The Shemwell Family

Richard Brandon LockeAge: 70 years19171987

Name
Richard Brandon Locke
Given names
Richard Brandon
Surname
Locke
Birth September 3, 1917 28 33
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Birth of a brotherEdward Locke
December 10, 1918 (Age 15 months)
Death of a brotherEdward Locke
December 10, 1918 (Age 15 months)
Death of a motherElva Beulah Allen
December 11, 1918 (Age 15 months)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 3 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 15, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentShellie LockeEunice EarleView this family
calculated 1921 (Age 3 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 25, 1930 (Age 12 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
MarriageNellie Myrtle GearyView this family
September 6, 1948 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 fatherShellie Locke
December 29, 1959 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 4, 1987 (Age 70 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Geary Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Elva Beulah Allen
Birth: May 22, 1884 26 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 28, 1916Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
17 months
himself
Richard Brandon Locke
Birth: September 3, 1917 28 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1987Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
15 months
younger brother
Edward Locke
Birth: December 10, 1918 30 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 10, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Eunice Earle - View this family
father
Shellie Locke
Birth: November 12, 1888 38 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 29, 1959Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
step-mother
Eunice Earle
Birth: January 10, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 30, 1974Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1921
Family with Nellie Myrtle Geary - View this family
himself
Richard Brandon Locke
Birth: September 3, 1917 28 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1987Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
Nellie Myrtle Geary
Birth: February 17, 1917Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 1994Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 6, 1948Wood, Ohio, United States

Richard Brandon Locke has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Shellie Locke - Household

Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Locke, ShellieboarderMW32WdKYKYKY
Locke, Richard BsonMW2-11mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Shellie Locke - Household

Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Locke, ShellieheadMW41M32KYKYKYCarpenterHouse
Locke, EunicewifeFW39M30KYKYKY
Locke, BrandonsonMW12SKYKYKY