The Shemwell Family

Little Berry Arvin Jr.Age: 79 years19071987

Name
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Given names
Little Berry
Surname
Arvin
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth November 27, 1907 26 17
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Augustus “Gus” Arvin
August 20, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Kaye Arvin
December 4, 1912 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Ray Arvin
March 28, 1915 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 sisterMinnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
August 5, 1917 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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 motherLena Rivers Underwood
June 28, 1919 (Age 11 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJamison Arvin
February 18, 1925 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentLittle Berry Arvin Sr.Addie HarperView this family
September 17, 1925 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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
MarriageMabel Loreena DeasonView this family
December 26, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Marriage of a parentLittle Berry Arvin Sr.Rose Belle BakerView this family
February 10, 1932 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Thomas Franklin Arvin
December 28, 1932 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRaymond Elliot Arvin
June 12, 1935 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a half-sisterHelen Frances Arvin
July 6, 1937 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 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
Marriage of a parentLittle Berry Arvin Sr.Maude Lee FullerView this family
May 4, 1955 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherLittle Berry Arvin Sr.
May 29, 1956 (Age 48 years)
Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
Note: Son Ernest Arvin found him, he had a heart attack while on his tractor, he hit a rock and fell off.
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 brotherWilliam Augustus “Gus” Arvin
March 18, 1984 (Age 76 years)
Death January 7, 1987 (Age 79 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 8, 1906Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months
himself
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1987Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin
Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ernest Ray Arvin
Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 2003Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Addie Harper - View this family
father
step-mother
Addie Harper
Birth: July 1882Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1931Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 17, 1925Christian, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Rose Belle Baker - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: February 10, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months
half-brother
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 13, 2021Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
2 years
half-brother
Raymond Elliot Arvin
Birth: June 12, 1935 53 35Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 13, 2016Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-sister
Helen Frances Arvin
Birth: July 6, 1937 55 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 25, 2002Christian, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 4, 1955Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mabel Loreena Deason - View this family
himself
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1987Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mabel Loreena Deason
Birth: January 23, 1904Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 13, 1994Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 26, 1930Christian, Kentucky, United States

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