The Shemwell Family

Robert Herschel HuntAge: 58 years18971956

Name
Robert Herschel Hunt
Given names
Robert Herschel
Surname
Hunt
Birth August 20, 1897 25 26
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherArlas Hunt
1906 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherClarence E Hunt
1908 (Age 10 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 12 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherArgle A Hunt
October 11, 1927 (Age 30 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 25, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMecie Harper
August 4, 1933 (Age 35 years)
Death of a sisterRosa E Hunt
June 28, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Census April 23, 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
Death of a brotherMcLauden “Lauden” Hunt
July 28, 1946 (Age 48 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
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 April 23, 1956 (Age 58 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 5, 1890Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
James H Hunt
Birth: September 30, 1891 19 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 6, 1893Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
McLauden “Lauden” Hunt
Birth: August 11, 1894 22 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1946Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Rosa E Hunt
Birth: July 21, 1897 25 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1936Butler, Kentucky, United States
1 month
himself
Robert Herschel Hunt
Birth: August 20, 1897 25 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 1956Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
9 years
younger brother
Arlas Hunt
Birth: 1906 33 34Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Clarence E Hunt
Birth: 1908 35 36Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Family with Thelma Hunt - View this family
himself
Robert Herschel Hunt
Birth: August 20, 1897 25 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 1956Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Thelma Hunt
Birth: July 18, 1904Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1990Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
Private + Thelma Hunt - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Thelma Hunt
Birth: July 18, 1904Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 7, 1990Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Robert Herschel Hunt has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Argle A Hunt - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hunt, Argle AheadWMMar187228M10KYKYKYfarmer
Hunt, MeciewifeWFJul187129M1044KYKYKY
Hunt, James HsonWMSep18918SKYKYKY
Hunt, McLundensonWMAug18945SKYKYKY
Hunt, Robert HsonWMAug18972SKYKYKY
Hunt, Rosa EdaughterWFJul189910 monthsSKYKYKY

Living with Argle's paternal grandmother

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Argle A Hunt - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hunt, Argle AheadMW38M19KYKYKYlaborerodd jobs
Hunt, MeciewifeFW41M1965KYKYKY
Hunt, LaudensonMW15SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hunt, HerschalsonMW13SKYKYKY
Hunt, RosadaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Hunt, Arlas WsonMW4SKYKYKY
Hunt, Clarence EsonMW2SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Argle A Hunt - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hunt, Argle AheadMW47MKYKYKYfarmer
Hunt, MeciewifeFW47MKYKYKY
Hunt, HerschalsonMW22SKYKYKYfarmer
Hunt, ArlissonMW14SKYKYKYfarm helper
Hunt, Clarence sonMW11SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Herschel Hunt - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hunt, Robert HheadMW32M24KYKYKYflat trimmercoal mine
Hunt, ThelmawifeFW24M16KYKYKY
Davidson,Mary BnieceFW2SKYKYKY