Blanche AllenAge: 93 years1926–2020
- Name
- Blanche Allen
- Given names
- Blanche
- Surname
- Allen
- Married name
- Blanche Shemwell
 Birth | September 7, 1926 23 24 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 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 brother | Donald Eugene Allen April 25, 1931 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lewis Abney June 26, 1941 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Keelin March 16, 1944 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 |
 Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | Donald Eugene Allen July 22, 1951 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 father | Clarence Edward Allen February 17, 1982 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Tiffany Jordan Shemwell September 19, 1983 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a mother | Opal Gertrude Abney February 23, 1995 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a husband | Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell February 13, 2012 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Tiffany Jordan Shemwell December 5, 2018 (Age 92 years) Address: Vanderbilt Medical Center |
 Death | January 23, 2020 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Murray City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarence Edward Allen Birth: November 10, 1902 20 15 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: February 17, 1982 — Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Opal Gertrude Abney Birth: November 12, 1901 42 40 — Galatia, Saline, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1995 — Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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| herself |
Blanche Allen Birth: September 7, 1926 23 24 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: January 23, 2020 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
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| younger brother |
Donald Eugene Allen Birth: April 25, 1931 28 29 — Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States Death: July 22, 1951 — Korea |
| Family with Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell |
| husband |
Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Birth: December 16, 1923 41 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 2012 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Blanche Allen Birth: September 7, 1926 23 24 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: January 23, 2020 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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Blanche Allen has 4 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (3)
Parents Eclen Abney + Ester Carter
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Parents Arvel Abney + Audrey Hall
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