The Shemwell Family

Robert Garth “Doc” CampAge: 80 years19121993

Name
Robert Garth “Doc” Camp
Given names
Robert Garth
Surname
Camp
Nickname
Doc
Birth August 1, 1912
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
MarriageMary Glenn “Ninny” HallView this family
February 16, 1936 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Robert Hall “Bobby” Camp
November 7, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Anne Shelton “Sissy” Camp
June 27, 1938 (Age 25 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
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Garth “Bobby” Camp Jr.
June 22, 1953 (Age 40 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
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 June 13, 1993 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
Family with Mary Glenn “Ninny” Hall - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 16, 1936
9 months
son
Robert Hall “Bobby” Camp
Birth: November 7, 1936 24 20Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 23, 2005Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
daughter
Anne Shelton “Sissy” Camp
Birth: June 27, 1938 25 21Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 2023Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
15 years
son
Robert Garth “Bobby” Camp Jr.
Birth: June 22, 1953 40 36Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 12, 2021Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Garth “Doc” Camp - Household

Clarksville Rd. Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Camp, Robert GheadMW37MarKYElectricianPrivate Home
Camp, Mary GlennwifeFW33MarKYBook keeperRetail Grocery
Camp, Robert HsonMW13NevKY
Camp, Anne SdaughterFW11NevKY