The Shemwell Family

James Carl BohannonAge: 87 years19011989

Name
James Carl Bohannon
Given names
James Carl
Surname
Bohannon
Birth October 7, 1901 29 34
Birth of a brotherRaymond Bohannon
June 15, 1903 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherCurtis Bohannon
June 29, 1905 (Age 3 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageIda WashamView this family
January 11, 1917 (Age 15 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 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 16 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/
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 son
#1
Bobbie Wayne Bohannon
September 10, 1933 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sisterCarrie Bohannon
February 21, 1938 (Age 36 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherDoley Reed
January 6, 1941 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 7, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherJames A “Jim” Bohannon
March 21, 1952 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 wifeIda Washam
February 17, 1956 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 brotherCurtis Bohannon
August 26, 1979 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherRaymond Bohannon
July 2, 1980 (Age 78 years)
Death August 21, 1989 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: December 4, 1895Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Carrie Bohannon
Birth: October 1, 1898 26 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 21, 1938Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
James Carl Bohannon
Birth: October 7, 1901 29 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1989Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
20 months
younger brother
Raymond Bohannon
Birth: June 15, 1903 31 35Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 2, 1980Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Curtis Bohannon
Birth: June 29, 1905 33 37Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1979McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Ida Washam - View this family
himself
James Carl Bohannon
Birth: October 7, 1901 29 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1989Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Ida Washam
Birth: January 11, 1903Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 17, 1956Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: January 11, 1917
17 years
son
Bobbie Wayne Bohannon
Birth: September 10, 1933 31 30Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 21, 2007Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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himself
James Carl Bohannon
Birth: October 7, 1901 29 34Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 1989Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Private

James Carl Bohannon has 6 first cousins recorded

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James A. Bohannon - Household

North Mayfield Road Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bohannon, James AheadMW38M114KYKYTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Bohannon, DoleywifeFW43M11454KYNCTN
Bohannon, CaradaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Bohannon, CarlsonMW8SKYKYKY
Bohannon, RaymonsonMW6SKYKYKY
Bohannon, CurtissonMW4SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James A. Bohannon - Household

Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Bohannon, James AheadMW48MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Bohannon, DoleywifeFW52MKYKYKY
Bohannon, CarriedaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Bohannon, CarlsonMW18SKYKYKY
Bohannon, RaymondsonMW16SKYKYKY
Bohannon, CurtissonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Carl Bohannon - Household

Kerksey Oakland Road Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bohannon, CarlheadMW38MKYSame placeClerkDept Store
Bohannon, IdawifeFW37MKYSame place
Bohannon, Bobbie WaynesonMW7SKYSame place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Carl Bohannon - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bohannon, J CarlheadMW48MarKYStock ManRailroad Co.
Bohannon, IdawifeFW47MarKY
Bohannon, Bobbie WsonMW17NevKY