The Shemwell Family

Kenneth M CrowderAge: 63 years19131977

Name
Kenneth M Crowder
Given names
Kenneth M
Surname
Crowder
Birth December 5, 1913 42 41
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 14, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherJohn R Crowder
December 18, 1922 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 maternal grandmotherMary Ann Shemwell
March 8, 1931 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Rastus “Raz” Harris
July 4, 1932 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherMattie V Harris
June 28, 1933 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 36 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 brotherColeman Clyde Crowder
July 27, 1968 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherLouie L Crowder
April 12, 1973 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 April 26, 1977 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: 1891Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Laura C Crowder
Birth: April 20, 1893 21 20Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1893Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
elder brother
Albert Ross Crowder
Birth: November 17, 1894 23 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 1978Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder sister
Lula Goldie Crowder
Birth: January 23, 1896 24 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 29, 1984Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
6 years
elder sister
Gracie N Crowder
Birth: August 22, 1901 30 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 23, 1902Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Coleman Clyde Crowder
Birth: June 24, 1906 35 33Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 27, 1968Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Louie L Crowder
Birth: March 13, 1909 37 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1973Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
himself
Kenneth M Crowder
Birth: December 5, 1913 42 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1977Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John R Crowder - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Crowder, JohnheadMW48MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Crowder, Mattie wifeFW47MKYKYKY
Crowder, AmydaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Crowder, ColemansonMW13SKYKYKY
Crowder, LouissonMW10SKYKYKY
Crowder, KempirsonMW6SKYKYKY