The Shemwell Family

Juanita McGeheeAge: 76 years19071984

Name
Juanita McGehee
Given names
Juanita
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Juanita Laster
Birth October 25, 1907 18 18
Birth of a sisterFlossie Ann McGehee
May 17, 1909 (Age 18 months)
Census May 12, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherEarl Thomas McGehee
June 3, 1912 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterRuby Jane McGehee
September 1, 1913 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterMarjorie McGehee
April 25, 1917 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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/
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry McGehee
September 29, 1919 (Age 11 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterVirginia Christine McGehee
February 18, 1926 (Age 18 years)
MarriageDavid Lawson LasterView this family
January 1928 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 brotherLois Ray McGehee
about 1931 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 fatherJohn Thomas McGehee
November 7, 1947 (Age 40 years)
Note: Intestinal Cancer
Death of a paternal grandmotherAnn Eliza Blake
July 13, 1948 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 sisterFlossie Ann McGehee
May 3, 1959 (Age 51 years)
Death of a husbandDavid Lawson Laster
April 5, 1965 (Age 57 years)
Death of a motherPearl Irene Shelton
March 20, 1975 (Age 67 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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, 1984 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 14, 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
herself
Juanita McGehee
Birth: October 25, 1907 18 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1984Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Earl Thomas McGehee
Birth: June 3, 1912 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 1987Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
15 months
younger sister
Ruby Jane McGehee
Birth: September 1, 1913 24 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 3, 1989Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Marjorie McGehee
Birth: April 25, 1917 28 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 20, 2005
2 years
younger brother
William Henry McGehee
Birth: September 29, 1919 30 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 23, 2001Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger sister
Virginia Christine McGehee
Birth: February 18, 1926 36 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 2007Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
6 years
younger brother
Lois Ray McGehee
Birth: about 1931 41 41Kentucky, United States
Death: November 29, 2000Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with David Lawson Laster - View this family
husband
herself
Juanita McGehee
Birth: October 25, 1907 18 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1984Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: January 1928Todd, Kentucky, United States
David Lawson Laster + Beatrice Elizabeth Carneal - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: February 24, 1901Todd, Kentucky, United States
14 months
step-son
19 months
brother-in-law
16 months
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
2 years
step-daughter
David Lawson Laster + Filinda A Blake - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1898
9 months
step-daughter
Bessie Marie Laster
Birth: October 11, 1898 23 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 29, 1948Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
step-son
Elvie Edgar Laster
Birth: April 17, 1900 24 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 27, 1991Logan, Kentucky, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas McGehee - Household

Caseyville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McGehee, John WheadMW21M13KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
McGehee, PearlwifeFW20M1322KYKYKY
McGehee, Juanita(sp)daughterFW2SKYKYKY
McGehee, FlociedaughterFW10mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas McGehee - Household

Cllifty District #2

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McGehee, John TheadOFMW30MNNKYKYKYYFarmer
Shelton, Pearl IwifeFW30MYYKYKYKYY
McGehee, JuanitadaughterFW12SYYYKYKYKYY
McGehee, Flossie AdaughterFW10MYYYKYKYKYY
McGehee, Earl TsonMW7MNKYKYKY
McGehee, Ruby JdaughterFW6MYKYKYKY
McGehee, MarjoriedaughterFW2SKYKYKY
McGehee, William HsonMW0MKYKYKY
Bryant, Melvin Ehalf-brotherMW22WDNNKYKYKYYFarm Laborer
Bryant, Annie LmotherFW59DNNKYKYKYY