The Shemwell Family

Ellen E “Ella” CarnealAge: 88 years18931982

Name
Ellen E “Ella” Carneal
Given names
Ellen E
Surname
Carneal
Nickname
Ella
Married name
Ellen E Whittinghill
Married name
Ellen E Hicks
Birth March 8, 1893 38 32
Birth of a brotherJoseph Milton Carneal
February 22, 1897 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 brotherBenjamin Franklin Carneal
May 31, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Bell Carneal
May 8, 1902 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucinda Ashbourn Shemwell
after 1906 (Age 12 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 26 years)
MarriageEarl HicksView this family
about 1928 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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
Death of a motherMary J Groves
June 26, 1934 (Age 41 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Franklin Carneal
September 6, 1937 (Age 44 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 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 68 years)
Death of a husbandEarl Hicks
May 11, 1970 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherEldred “Tobie” Carneal
August 7, 1970 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterSusan Carneal
April 5, 1972 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 85 years)
Death of a brotherMark Carneal
April 5, 1979 (Age 86 years)
Death January 18, 1982 (Age 88 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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
herself
Ellen E “Ella” Carneal
Birth: March 8, 1893 38 32Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1982Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
Joseph Milton Carneal
Birth: February 22, 1897 42 36Kentucky, United States
Death: September 9, 1988Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
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 Earl Hicks - View this family
husband
Earl Hicks
Birth: October 12, 1900Kentucky, United States
Death: May 11, 1970Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Ellen E “Ella” Carneal
Birth: March 8, 1893 38 32Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 18, 1982Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1928

Ellen E “Ella” 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