The Shemwell Family

Ray Henry HallAge: 87 years18861973

Name
Ray Henry Hall
Given names
Ray Henry
Surname
Hall
Birth March 15, 1886 34 29
Birth of a brotherFrank Cheatham Hall
August 29, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Death of a motherSara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
February 1890 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherSamuel Thomas Shemwell
March 18, 1903 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn Henry HallSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” ScottView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 17, 1906 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJohnnie Gillie KennerView this family
1913 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

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 son
#1
Lilburn Hall
February 16, 1918 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 son
#2
Walter Ferrell Hall
August 25, 1922 (Age 36 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherArmina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 42 years)
Address: Near Sharon Grove
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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
Death of a fatherJohn Henry Hall
March 7, 1943 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 sonWalter Ferrell Hall
July 1972 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 June 13, 1973 (Age 87 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 7, 1878Todd, Kentucky, United States
8 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Nelson Hall
Birth: June 20, 1881 29 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 29, 1882Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Frank Cheatham Hall
Birth: August 29, 1888 36 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1980Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 17, 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Johnnie Gillie Kenner - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1913Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
Lilburn Hall
Birth: February 16, 1918 31 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 24, 1991Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
5 years
son
Walter Ferrell Hall
Birth: August 25, 1922 36 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 1972Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Henry Hall - Household

Sharon, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, John HheadWMNov185148WdKYKYKYFarmer
Hall, Amy JohniedaughterWFAug188316SKYKYKY
Hall, Henry RsonWMMar188614SKYKYKYFarm Laborer
Hall, Frankie CsonWMAug188712SKYKYKYFarm Laborer