Valerie Fay BellAge: 85 years1908–1993
- Name
- Valerie Fay Bell
- Given names
- Valerie Fay
- Surname
- Bell
- Married name
- Valerie Fay Shemwell
- Also known as
- Valeria Fay
 Birth | June 6, 1908 32 24 |
 Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 22 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Regina Bell September 2, 1911 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah J Cummings February 12, 1914 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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 3, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Arthur Luther Shemwell — View this family July 18, 1926 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Lt. Col. Arthur Luther Shemwell Jr. September 12, 1926 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Franklin Bell July 25, 1928 (Age 20 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 15, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Washington Bell — Mary Mattie Bomar — View this family after 1931 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 husband | Arthur Luther Shemwell December 1, 1950 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | William Washington Bell November 29, 1953 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 mother | Florence Hinson June 30, 1959 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell August 3, 1967 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 sister | Regina Bell November 17, 1983 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | July 12, 1993 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Washington Bell Birth: October 8, 1875 22 17 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1953 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Florence Hinson Birth: February 20, 1884 37 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 30, 1959 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 25, 1904 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Divorce: between 1920 and 1930 — |
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22 months elder brother |
Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell Birth: July 14, 1906 30 22 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1967 — San Francisco, California, United States |
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23 months herself |
Valerie Fay Bell Birth: June 6, 1908 32 24 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Regina Bell Birth: September 2, 1911 35 27 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: November 17, 1983 — Clark, Nevada, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Mattie Bomar |
| father |
William Washington Bell Birth: October 8, 1875 22 17 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1953 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Mattie Bomar Birth: August 23, 1896 35 33 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 30, 1983 — Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: after 1931 — |
| Family with Arthur Luther Shemwell |
| husband |
Arthur Luther Shemwell Birth: June 8, 1908 33 32 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1, 1950 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| herself |
Valerie Fay Bell Birth: June 6, 1908 32 24 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 18, 1926 — Carroll, Tennessee, United States |
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2 months son |
Lt. Col. Arthur Luther Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 12, 1926 18 18 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 17, 1994 — Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
Valerie Fay Bell has 3 first cousins recorded
Father's family (3)
Parents James Henry “Bud” Summers + Lela Bell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Bell - Household
Depot Street Paris City, Henry, TN
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Washington Bell - Household
Washington Tn St. Paris City, Henry, TN
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mrs D M Nobles - Household
403 Blythe Street Paris, Henry, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Valerie Fay Bell - Household
518 College Street Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
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