The Shemwell Family

Gillis Monty Brown JrAge: 79 years19272006

Name
Gillis Monty Brown Jr
Given names
Gillis Monty
Surname
Brown
Name suffix
Jr
Birth August 3, 1927 20 18
Birth of a brotherJohn Douglas Brown
October 15, 1929 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 2 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 15, 1930 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherBilly Gene Brown
May 30, 1932 (Age 4 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 14 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
Birth of a son
#1
Terry Zane Brown
January 6, 1952 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 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 paternal grandfatherNewman Nathaniel Brown
December 14, 1955 (Age 28 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Danny Wayne Brown
August 7, 1960 (Age 33 years)

Death of a paternal grandmotherMaggie B Morgan
about 1968 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 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
Marriage of a childTerry Zane BrownConnie Sue GunnelsView this family
August 18, 1977 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherGillis Monty Brown
February 1984 (Age 56 years)
Marriage of a parentLee WatersBessie Ruth ShemwellView this family
about 1985 (Age 57 years)

Death of a motherBessie Ruth Shemwell
December 3, 1986 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherBilly Gene Brown
March 25, 1994 (Age 66 years)
Death August 5, 2006 (Age 79 years)
Burialunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Gillis Monty Brown
Birth: February 9, 1907 23 21Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1984Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
mother
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1986Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 13, 1926Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
himself
Gillis Monty Brown Jr
Birth: August 3, 1927 20 18Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 2006Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Douglas Brown
Birth: October 15, 1929 22 20Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 2019Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Billy Gene Brown
Birth: May 30, 1932 25 23Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1994Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Lee Waters - View this family
step-father
Lee Waters
Birth: August 15, 1905Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 22, 1992Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
mother
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1986Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1985
Family with Private - View this family
himself
Gillis Monty Brown Jr
Birth: August 3, 1927 20 18Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 5, 2006Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Private
son
Terry Zane Brown
Birth: January 6, 1952 24Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: October 18, 2015Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Danny Wayne Brown
Birth: August 7, 1960 33
Death: December 5, 2021Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Brown, GillisheadMW23M19TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Brown, BessiewifeFW21M17TNTNTN
Brown, GillissonMW2STNTNTN
Brown, John DsonMW5mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household

Palmyra Road Montgomery, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Brown, GillisheadMW32MTNRMontgomeryTNFarmerOwn Farm
Brown, BessieXwifeFW31MTNRMontgomeryTN
Brown, Gillis JrsonMW12STNRMontgomeryTN
Brown, John DsonMW10STNRMontgomeryTN
Brown, BilliesonMW8STNRMontgomeryTN