The Shemwell Family

Little Berry Arvin Sr.Age: 74 years18811956

Name
Little Berry Arvin Sr.
Given names
Little Berry
Surname
Arvin
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth August 2, 1881 42 37
Birth of a sisterGertrude E Arvin
April 29, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJoseph Stollard Arvin
April 29, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah “Sally” Tubbs
July 4, 1888 (Age 6 years)
Death of a motherMelissa Witt
February 1891 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 12, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Jesse Arvin
August 5, 1901 (Age 20 years)

MarriageLena Rivers UnderwoodView this family
June 8, 1906 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
November 27, 1907 (Age 26 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin
August 20, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterGertrude E Arvin
about 1910 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Kaye Arvin
December 4, 1912 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Ernest Ray Arvin
March 28, 1915 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
World War I Draft Registration
between 1917 and 1918 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
August 5, 1917 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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/
Death of a wifeLena Rivers Underwood
June 28, 1919 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Burial of a wifeLena Rivers Underwood
June 29, 1919 (Age 37 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemtery
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Jane Arvin
August 14, 1922 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherJamison Arvin
February 18, 1925 (Age 43 years)
MarriageAddie HarperView this family
September 17, 1925 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 12, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childJames Elam “Troy” ShemwellMary Kaye ArvinView this family
August 12, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childLittle Berry Arvin Jr.Mabel Loreena DeasonView this family
December 26, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Death of a wifeAddie Harper
February 19, 1931 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Howard “Jim” Shemwell
January 22, 1932 (Age 50 years)
MarriageRose Belle BakerView this family
February 10, 1932 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
December 28, 1932 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Augustus “Gus” ArvinAlma Martha HayesView this family
March 7, 1934 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Raymond Elliot Arvin
June 12, 1935 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childVirgil Hubert JewellMinnie Imogene “Gene” ArvinView this family
December 4, 1935 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ernest Morgan Arvin
May 25, 1936 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherJameson Arvin
August 6, 1936 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Helen Frances Arvin
July 6, 1937 (Age 55 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childLeonard Alfred McNaryMary Kaye ArvinView this family
December 30, 1941 (Age 60 years)
Military
World War II Draft Registration
about 1942 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 6, 1950 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeRose Belle Baker
January 26, 1951 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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
MarriageMaude Lee FullerView this family
May 4, 1955 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 May 29, 1956 (Age 74 years)
Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis
Note: Son Ernest Arvin found him, he had a heart attack while on his tractor, he hit a rock and fell off.
Burial May 31, 1956 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 24, 1861Madison, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
16 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Jameson Arvin
Birth: June 20, 1868 29 24Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1936Bluejacket, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin
Birth: August 8, 1878 39 34Madison, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1969Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
5 years
younger sister
Gertrude E Arvin
Birth: April 29, 1886 47 42Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1910
younger brother
Family with Lena Rivers Underwood - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 8, 1906Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months
son
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1987Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin
Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
son
Ernest Ray Arvin
Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 2003Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Addie Harper - View this family
himself
wife
Addie Harper
Birth: July 1882Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1931Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 17, 1925Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Rose Belle Baker - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 10, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 2021Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Raymond Elliot Arvin
Birth: June 12, 1935 53 35Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 13, 2016Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Helen Frances Arvin
Birth: July 6, 1937 55 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 2002Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Maude Lee Fuller - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: May 4, 1955Christian, Kentucky, United States
Vernon Emery Gilliland + Maude Lee Fuller - View this family
wife’s husband
Vernon Emery Gilliland
Birth: March 3, 1882Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 10, 1953Trigg, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: December 23, 1905Christian, Kentucky, United States

Little Berry Arvin Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Jamison Arvin - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Arvin, JimersonheadWMApr183862WdKYKYKYFarmerYYYRF
Arvin, Susie MdaughterWFAug187821SKYKYKYYYY
Arvin, BerrysonWMAug188118SKYKYKYFarm Laborer0YYY
Arvin, GertrudedaughterWFApr188614SKYKYKYat school3YYY
Arvin, JoesonWMApr188614SKYKYKYat school3YYY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Arvin, Little BerryheadMW28M3KYKYKYFarmGeneral FarmYYOFF
Arvin, Lena RwifeFW20M311KYKYKYNoneYY
Arvin, Little Berry JrsonMW2SKYKYKYNone
Underwood, Maudesister-in-lawFW18SKYKYKYNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household

Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Arvin, Little BheadRMW38WdYesYesKYKYKYCarpenterHouseW
Arvin, Little B JrsonMW12SYesYesYesKYKYKYNone
Arvin, William AsonMW9SYesKYKYNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household

Elliotsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Irwin, L BheadRYesMW74M40NoYesKYKYKYCarpenterW
Irwin, AddiewifeFW42M14NoYesKYKYKYNone
Irwin, ImogenedaughterFW12SYesYesKYKYKYNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Arvin, Little BheadMW58MNo - 2KYFarmerFarm
Arvin, RosabellwifeFW41MNo - 4KY
Arvin, William ThomassonMW7SNo - 1KY
Arvin, Raymond EsonMW4SKY
Arvin, Helen FrancisdaughterFW2SKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household

Christian, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Arvin, Little BheadMW68MarKY60CarpenterMaycs Building CompanyP
Arvin, Rosa BwifeFW49MarKY
Arvin, William FsonMW17NevKYNP
Arvin, Raymond EsonMW14NevKYNP
Arvin, Helen FdaughterFW12NevKY

Death
Son Ernest Arvin found him, he had a heart attack while on his tractor, he hit a rock and fell off.