The Shemwell Family

Rose Belle BakerAge: 51 years18991951

Name
Rose Belle Baker
Given names
Rose Belle
Surname
Baker
Married name
Rose Belle Arvin
Birth December 18, 1899
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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
MarriageLittle Berry Arvin Sr.View this family
February 10, 1932 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Thomas Franklin Arvin
December 28, 1932 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Raymond Elliot Arvin
June 12, 1935 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Helen Frances Arvin
July 6, 1937 (Age 37 years)
Census April 30, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 46 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 January 26, 1951 (Age 51 years)
Family with Little Berry Arvin Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
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
Little Berry Arvin Sr. + Lena Rivers Underwood - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: June 8, 1906Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months
step-son
Little Berry Arvin Jr.
Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 1987Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
step-son
William Augustus “Gus” Arvin
Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 18, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Mary Kaye Arvin
Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1995Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years
step-son
Ernest Ray Arvin
Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 2003Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Little Berry Arvin Sr. + Addie Harper - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Addie Harper
Birth: July 1882Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1931Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 17, 1925Christian, Kentucky, United States
Little Berry Arvin Sr. + Maude Lee Fuller - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 4, 1955Christian, Kentucky, United States

No family available

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