Roland Eldred Carneal
November 16, 1936 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Dorothy Lee Wilkins
November 21, 1936 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonRoland Clifton Carneal
August 5, 1938 (Age 51 years)
Cause: Homicide, shot through the chest.
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Morton Victor “Butch” Logan Jr
June 10, 1945 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 grandson
#7
Douglas W Gisbrecht
October 8, 1954 (Age 67 years)

Death of a daughterDorothy Virginia Carneal
June 28, 1967 (Age 80 years)
Death of a husbandEldred “Tobie” Carneal
August 7, 1970 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 December 20, 1970 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Carneal Cemetery
Family with Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 30, 1906
11 months
daughter
Hazel Norene Carneal
Birth: November 22, 1907 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1998Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Roland Clifton Carneal
Birth: December 3, 1909 26 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1938Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
Eldred Carneal
Birth: April 19, 1911 27 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1911Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
19 months
son
James Edward Carneal
Birth: December 24, 1916 33 29Nonnell, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 2002Saint Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, United States
3 years
daughter
Dorothy Virginia Carneal
Birth: August 11, 1919 35 32Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1967Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carneal, EldredheadMW26M13KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Carneal, ViettiewifeFW22M1322KYKYKY
Carneal, HazeldaughterFW2SKYKYKY
Carneal, CliftonsonMW4mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Central City and Rockport Road Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carneal, EldredheadMW47M22KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Carneal, Viettie GwifeFW42M18KYKYKY
Carneal, Thelma LdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Carneal, James EsonMW13SKYKYKY
Carneal, VirginiadaughterFW10SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Highway 171 Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Carneal, EldredXheadMW56MKYRMuhlenbergKYFarmingFarm
Carneal, ViettiewifeFW54MKYRMuhlenbergKY
Carneal, EddiesonMW23SKYRMuhlenbergKYNew Worker
Wilkins, ThelmadaughterFW24WdKYRMuhlenbergKYNew Worker
Wilkins, Bobbie Anngrand daughterFW5SKY
Wilkins, Dorothy Leegrand daughterFW3SKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Hwy 181 Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Carneal, Eldred TheadMW66MarKYFarmingFarm
Carneal, Viettie GwifeFW642MarKY
Wilkins, Bobbie Agrand daughterFW15NevKY
Wilkins, Dorothy Lgrand daughterFW13NevKY