The Shemwell Family

Earl Shelton HallAge: 85 years19061992

Name
Earl Shelton Hall
Given names
Earl Shelton
Surname
Hall
Birth November 17, 1906 24 16
Birth of a sisterDona Lee Hall
September 13, 1908 (Age 21 months)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDelia May Hall
April 14, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterLois Belle Hall
October 30, 1913 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherMelvin D Hall
January 10, 1916 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherThomas H Hall
May 13, 1918 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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 5, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Frances Hall
February 17, 1921 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Norris Hall
July 10, 1923 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterVerdene “Verde” Hall
January 18, 1926 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Lee Hall
February 15, 1929 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Death of a brotherThomas H Hall
February 12, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Census April 14, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a brotherJewel Denzel Hall
January 4, 1931 (Age 24 years)
Death of a brotherJewel Denzel Hall
February 4, 1931 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Johnny Hall
August 15, 1931 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy Ann Hall
April 26, 1932 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
David Earl Hall
April 26, 1934 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Alice Sue Hall
March 16, 1937 (Age 30 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherJames Norris Hall
June 2, 1944 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 8, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherHerman S Hall
January 15, 1952 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Freeman Brown
August 23, 1957 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Melissa Jayne Walker
July 30, 1960 (Age 53 years)

Death of a brotherMelvin D Hall
December 30, 1962 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 sisterLois Belle Hall
April 11, 1976 (Age 69 years)
Death of a motherSue Belle Shemwell
November 13, 1978 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterDona Lee Hall
January 8, 1980 (Age 73 years)
Death March 1992 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
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father
mother
himself
22 months
younger sister
Dona Lee Hall
Birth: September 13, 1908 25 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 8, 1980Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Delia May Hall
Birth: April 14, 1911 28 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 17, 2004Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Lois Belle Hall
Birth: October 30, 1913 30 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 11, 1976Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Melvin D Hall
Birth: January 10, 1916 33 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 30, 1962Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Thomas H Hall
Birth: May 13, 1918 35 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1930Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Frances Hall
Birth: February 17, 1921 38 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 16, 1999Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Norris Hall
Birth: July 10, 1923 40 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 2, 1944Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Verdene “Verde” Hall
Birth: January 18, 1926 43 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 19, 2014Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
sister
Private
younger brother
Jewel Denzel Hall
Birth: January 4, 1931 48 40Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 4, 1931Todd, Kentucky, United States
16 months
younger sister
Dorothy Ann Hall
Birth: April 26, 1932 49 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 2015Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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himself
wife
Corinne Stobaugh
Birth: October 31, 1910 25 20Midland, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 5, 1997Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Robert Lee Hall
Birth: February 15, 1929 22 18Midland, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 10, 2019Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Johnny Hall
Birth: August 15, 1931 24 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 12, 2000Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, United States
3 years
son
David Earl Hall
Birth: April 26, 1934 27 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 23, 1997Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
son
Private

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Herman S Hall - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Hall, HermanheadMW27M4KYKYKYFarmerGen farming
Hall, Sue BwifeFW19M422KYKYKY
Hall, EarlsonMW3SKYKYKY
Hall, Donie LdaughterFW1MKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Herman S Hall - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hall, HermanheadMW38MKYKYKYFarmerGen farming
Hall, Sue BwifeFW29MKYKYKY
Hall, Earl SsonMW13SKYKYKY
Hall, Dona LdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Hall, Dealy MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Hall, Lois BdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Hall, Melvin DsonMW3-11mSKYKYKY
Hall, Thomas HsonMW1-2mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Earl Shelton Hall - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Hall, Earl SheadMW23M21KYKYKYFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Hall, CorinnewifeFW19M17KYKYKY
Hall, Robert LsonMW1-2mSKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Earl Shelton Hall - Household

Greenville and Earles Road Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hall, EarlheadMW33MKYRMuhlenbergKYCoal OperatorMine
Hall, CorinnewifeFW29MKYRMuhlenbergKY
Hall, Robert LsonMW11SKYRMuhlenbergKY
Hall, Johnny CsonMW8SKYRMuhlenbergKY
Hall, David EsonMW5SKYRMuhlenbergKY
Hall, Alice SdaughterFW3SKY