The Shemwell Family

Deward Ray SullivanAge: 80 years19332013

Name
Deward Ray Sullivan
Given names
Deward Ray
Surname
Sullivan
Birth February 13, 1933 24 22
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJacob Alexander “Jake” Groves
July 12, 1942 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentEarman Hershel BrownOna Marie GrovesView this family
after 1950 (Age 16 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 maternal grandmotherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal
July 16, 1961 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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 motherOna Marie Groves
October 21, 1990 (Age 57 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thomas Sullivan
September 30, 1995 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherKenneth Clayton Sullivan
March 24, 2006 (Age 73 years)
Death September 10, 2013 (Age 80 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Thomas Sullivan
Birth: June 30, 1908Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 30, 1995Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1930
Divorce: before 1940
3 months
elder brother
Kenneth Clayton Sullivan
Birth: January 21, 1931 22 20Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 24, 2006Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
Deward Ray Sullivan
Birth: February 13, 1933 24 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 10, 2013Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Earman Hershel Brown - View this family
step-father
Earman Hershel Brown
Birth: January 23, 1901Westmoreland, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 30, 1995Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: after 1950

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves - Household

Road Off Crafts Store Road To Highway 181 Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Groves, JacobXheadMW77MKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Groves, Martha EllenwifeFW65MKYSame house
Sullivan, OnadaughterFW29DKYSame houseManagerRecreation Center
Sullivan, Kennethgrand sonMW9SKYSame house
Sullivan, Deward Rheagrand sonMW7SKYSame house

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Ona Marie Groves - Household

415 W. 16th Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Sullivan, OnaheadFW39DKYTelephone OperatorTelephone Co.
Sullivan, DewardsonMW17NevKYDelivers NewspapersNewspaper
Groves, MattiemotherFW75WdKY