The Shemwell Family

Janice Nadine GrimsleyAge: 82 years19121995

Name
Janice Nadine Grimsley
Given names
Janice Nadine
Surname
Grimsley
Married name
Janice Nadine Bennett
Birth October 24, 1912 22 21
Birth of a brotherHerschel Sherman “Boots” Grimsley
August 27, 1916 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 sisterYoma Zerbetta Grimsley
June 15, 1919 (Age 6 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherRobert Gordon McGehee
July 9, 1921 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 22, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterCarolyn Sue Grimsley
July 25, 1933 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherHarriette A “Hattie” Howell
November 21, 1945 (Age 33 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 33 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 fatherJames Arthur Grimsley
July 27, 1977 (Age 64 years)
Death of a motherLula Lee McGehee
January 24, 1986 (Age 73 years)
Death July 28, 1995 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grand View Memorial Park and Crematory
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father
mother
Marriage: April 10, 1910Benton, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
Janice Nadine Grimsley
Birth: October 24, 1912 22 21Arkansas, United States
Death: July 28, 1995Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Yoma Zerbetta Grimsley
Birth: June 15, 1919 28 28Cave Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 2, 2004Los Angeles, California, United States
14 years
younger sister
Carolyn Sue Grimsley
Birth: July 25, 1933 42 42Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: September 22, 2005Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Private
herself
Janice Nadine Grimsley
Birth: October 24, 1912 22 21Arkansas, United States
Death: July 28, 1995Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Grimsley - Household

Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Grimsley, ArthurheadOMMW29MYesYesARTNMSYesManagerLumberyardW
Grimsley, LulawifeFW29MYesYesARKSARYesNone
Grimsley, NadinedaughterFW7MYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Grimsley, HersehelsonMW3 years 4 monthsSARARARYesNone
Grimsley, YomadaughterFW0 years 7 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Grimsley - Household

Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Grimsley, James AheadR15RNoMW39M20NoYesARUnited StatesUnited StatesYesClerkRetail GroceriesWYesNo
Grimsley, Lula LwifeFW39M20NoYesARARARYesNone
Grimsley, Janice NdaughterFW17SYesYesARARARYesNone
Grimsley, Herschel SsonMW13SYesYesARARARYesNone
Grimsley, Yoma ZdaughterFW10SYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Grimsley - Household

Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Grimsley, James AheadMW59MarARWK54Receiving ClerkWarehouse Retail General StoreP
Grimsley, Lula LwifeFW59MarARH
Bennett, Nadine JdaughterFW37DARWK40Telephone OperatorTelephone CompanyP
Grimsley, Carolyn SdaughterFW16NevMOOT