The Shemwell Family

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Birth	December 28, 1932 51 33 Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	Raymond Elliot Arvin June 12, 1935 (Age 2 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Helen Frances Arvin July 6, 1937 (Age 4 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 30, 1940 (Age 7 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Arvin, Little B head M W 58 M No - 2 KY Farmer Farm Arvin, Rosabell wife F W 41 M No - 4 KY Arvin, William Thomas son M W 7 S No - 1 KY Arvin, Raymond E son M W 4 S KY Arvin, Helen Francis daughter F W 2 S KY
Census	April 6, 1950 (Age 17 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1950 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household 1950 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond BP Nat Doing last week Hours Worked Occupation Industry Class Arvin, Little B head M W 68 Mar KY 60 Carpenter Maycs Building Company P Arvin, Rosa B wife F W 49 Mar KY Arvin, William F son M W 17 Nev KY NP Arvin, Raymond E son M W 14 Nev KY NP Arvin, Helen F daughter F W 12 Nev KY
Death of a mother	Rose Belle Baker January 26, 1951 (Age 18 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage of a parent	Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Maude Lee Fuller — View this family May 4, 1955 (Age 22 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Little Berry Arvin Sr. May 29, 1956 (Age 23 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States 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.
Birth of a daughter #1	Deborah Jean Arvin May 12, 1957 (Age 24 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a son #2	Barry Donald Arvin May 7, 1961 (Age 28 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a wife	Bettye Jean Aldridge December 11, 1983 (Age 50 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-brother	William Augustus “Gus” Arvin March 18, 1984 (Age 51 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-brother	Little Berry Arvin Jr. January 7, 1987 (Age 54 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin January 26, 1988 (Age 55 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Mary Kaye Arvin December 27, 1995 (Age 62 years) Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States Cause: Old Age Note: Died in her home on her couch. Her son, Jim's wife Fran found her that morning, Jim's granddaughter Shannon was supposed to go and see her that morning but Fran called and told her she was going to.
Death of a daughter	Deborah Jean Arvin September 30, 2001 (Age 68 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a sister	Helen Frances Arvin August 25, 2002 (Age 69 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-brother	Ernest Ray Arvin January 28, 2003 (Age 70 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Raymond Elliot Arvin June 13, 2016 (Age 83 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death	January 13, 2021 (Age 88 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Rose Belle Baker Birth: December 18, 1899 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1951 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: February 10, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Family with spouse William Thomas Franklin Arvin Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 2021 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Raymond Elliot Arvin Birth: June 12, 1935 53 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 2016 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clyde Dale Adams Family with spouse Jim Henry Cole Helen Frances Arvin Birth: July 6, 1937 55 37 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 2002 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Lena Rivers Underwood - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Lena Rivers Underwood Birth: June 15, 1890 29 25 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1919 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: June 8, 1906 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mabel Loreena Deason Little Berry Arvin Jr. Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1987 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alma Martha Hayes William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 18, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Elam “Troy” Shemwell James Howard “Jim” Shemwell Family with spouse Leonard Alfred McNary Mary Kaye Arvin Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1995 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith Ernest Morgan Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 2003 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgil Hubert Jewell Family with spouse John Claude Cayce Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Addie Harper - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Addie Harper Birth: July 1882 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: September 17, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Family with spouse Vernon Emery Gilliland Maude Lee Fuller Birth: March 12, 1885 Death: July 31, 1966 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: May 4, 1955 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Family with Bettye Jean Aldridge - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Family with spouse William Thomas Franklin Arvin Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 2021 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Thomas Franklin Arvin Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Bettye Jean Aldridge Birth: December 22, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1983 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Deborah Jean Arvin Birth: May 12, 1957 24 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 30, 2001 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Barry Donald Arvin Birth: May 7, 1961 28 28 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 23, 2023 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
son	Private

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Family with spouse William Thomas Franklin Arvin Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 2021 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
wife	Private

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Census View	1940 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Arvin, Little B head M W 58 M No - 2 KY Farmer Farm Arvin, Rosabell wife F W 41 M No - 4 KY Arvin, William Thomas son M W 7 S No - 1 KY Arvin, Raymond E son M W 4 S KY Arvin, Helen Francis daughter F W 2 S KY
Census View	1950 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond BP Nat Doing last week Hours Worked Occupation Industry Class Arvin, Little B head M W 68 Mar KY 60 Carpenter Maycs Building Company P Arvin, Rosa B wife F W 49 Mar KY Arvin, William F son M W 17 Nev KY NP Arvin, Raymond E son M W 14 Nev KY NP Arvin, Helen F daughter F W 12 Nev KY

Family with parents
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
mother Parents (unknown)	Rose Belle Baker 1899–1951
himself Family Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Private Private	William Thomas Franklin Arvin 1932–2021
younger brother Family Private Private	Raymond Elliot Arvin 1935–2016
younger sister Family Clyde Dale Adams Jim Henry Cole	Helen Frances Arvin 1937–2002
Father’s family with Lena Rivers Underwood
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents William Benjamin Underwood Nancy Ann Knight	Lena Rivers Underwood 1890–1919
half-brother Family Mabel Loreena Deason	Little Berry Arvin Jr. 1907–1987
half-brother Family Alma Martha Hayes	William Augustus “Gus” Arvin 1910–1984
half-sister Family James Elam “Troy” Shemwell James Howard “Jim” Shemwell Leonard Alfred McNary	Mary Kaye Arvin 1912–1995
half-brother Family Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith Ernest Morgan Arvin Private	Ernest Ray Arvin 1915–2003
half-sister Family Virgil Hubert Jewell John Claude Cayce	Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin 1917–1988
Father’s family with Addie Harper
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Addie Harper 1882–1931
Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Maude Lee Fuller 1885–1966
Family with Bettye Jean Aldridge
himself Parents Little Berry Arvin Sr. Rose Belle Baker	William Thomas Franklin Arvin 1932–2021
wife Parents (unknown)	Bettye Jean Aldridge 1932–1983
daughter Family (none)	Deborah Jean Arvin 1957–2001
son Family (none)	Barry Donald Arvin 1961–2023
son Family (none)	Private
Family with Private
himself Parents Little Berry Arvin Sr. Rose Belle Baker	William Thomas Franklin Arvin 1932–2021
wife Parents (unknown)	Private