The Shemwell Family

Ima Jean RagerAge: 30 years19171947

Name
Ima Jean Rager
Given names
Ima Jean
Surname
Rager
Married name
Ima Jean Willis
Birth October 20, 1917 23 18
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 2 months)

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 sisterBernice Ellen Rager
January 7, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Thomas “Bob” Rager
February 18, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy V Rager
January 28, 1924 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterRuby Doris Rager
February 4, 1926 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Gerald Ray Willis
November 29, 1938 (Age 21 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Linda June Willis
May 26, 1940 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJacob Alexander “Jake” Groves
July 12, 1942 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 December 8, 1947 (Age 30 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clifty Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: April 19, 1915Todd, Kentucky, United States
6 months
elder sister
Emmie Lou Rager
Birth: October 31, 1915 21 16Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 9, 2003
2 years
herself
Ima Jean Rager
Birth: October 20, 1917 23 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 8, 1947Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Bernice Ellen Rager
Birth: January 7, 1920 25 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 2002Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Robert Thomas “Bob” Rager
Birth: February 18, 1922 27 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 22, 2000Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
23 months
younger sister
Dorothy V Rager
Birth: January 28, 1924 29 24Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 10, 2020Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruby Doris Rager
Birth: February 4, 1926 31 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 12, 2016Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with Private - View this family
step-father
Private
mother
Family with Alvie Clem Willis - View this family
husband
herself
Ima Jean Rager
Birth: October 20, 1917 23 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 8, 1947Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
son
Gerald Ray Willis
Birth: November 29, 1938 27 21Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 7, 2018Davidson, Tennessee, United States
18 months
daughter
Linda June Willis
Birth: May 26, 1940 29 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 2021Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private

Ima Jean Rager has 16 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Houston Robert Rager - Household

Clifty Street Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Rager, Robert HheadMW369M21KYKYKYMechanicAuto Shop
Rager, Elva GwifeFW30M15KYKYKY
Rager, EmmadaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Rager, ImadaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Rager, BernicedaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Rager, Bob TsonMW8SKYKYKY
Rager, Dorothy VdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Rager, Ruby DdaughterFW4SKYKYKY