The Shemwell Family

Brinton Bailey PowellAge: 46 years19001947

Name
Brinton Bailey Powell
Given names
Brinton Bailey
Surname
Powell
Birth June 22, 1900
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 7, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Loman Lee Powell
May 25, 1931 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Edward Dean Powell
April 24, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Death of a wifeCarrie Bohannon
February 21, 1938 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 45 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 February 20, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Waller Cemetery
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wife
Carrie Bohannon
Birth: October 1, 1898 26 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 21, 1938Marshall, Kentucky, United States
son
Loman Lee Powell
Birth: May 25, 1931 30 32McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 10, 2017Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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daughter
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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James A. Bohannon - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Bohannon, James AheadMW57M24KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Bohannon, DolawifeFW62M29KYKYKY
Bohannon, CurtissonMW24M22KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Bohannon, Lillie Ddaughter in lawFW22M21KYKYKY
Powell, Brent Bson in lawMW30M29KYKYKYFarmerFarm
Powell, CarydaughterFW31M30KYKYKY