The Shemwell Family

Charles Edgar “Charley” HopkinsAge: 77 years19141992

Name
Charles Edgar “Charley” Hopkins
Given names
Charles Edgar
Surname
Hopkins
Nickname
Charley
Birth November 29, 1914 29 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 months)

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 sisterEffie Ethel Hopkins
January 25, 1917 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 brotherJohn Lendel Hopkins
March 10, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census January 26, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterNellie May Hopkins
May 5, 1921 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Robert Hopkins
August 5, 1923 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterWilma Jean Hopkins
December 2, 1925 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterDovie C Hopkins
January 2, 1928 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 8, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary J Groves
June 26, 1934 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Carneal
September 6, 1937 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 brotherThomas Franklin Hopkins
November 19, 1948 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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
Death of a fatherMarion Oscar Hopkins
May 23, 1961 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherFannie Carneal
October 28, 1961 (Age 46 years)
Death of a brotherMarion Oscar Hopkins Jr
March 21, 1967 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterSusan M Hopkins
January 30, 1973 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterWilma Jean Hopkins
April 18, 1975 (Age 60 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 brotherJohn Lendel Hopkins
April 1, 1986 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterGertrude Hopkins
May 16, 1990 (Age 75 years)
Death of a sisterEffie Ethel Hopkins
May 13, 1991 (Age 76 years)
Death March 9, 1992 (Age 77 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: 1906Kentucky, United States
5 months
elder brother
17 months
elder sister
Dovie C Hopkins
Birth: October 19, 1907 22 22Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1928Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder brother
Marion Oscar Hopkins Jr
Birth: March 11, 1909 24 23Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 1967Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder sister
Susan M Hopkins
Birth: January 12, 1911 26 25Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1973Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
21 months
elder sister
Gertrude Hopkins
Birth: October 23, 1912 27 27Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 1990Dayton, Greene, Ohio, United States
2 years
himself
Charles Edgar “Charley” Hopkins
Birth: November 29, 1914 29 29Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1992Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
2 years
younger sister
Effie Ethel Hopkins
Birth: January 25, 1917 32 31Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1991Orange, California, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Lendel Hopkins
Birth: March 10, 1919 34 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1986Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
2 years
younger sister
Nellie May Hopkins
Birth: May 5, 1921 36 35Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 31, 2014Ohio, United States
2 years
younger brother
George Robert Hopkins
Birth: August 5, 1923 38 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 15, 1994Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States
2 years
younger sister
Wilma Jean Hopkins
Birth: December 2, 1925 40 40Kentucky, United States
Death: April 18, 1975

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hopkins, Marion OheadMW35MKYVAVAminercoal mine
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW35MKYKYKY
Hopkins, Thomas FsonMW13SKYKYKY
Hopkins, ClaradonadaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Oscar MsonMW10SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Susan MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Hopkins, GertrudedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Charles EsonMW5SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Effie EdaughterFW2 years 11 monthsSKYKYKY
Hopkins, John LsonMW9 monthsSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Marion Oscar Hopkins - Household

Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hopkins, Marion headMW45M19KYKYKYshock absorbersfoundry
Hopkins, FanniewifeFW45M19KYKYKY
Hopkins, Susan daughterFW21SKYKYKYstator winderauto maker
Hopkins, GertrudedaughterFW18SKYKYKYsales ladynotions store
Hopkins, Charles sonMW15SKYKYKYsalesmandrug store
Hopkins, EtheldaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Hopkins, JohnysonMW11SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Nellie MdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Hopkins, George RsonMW7SKYKYKY
Hopkins, Wilma JdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Sumner, Andrewson in lawMW23Wd20KYKYKYwelderauto maker