The Shemwell Family

Minnie M AllenAge: 85 years18701955

Name
Minnie M Allen
Given names
Minnie M
Surname
Allen
Married name
Minnie M Turner
Birth January 16, 1870
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 7 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageJohn William TurnerView this family
December 9, 1891 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 daughter
#1
Eva Lee Turner
June 4, 1901 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 45 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 46 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 47 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Maulta Louise Groves
August 10, 1928 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandJohn William Turner
November 28, 1928 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 59 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Nona Marie Groves
February 19, 1933 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Charline Groves
August 22, 1939 (Age 69 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 71 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 4, 1950 (Age 80 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 79 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 75 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 16, 1955 (Age 85 years)
Family with John William Turner - View this family
husband
John William Turner
Birth: September 25, 1865Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 28, 1928Ennis, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Minnie M Allen
Birth: January 16, 1870Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1955Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 years
daughter
Eva Lee Turner
Birth: June 4, 1901 35 31Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 17, 1990Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States

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Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Clayton Groves - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Groves, CharlieheadMW53MarKYBus DriverClifty School
Groves, Eva LwifeFW49MarKY
Groves, CharlinedaughterFW9NevKY
Turner, Minniemother in lawFW80WdKY