The Shemwell Family

James Roy MarshAge: 82 years19121994

Name
James Roy Marsh
Given names
James Roy
Surname
Marsh
Birth March 1, 1912 25 25
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 17 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 12, 1930 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Roy Marsh Jr.
August 29, 1931 (Age 19 years)
Death of a sonJames Roy Marsh Jr.
August 30, 1931 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Helen Grace Marsh
September 23, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Marjorie Ann “Margie” Marsh
November 23, 1934 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Barbara June “Bobbie” Marsh
April 23, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Charles Edward Marsh
May 10, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
#6
Carl Neal Marsh
December 19, 1945 (Age 33 years)
Census April 22, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Gary S Wingfield
May 2, 1957 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Hampton Ray “Buzz” Hall Jr
August 19, 1961 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Donna Agnes Miller
March 14, 1964 (Age 52 years)
Death of a granddaughterDonna Agnes Miller
March 14, 1964 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherHelen Witty
January 24, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherMilton James Marsh
December 16, 1975 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 wifeFlorence Elizabeth Shemwell
August 31, 1990 (Age 78 years)
Death December 20, 1994 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hamby Cemetery
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father
Milton James Marsh
Birth: March 30, 1886Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1975Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Helen Witty
Birth: July 12, 1886Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1971Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: August 29, 1906
6 years
himself
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himself
wife
son
James Roy Marsh Jr.
Birth: August 29, 1931 19 17Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1931Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
13 months
daughter
Helen Grace Marsh
Birth: September 23, 1932 20 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 2024Scottsburg, Halifax, Virginia, United States
2 years
daughter
Marjorie Ann “Margie” Marsh
Birth: November 23, 1934 22 20Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 21, 2021Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
17 months
daughter
4 years
son
Charles Edward Marsh
Birth: May 10, 1940 28 26Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 30, 2022Maryland, United States
daughter
Private
son
Carl Neal Marsh
Birth: December 19, 1945 33 31Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 30, 2017Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States
son
Private
son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Milton James Marsh - Household

Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Marsh, MiltonheadMW40M20KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Marsh, HelenwifeFW40M20KYKYKY
Marsh, RoysonMW18M18KYKYKYLaborGeneral Farm
Marsh, Florencedaughter in lawFW17M17KYKYKY