The Shemwell Family

Nina GrovesAge: 64 years19121977

Name
Nina Groves
Given names
Nina
Surname
Groves
Married name
Nina Davis
Birth September 12, 1912 49 37
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/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Warren Jacob Davis
September 29, 1929 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 10, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Virgil Lee Davis
March 4, 1932 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Floeva Ellen Davis
July 22, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Earl Miller Davis Sr.
April 1, 1938 (Age 25 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Alexander “Jake” Groves
July 12, 1942 (Age 29 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
Census April 15, 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
Death of a motherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Carneal
July 16, 1961 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterAda Groves
February 24, 1963 (Age 50 years)

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 July 22, 1977 (Age 64 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 28, 1890Todd, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
Vadie Groves
Birth: about 1891 28 15Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: about 1892Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ora Pearl Groves
Birth: March 31, 1894 31 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 19, 1910Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Ermine Esther Groves
Birth: February 28, 1902 39 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 1994Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
Ulysses Simpson Groves
Birth: November 22, 1906 43 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 6, 1979Warren, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Vernie L Groves
Birth: 1908 45 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1908Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
Father’s family with Angemima J Blake - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1882
21 months
half-sister
Ida E Groves
Birth: September 29, 1883 20Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1908
2 years
half-sister
Ada Groves
Birth: December 2, 1885 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 24, 1963
Family with Otho Raymond Davis - View this family
husband
herself
son
Warren Jacob Davis
Birth: September 29, 1929 28 17Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 4, 2020Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Virgil Lee Davis
Birth: March 4, 1932 30 19Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2017South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Floeva Ellen Davis
Birth: July 22, 1935 33 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 7, 2022Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Earl Miller Davis Sr.
Birth: April 1, 1938 36 25Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 20, 2007Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Nina Groves has 9 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Alexander “Jake” Groves - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Groves, JacobheadMW57MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Groves, Mattie EwifeFW45MKYKYKY
Groves, Charlie CsonMW23SKYKYKYFarm LaborerHome Farm
Groves, Ermine EdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Groves, Ellis SsonMW13SKYKYKY
Groves, Onie MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Groves, NinadaughterFW7SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Otho Raymond Davis - Household

Kirkmansville and Clifty through Davis Hollow Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Davis, Otho RheadMW28M27KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Davis, NinawifeFW17M16KYKYKY
Davis, Warren JsonMW6mSKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Otho Raymond Davis - Household

Off Highway 181 Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Davis, Otho RheadMW38MKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Davis, NinawifeFW28MKYSame house
Davis, WarrensonMW10SKYSame house
Davis, Virgil LeesonMW8SKYSame house
Davis, FloevadaughterFW4SKY
Davis, Earl MillersonMW2SKY