The Shemwell Family

James Franklin LockeAge: 78 years19151993

Name
James Franklin Locke
Given names
James Franklin
Surname
Locke
Birth March 16, 1915 28 22
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 months)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherRichard Alexander Locke
August 31, 1917 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRichard Henry Locke
February 28, 1918 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 21 months)

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 2 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 15, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherCarl Alvin Locke Sr.
February 29, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherPhilip Wesley Locke
April 11, 1922 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterJonell Locke
August 3, 1925 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Durwood Locke
October 27, 1927 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Durwood Locke
May 29, 1928 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Influenza
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
Birth of a sisterOdell Locke
November 28, 1929 (Age 14 years)
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherClaudius Grant Newman
December 30, 1930 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a brotherRobert Lee Locke
June 16, 1931 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Ray Locke
March 30, 1933 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherErnest Ray Locke
March 30, 1933 (Age 18 years)
MarriageCatherine Pearl WrightView this family
December 11, 1939 (Age 24 years)
Census April 19, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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
#1
Franklin Daniel Locke
February 1, 1954 (Age 38 years)

Death of a fatherFrank Coleman Locke
March 17, 1957 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Marie Locke
April 17, 1966 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherRichard Henry Locke
May 26, 1968 (Age 53 years)
Death of a brotherCurtis Grant Locke
August 13, 1971 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 brotherCarl Alvin Locke Sr.
April 20, 1978 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterJonell Locke
January 28, 1981 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonFranklin Daniel Locke
April 1981 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherPhilip Wesley Locke
September 9, 1983 (Age 68 years)
Death of a motherLennie Belle Newman
August 14, 1989 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Belle Locke
November 12, 1992 (Age 77 years)
Death December 17, 1993 (Age 78 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1907
15 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
Curtis Grant Locke
Birth: March 21, 1913 26 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 13, 1971Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
himself
James Franklin Locke
Birth: March 16, 1915 28 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1993Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Richard Henry Locke
Birth: February 28, 1918 31 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 26, 1968Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Carl Alvin Locke Sr.
Birth: February 29, 1920 33 27Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 20, 1978Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Philip Wesley Locke
Birth: April 11, 1922 35 29Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 9, 1983Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Jonell Locke
Birth: August 3, 1925 39 32Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 1981Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Durwood Locke
Birth: October 27, 1927 41 35Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 1928Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Odell Locke
Birth: November 28, 1929 43 37Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 18, 2017Saint Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
19 months
younger brother
Robert Lee Locke
Birth: June 16, 1931 44 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 21, 1999Oxford, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
21 months
younger brother
Ernest Ray Locke
Birth: March 30, 1933 46 40Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 30, 1933Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Catherine Pearl Wright - View this family
himself
James Franklin Locke
Birth: March 16, 1915 28 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1993Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife
Catherine Pearl Wright
Birth: December 21, 1920Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 2007Eddyville, Lyon, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 11, 1939Cook, Illinois, United States
14 years
son
Franklin Daniel Locke
Birth: February 1, 1954 38 33
Death: April 1981Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank Coleman Locke - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Locke, FrankheadMW34MKYTNKYLoaderCoal Mine
Locke, Lennie BwifeFW27MKYKYKY
Locke, Carrie MdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Locke, Martha BdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Locke, Curtis GsonMW6SKYKYKY
Locke, FranklinsonMW4-9mSKYKYKY
Locke, Richard HsonMW1-10mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Coleman Locke - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Locke, Frank CheadMW44M21KYKYKYMachine RunnerCoal Mine
Locke, Lennie BwifeFW38M14KYKYKY
Locke, Curtis GsonMW17SKYKYKYTraperCoal Mine
Locke, James FsonMW15SKYKYKY
Locke, Richard HsonMW12SKYKYKY
Locke, Carl AsonMW10SKYKYKY
Locke, Philip WsonMW8SKYKYKY
Locke, JonelldaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Locke, OdelldaughterFW3mSKYKYKY