The Shemwell Family

Minnie Imogene “Gene” ArvinAge: 70 years19171988

Name
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Given names
Minnie Imogene
Surname
Arvin
Married name
Minnie Imogene Jewell
Nickname
Gene
Married name
Minnie Imogene Cayce
Birth August 5, 1917 36 27
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 4 months)

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 22 months)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Death of a paternal grandfatherJamison Arvin
February 18, 1925 (Age 7 years)
Marriage of a parentLittle Berry Arvin Sr.Addie HarperView this family
September 17, 1925 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Marriage of a parentLittle Berry Arvin Sr.Rose Belle BakerView this family
February 10, 1932 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Thomas Franklin Arvin
December 28, 1932 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRaymond Elliot Arvin
June 12, 1935 (Age 17 years)
MarriageVirgil Hubert JewellView this family
December 4, 1935 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterHelen Frances Arvin
July 6, 1937 (Age 19 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 32 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 37 years)
Death of a fatherLittle Berry Arvin Sr.
May 29, 1956 (Age 38 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.
Death of a husbandVirgil Hubert Jewell
October 5, 1970 (Age 53 years)
Cause: Hit by a car while checking his mail
Burial of a husbandVirgil Hubert Jewell
October 7, 1970 (Age 53 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
MarriageJohn Claude CayceView this family
after August 4, 1971 (Age 53 years)

DivorceJohn Claude CayceView this family
November 12, 1974 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 66 years)
Death of a brotherLittle Berry Arvin Jr.
January 7, 1987 (Age 69 years)
Death January 26, 1988 (Age 70 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 8, 1906Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months
elder brother
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1987Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin
Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
elder brother
Ernest Ray Arvin
Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 2003Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
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 Virgil Hubert Jewell - View this family
husband
Virgil Hubert Jewell
Birth: August 14, 1915Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 5, 1970Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 4, 1935Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with John Claude Cayce - View this family
ex-husband
John Claude Cayce
Birth: March 9, 1921Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 5, 1997Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: after August 4, 1971
Divorce: November 12, 1974Christian, Kentucky, United States

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 - Virgil Hubert Jewell - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Jewell, Virgil HheadMW24M8KY
Jewell, Minnie IwifeFW22M7KY
Shemwell, Marysister in lawFW27M7KY
Shemwell, James HsonMW8S1KY