The Shemwell Family

Benjamin Corbett HallAge: 88 years18971985

Name
Benjamin Corbett Hall
Given names
Benjamin Corbett
Surname
Hall
Birth January 18, 1897 32 31
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 months)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 19, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 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 19 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 20 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 32 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 11, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Hall
August 16, 1930 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Elizabeth Hall
July 21, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Death of a daughterElizabeth Hall
July 21, 1932 (Age 35 years)
Cause: Still Birth
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
April 27, 1942 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 motherEva Vick Christian
April 3, 1946 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherWarden Owens Hall
June 2, 1951 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 brotherGrooms Hall
February 6, 1966 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 brotherTheron Wade Hall
October 21, 1977 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterGeneva Hall
April 12, 1984 (Age 87 years)
Death June 8, 1985 (Age 88 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 5, 1884Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder brother
20 months
elder brother
Grooms Hall
Birth: June 4, 1887 22 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 6, 1966Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
-5 months
elder brother
Warden Owens Hall
Birth: January 18, 1887 22 21Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 2, 1951Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
7 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Benjamin Corbett Hall
Birth: January 18, 1897 32 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 1985Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
-5 years
elder sister
Family with Zelma Elizabeth Tunstill - View this family
himself
Benjamin Corbett Hall
Birth: January 18, 1897 32 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 1985Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
wife
Zelma Elizabeth Tunstill
Birth: November 24, 1900Cave Springs, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 1994Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Elizabeth Hall
Birth: July 21, 1932 35 31Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 1932Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hall - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Hall, BenjaminheadWMJuly186435M15KYVAKYfarmer
Hall, EviewifeWFNov186435M1566KYKYKY
Hall, Theron sonWMSep188514SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, GroomssonWMJun188713SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, WardensonWMJun188811SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, Ular BdaughterWMMay18946SKYKYKY
Hall, Benjamin CsonWMJan18964SKYKYKY
Hall, GeneaneadaughterWFDec18999-5 monthsSKYKYKY

Geneva should be 1891 -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Hall - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, BenheadMW49M25KYNCKYfarmer
Hall, E VwifeFW43M2566KYKYKY
Hall, Theron sonMW24SKYKYKYfarmer
Hall, WardensonMW23SKYKYKYfarm laborer
Hall, GenevadaughterFW22SKYKYKYhousekeeper
Hall, BlanchdaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Hall, CarsonsonMW16SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Corbett Hall - Household

Perry Street Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, CorbettheadMW33M23KYKYKYTruck driverTrucking
Hall, ZelmawifeFW29M19KYKYKY