The Shemwell Family

Virgil Hubert JewellAge: 55 years19151970

Name
Virgil Hubert Jewell
Given names
Virgil Hubert
Surname
Jewell
Birth August 14, 1915
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 months)

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 16 months)

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 2 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 14 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
MarriageMinnie Imogene “Gene” ArvinView this family
December 4, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 30 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 October 5, 1970 (Age 55 years)
Cause of death: Hit by a car while checking his mail
Burial October 7, 1970 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
Family with Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin - View this family
himself
Virgil Hubert Jewell
Birth: August 14, 1915Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 5, 1970Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 4, 1935Christian, Kentucky, United States
John Claude Cayce + Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin - View this family
wife’s husband
John Claude Cayce
Birth: March 9, 1921Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 5, 1997Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin
Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 26, 1988Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: after August 4, 1971
Divorce: November 12, 1974Christian, Kentucky, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Hubert Jewell - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Jewell, Virgil HheadMW24M8KY
Jewell, Minnie IwifeFW22M7KY
Shemwell, Marysister in lawFW27M7KY
Shemwell, James HsonMW8S1KY