Dorothy Elizabeth CarneyAge: 62 years1925–1987
- Name
- Dorothy Elizabeth Carney
- Given names
- Dorothy Elizabeth
- Surname
- Carney
- Married name
- Dorothy Elizabeth Shemwell
 Birth | July 20, 1925 30 16 |
 Birth of a brother | Luther Ray Carney October 6, 1928 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 4 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 sister | Carrie May Carney July 7, 1930 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie Frances Carney May 26, 1932 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lillian Maxine Carney February 16, 1933 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Roy Bradford Carney August 9, 1933 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leo Franklin Carney November 30, 1936 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Thomas Carney December 26, 1937 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Henry “Joe” Carney January 31, 1940 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Vinnie Louise Brown August 29, 1943 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 paternal grandfather | Charles Thomas Carney September 1, 1947 (Age 22 years) |
 Census | April 12, 1950 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 father | William Henry Carney August 3, 1967 (Age 42 years) Address: V.A. hospital |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 husband | William Thomas Shemwell February 1, 1983 (Age 57 years) Cause: Heart Attack |
 Occupation | Bread Slicer between 1948 and 1984 (Age 22 years)Employer: Ward's Baking Company |
| Death of a half-brother | James Julius Carney January 30, 1985 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Carrie May Carney March 18, 1987 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | November 21, 1987 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glen Eden Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Carney Birth: November 23, 1894 24 17 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1967 — Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| mother |
Vinnie Louise Brown Birth: September 12, 1908 — Mayland, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: August 29, 1943 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 1, 1923 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months herself |
Dorothy Elizabeth Carney Birth: July 20, 1925 30 16 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 21, 1987 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Luther Ray Carney Birth: October 6, 1928 33 20 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: May 20, 2000 — Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Carrie May Carney Birth: July 7, 1930 35 21 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 18, 1987 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Minnie Frances Carney Birth: May 26, 1932 37 23 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 25, 1994 — Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho, United States |
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9 months younger sister |
Lillian Maxine Carney Birth: February 16, 1933 38 24 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 2002 — Johnson City, Washington, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months younger brother |
Roy Bradford Carney Birth: August 9, 1933 38 24 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 2012 — Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Leo Franklin Carney Birth: November 30, 1936 42 28 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1989 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Charles Thomas Carney Birth: December 26, 1937 43 29 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: May 3, 1989 — Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Joseph Henry “Joe” Carney Birth: January 31, 1940 45 31 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 14, 1990 — Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan, United States |
| Father’s family with Julia Love Neely |
| father |
William Henry Carney Birth: November 23, 1894 24 17 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1967 — Allen Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| step-mother |
Julia Love Neely Birth: July 11, 1906 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: January 18, 1922 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1920 — Summit, Ohio, United States |
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15 months half-brother |
James Julius Carney Birth: January 17, 1922 27 15 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 30, 1985 |
| Family with William Thomas Shemwell |
| husband |
William Thomas Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1983 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| herself |
Dorothy Elizabeth Carney Birth: July 20, 1925 30 16 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 21, 1987 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| William Thomas Shemwell + Edith Dorene Douglas |
| husband |
William Thomas Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1983 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Edith Dorene Douglas Birth: December 17, 1923 34 31 — Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States Death: July 7, 2012 — Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States |
| step-daughter |
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Dorothy Elizabeth Carney has 0 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Shemwell - Household
1087 N. Military Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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| Note | Her father was William H. Carney born on the 26th of November, 1894 in Tennessee. William died on 08/03/1967 in Allen Park,Wayne,Michigan at the V.A. hospital. He is buried at Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. While he was living, William Henry Carney worked for the railroad.
Dorothy's mother was Viney Brown of Tennessee. Vinie was born in 1909. And died of T.B. on 08/29/43 in Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee. Dorothy quit high school to take care of her mother, and she raised a majority of her siblings.
William's parents were Charles Thomas Carney and Minnie Frensley Carney.
family search.org and Jim Carney's genealogy website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Charles Thomas Carney, aka "C.T" Carney, was born in Joelton, Davidson, Tennessee in 1873. He married Minnie Lee Eunice Frensley. Charles died on 1 Sept 1947 probably in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee and was buried 3 Sept 1947 in Davidson, Tennessee.
C.T. Carney was Dorothy's grandfather and William's father.
family search.org and Jim Carney's genealogy website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | Minnie Lee Eunie Frensley was born on 31 July, 1877 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee. |