The Shemwell Family

Thomas D CumbeeAge: 90 years19122003

Name
Thomas D Cumbee
Given names
Thomas D
Surname
Cumbee
Note: Thomas Clifton?
Birth October 3, 1912 22 18
Birth of a brotherClifton Oscar Cumbee
September 20, 1914 (Age 23 months)
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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherGeorge Radford Cumbee
February 21, 1922 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma Pauline Cumbee
September 15, 1924 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterFanny Blanche Cumbee
May 15, 1927 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 21, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Lee “Bob” Cumbee
May 21, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ellen Cumbee
May 22, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
David E Cumbee
June 22, 1942 (Age 29 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
Death of a fatherGeorge Radford Cumbee
April 18, 1948 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Betty Louise Cumbee
September 13, 1948 (Age 35 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
Death of a motherMary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell
January 14, 1966 (Age 53 years)
Death of a sisterMary Ellen Cumbee
September 2, 1972 (Age 59 years)

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 of a daughterBetty Louise Cumbee
December 17, 1978 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sonDavid E Cumbee
May 21, 1981 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterEmma Pauline Cumbee
May 6, 1987 (Age 74 years)
Death of a brotherClifton Oscar Cumbee
April 1, 1990 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Lee “Bob” Cumbee
January 1997 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterFanny Blanche Cumbee
March 25, 1997 (Age 84 years)
Death of a wifeIma Lorene Stokes
June 5, 2002 (Age 89 years)
Death June 18, 2003 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
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mother
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Thomas D Cumbee
Birth: October 3, 1912 22 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 18, 2003Gracey, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clifton Oscar Cumbee
Birth: September 20, 1914 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 1, 1990Todd, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
younger brother
George Radford Cumbee
Birth: February 21, 1922 31 27Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 21, 2007
3 years
younger sister
Emma Pauline Cumbee
Birth: September 15, 1924 34 30Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 1987Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Robert Lee “Bob” Cumbee
Birth: May 21, 1930 39 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1997Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Ellen Cumbee
Birth: May 22, 1933 42 38Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1972
Family with Ima Lorene Stokes - View this family
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Thomas D Cumbee
Birth: October 3, 1912 22 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 18, 2003Gracey, Christian, Kentucky, United States
wife
Ima Lorene Stokes
Birth: 1924Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 5, 2002Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
David E Cumbee
Birth: June 22, 1942 29 18Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 21, 1981Christian, Kentucky, United States
6 years
daughter
Betty Louise Cumbee
Birth: September 13, 1948 35 24Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 17, 1978Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Thomas D Cumbee has 17 first cousins recorded

Name
Thomas Clifton?