The Shemwell Family

Benjamin Franklin CarnealAge: 95 years19001995

Name
Benjamin Franklin Carneal
Given names
Benjamin Franklin
Surname
Carneal
Birth May 31, 1900 45 39
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 4 days)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Bell Carneal
May 8, 1902 (Age 23 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
after 1906 (Age 5 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/
Census January 17, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margie Evelyn Carneal
December 26, 1924 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bland Ewin Carneal
January 14, 1929 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 7, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Rena Dove Carneal
April 6, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Rosemary Carneal
May 12, 1933 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMary J Groves
June 26, 1934 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin Carneal
September 6, 1937 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Shirley Jane Carneal
November 8, 1938 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterShirley Jane Carneal
February 28, 1939 (Age 38 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#6
James Ronald Carneal
September 28, 1942 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 49 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 sisterFannie Carneal
October 28, 1961 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherEldred “Tobie” Carneal
August 7, 1970 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Carneal
April 5, 1972 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 sisterLucinda “Lou” Carneal
January 23, 1979 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherMark Carneal
April 5, 1979 (Age 78 years)
Death of a wifeRuth Eliza Long
November 21, 1980 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterEllen E “Ella” Carneal
January 18, 1982 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Milton Carneal
September 9, 1988 (Age 88 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie Bell Carneal
May 16, 1990 (Age 89 years)
Death December 20, 1995 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenlawn Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: November 12, 1882Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder brother
23 months
elder sister
5 months
elder brother
Mark Carneal
Birth: January 6, 1886 31 25Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 5, 1979Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
Lucinda “Lou” Carneal
Birth: June 1890 35 29Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 1979Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
21 months
elder sister
1 year
elder sister
Ellen E “Ella” Carneal
Birth: March 8, 1893 38 32Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1982Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder brother
Joseph Milton Carneal
Birth: February 22, 1897 42 36Kentucky, United States
Death: September 9, 1988Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
23 months
younger sister
Annie Bell Carneal
Birth: May 8, 1902 47 41Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 1990Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Family with Ruth Eliza Long - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Margie Evelyn Carneal
Birth: December 26, 1924 24 16Todd, Kentucky, United States
Burial: Georgia National Cemetery, Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
4 years
son
Bland Ewin Carneal
Birth: January 14, 1929 28 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 2000Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Rena Dove Carneal
Birth: April 6, 1931 30 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 1996Allen, Ohio, United States
2 years
daughter
Rosemary Carneal
Birth: May 12, 1933 32 25Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 2004Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Shirley Jane Carneal
Birth: November 8, 1938 38 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 28, 1939Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
James Ronald Carneal
Birth: September 28, 1942 42 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 4, 2005
son
Private
son
Private

Benjamin Franklin Carneal has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Carneal - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Carneal, Benjamin FheadWMNov185445M18KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Mary JwifeWFJun185331M1888KYKYKY
Carneal, EldredsonWMSep188316SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Carneal, FanniedaughterWFAug188514SKYKYKY
Carneal, MarksonWMJan188812SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Carneal, LucindadaughterWFJun18909SKYKYKY
Carneal, SusandaughterWFMar18928SKYKYKY
Carneal, EllendaughterWFMar18946SKYKYKY
Carneal, Joseph MsonWMFeb18973SKYKYKY
Carneal, Benjamin FsonWMMay19006 monthsSKYKYKY
Carneal, Lucinda AmotherWFMay181585Wd5441KYNCVA

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Carneal - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Carneal, Benjamin FheadMW58M27KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Mary JwifeFW50M2799KYKYKY
Carneal, ElladaughterFW18SKYKYKY
Carneal, Josie MsonMW13SKYKYKY
Carneal, Benjamin FsonMW9SKYKYKY
Carneal, Annie BdaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Slaughter, SusandaughterFW18W11KYKYKY
Slaughter, Alta Ogrand daughterFW1SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Carneal - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Carneal, Benjamin FheadMW66MKYKYKYfarming
Carneal, Mary JwifeFW60MKYKYKY
Carneal, EllendaughterFW24SKYKYKY
Carneal, Benjamin FsonMW19SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Franklin Carneal - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carneal, Ben FheadMW75M26KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Mary JwifeFW69M22KYKYKY
Carneal, Ben F JrsonMW29M23KYKYKYfarmer
Carneal, Ruth Edaughter in lawFW21M15KYKYKYlaborer
Carneal, Margie EgranddaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Carneal, Bland EgrandsonMW1KYKYKY