The Shemwell Family

Virgil Benjamin RushinAge: 58 years19241983

Name
Virgil Benjamin Rushin
Given names
Virgil Benjamin
Surname
Rushin
Birth July 22, 1924 26 23
Birth of a brotherBillie Donald Rushin
July 3, 1926 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a brotherRalph Allen Rushin
October 28, 1928 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 2, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherPaul Ray Rushin
January 2, 1931 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnamae Elane Rushin
February 14, 1933 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherJackie Doyle Rushin
June 25, 1935 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherKenneth Joe Rushin
July 5, 1938 (Age 13 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Virgil “Butch” Rushin
March 21, 1945 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 paternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Williams
September 11, 1945 (Age 21 years)
Census April 27, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 fatherRobert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin
December 6, 1975 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 brotherRalph Allen Rushin
November 29, 1976 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherMildred E “Millie” Rice
May 27, 1982 (Age 57 years)
Death May 18, 1983 (Age 58 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochran Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 27, 1917Butler, Missouri, United States
19 months
elder sister
Alta Mildred Rushin
Birth: January 29, 1919 21 17Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 5, 2001Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder sister
Katherine Marie Rushin
Birth: July 8, 1920 22 19Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 22, 2018Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
elder brother
Robert Richard “Bud” Rushin
Birth: October 28, 1922 24 21Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 26, 2007Titusville, Brevard, Florida, United States
21 months
himself
Virgil Benjamin Rushin
Birth: July 22, 1924 26 23Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1983Missouri, United States
23 months
younger brother
Billie Donald Rushin
Birth: July 3, 1926 28 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 2001Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ralph Allen Rushin
Birth: October 28, 1928 30 27Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 29, 1976Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Paul Ray Rushin
Birth: January 2, 1931 32 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 18, 2018Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger sister
Annamae Elane Rushin
Birth: February 14, 1933 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: December 25, 2008Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years
younger brother
Jackie Doyle Rushin
Birth: June 25, 1935 37 34Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 18, 2003Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Kenneth Joe Rushin
Birth: July 5, 1938 40 37Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 2015St. Charles, Missouri, United States
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himself
Virgil Benjamin Rushin
Birth: July 22, 1924 26 23Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 18, 1983Missouri, United States
wife
Wanda Lee Chappell
Birth: October 13, 1924Arkansas, United States
Death: April 1, 2006Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
son
James Virgil “Butch” Rushin
Birth: March 21, 1945 20 20Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 15, 2016Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
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Virgil Benjamin Rushin has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rushin, Robert BheadMW31M19MOMOMOLog-cutterTimber job
Rushin, MilliewifeFW29M16ILILIL
Rushin, Alta MdaughterFW11SMOMOIL
Rushin, Katherine MdaughterFW9SMOMOIL
Rushin, Bobby RsonMW7SMOMOIL
Rushin, Virgil BsonMW6SMOMOIL
Rushin, Billy DsonMW3-4mSMOMOIL
Rushin, Ralph AsonMW1-7mSMOMOIL

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Benjamin “Bob” Rushin - Household

811 Cherry St. Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rushin, R BheadMW41MMORButlerMOCommon LaborerGrist Mill
Rushin, MillieXwifeFW39MILRButlerMO
Rushin, KatherinedaughterFW19SMORButlerMOWaitressCafe
Rushin, BobbiesonMW17SMORButlerMOCommon LaborerMill
Rushin, VirgilsonMW15SMORButlerMO
Rushin, BillsonMW13SMORButlerMO
Rushin, RalphsonMW11SMORButlerMO
Rushin, PaulsonMW9SMORButlerMO
Rushin, ElainedaughterFW7SMORButlerMO
Rushin, JackysonMW4SMORButlerMO
Rushin, KennethsonMW2SMO