The Shemwell Family

George Dewey BrownAge: 58 years18991958

Name
George Dewey Brown
Given names
George Dewey
Surname
Brown
Birth May 7, 1899 46 39
Birth of a sisterNellie C Brown
about 1902 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRoy Murray Brown
May 15, 1904 (Age 5 years)
Death of a brotherCurtis Charles Brown
before 1910 (Age 10 years)

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/
MarriageEarline Louisa ShemwellView this family
September 18, 1928 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Morris Hayden Brown
February 5, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#2
George Everett Brown
June 23, 1932 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Rex Brown
February 16, 1939 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherJames Felston Brown
August 3, 1939 (Age 40 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Jerry Dalton Brown
April 17, 1942 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Ellen “Bettie” Mathis
May 3, 1944 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Death of a brotherRoy Murray Brown
August 16, 1946 (Age 47 years)
Burial of a brotherRoy Murray Brown
August 17, 1946 (Age 47 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Birth of a daughter
#5
Betty Joyce Brown
January 24, 1947 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherIsaac Felston Brown
October 23, 1947 (Age 48 years)
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
Death of a brotherNewman Nathaniel Brown
December 14, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Burial of a brotherNewman Nathaniel Brown
December 16, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
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 April 16, 1958 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 26, 1876Trigg, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder brother
Minas Brown
Birth: about 1877 24 16Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
2 years
elder brother
Dewey Brown
Birth: about 1878 25 17Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880
18 months
elder brother
Curtis Charles Brown
Birth: June 1879 27 19Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1910
19 months
elder brother
Ray Brown
Birth: about 1880 27 19Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1880Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Newman Nathaniel Brown
Birth: June 3, 1883 31 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 14, 1955Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Clyde Brown
Birth: September 1887 35 27Kentucky, United States
Death: May 25, 1967Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ida Mae Brown
Birth: February 6, 1891 38 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 7, 1969Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
Isaac Felston Brown
Birth: May 31, 1892 39 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 23, 1947Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Minus Peyton Brown
Birth: May 27, 1894 41 34Tennessee, United States
Death: March 19, 1969Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Effie Clara Brown
Birth: August 9, 1896 44 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 22, 1967Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
4 years
younger sister
Nellie C Brown
Birth: about 1902 49 41Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Roy Murray Brown
Birth: May 15, 1904 51 44Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 16, 1946Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Earline Louisa Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 18, 1928Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
5 months
son
Morris Hayden Brown
Birth: February 5, 1929 29 22Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 6, 2003Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
George Everett Brown
Birth: June 23, 1932 33 25Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 3, 1979Charleston, South Carolina, United States
7 years
son
James Rex Brown
Birth: February 16, 1939 39 32Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 3, 1996Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Jerry Dalton Brown
Birth: April 17, 1942 42 35Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2011Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Betty Joyce Brown
Birth: January 24, 1947 47 39Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 9, 2025Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Dennis Bernard Lawrence + Earline Louisa Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - George Dewey Brown - Household

405 East 23rd Street Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brown, George DheadMW40MTNSame townRight of way cutterLight Company
Brown, Earline SXwifeFW32MTNSame town
Brown, Morris HsonMW11SKYSame town
Brown, George EsonMW8SKYSame town
Brown, James RsonMW1SKY
Brown, BettymotherFW80WdKYSame town

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - George Dewey Brown - Household

415 South Clay Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Brown, George DheadMW50MarTNCivil ServiceUS Government
Brown, Earline LwifeFW43MarTNSecretarySalvation Army
Brown, George EsonMW18NevKYDelivery ManDrug Store
Brown, Jimmie RsonMW11NevKY
Brown, JerrysonMW7NevKY
Brown, JoycedaughterFW3NevKY