The Shemwell Family

Chloe P FordAge: 94 years18971992

Name
Chloe P Ford
Given names
Chloe P
Surname
Ford
Birth September 5, 1897 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 months)
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
Death of a motherLuella J Driskill
March 7, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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/
MarriageGladys Myrtle AllenView this family
estimated 1919 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a son
#1
James Durwood Ford
October 19, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sonJames Durwood Ford
October 19, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Chloe Helen Ford
June 30, 1922 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.
October 22, 1926 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Anne Allen Ford
March 22, 1933 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Jo Ford
August 18, 1935 (Age 37 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Stephen “Steve” Davenport
July 14, 1952 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 grandson
#2
Daniel Lehman Harrison
September 21, 1961 (Age 64 years)
Marriage of a childJames Wade CollinsAnne Allen FordView this family
May 19, 1973 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 daughterAnne Allen Ford
May 27, 1977 (Age 79 years)
Death May 15, 1992 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Luella J Driskill
Birth: December 29, 1863Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 7, 1902Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Gladys Myrtle Allen - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1919
10 months
son
James Durwood Ford
Birth: October 19, 1919 22 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 1919Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Chloe Helen Ford
Birth: June 30, 1922 24 25Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 7, 2013Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States
4 years
son
William Brandt “Bill” Ford Sr.
Birth: October 22, 1926 29 30Ohio, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 2006Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
Anne Allen Ford
Birth: March 22, 1933 35 36Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 27, 1977Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Jo Ford
Birth: August 18, 1935 37 38Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 3, 1994Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Nathan Allen Jr. - Household

Main Street Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Allen, J NheadMW64MTNVATNLab Fact?Worker
Allen, LouisawifeFW62MKYKYKY
Allen, J OsonMW27SKYTNKYMinerCoal
Allen, MyrtlenieceFW18SKyKYKY
Ford, Chloe Pson in lawMW22MKYKYKYVarietyStore
Ford, MyrtledaughterFW23MKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Chloe P Ford - Household

Pulaski, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Ford, Chloe PheadMW31M20KYKYKYSalesmanRetail Hardware
Ford, MyrtlewifeFW30M20KYKYKY
Ford, ChloedaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Ford, WilliamsonMW3-5mSKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Chloe P Ford - Household

1232 Laurel Avenue Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Ford, Chloe PheadMW42MKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKYSalesmanWholesale Tobacco
Ford, MyrtlewifeFW43MKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, HelendaughterFW17SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, William BsonMW13SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, AnnesonMW7SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY
Ford, Mary JdaughterFW4SKYGreenvilleMuhlenburgKY