The Shemwell Family

Lorena MillerAge: 75 years18761951

Name
Lorena Miller
Given names
Lorena
Surname
Miller
Married name
Lorena Boley
Birth January 10, 1876
MarriageWilliam Mode BoleyView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#1
John Bernice Boley
January 3, 1905 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lena Boley
June 24, 1914 (Age 38 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Mode Boley
February 19, 1916 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 53 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 grandson
#1
James Albert Shemwell
May 21, 1935 (Age 59 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 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 69 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 July 8, 1951 (Age 75 years)
Family with William Mode Boley - View this family
husband
William Mode Boley
Birth: June 2, 1868Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1916Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lorena Miller
Birth: January 10, 1876Kentucky, United States
Death: July 8, 1951Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
son
John Bernice Boley
Birth: January 3, 1905 36 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 16, 1996Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
10 years
daughter
Lena Boley
Birth: June 24, 1914 46 38Kentucky, United States
Death: May 31, 2008Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lorena Miller - Household

Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Boley, LorenaheadFW63WdKYSame houseFarm OwnerFarm
Boley, DamonsonMW33SKYSame houseFarm laborerFarm
Boley, BernicesonMW35MKYSame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Boley, Loisdaughter in lawFW25MKYSame house

Sister Lina Shemwell down road -b

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Abbett Homer Shemwell - Household

Highland Lick Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, HomerheadMW46MarKYFarm ChoresFarming
Shemwell, LenawifeFW36MarKY
Shemwell, James AsonMW14NevKY
Boley, Lorenamother in lawFW73WdKY