The Shemwell Family

Lutie Hilda DennyAge: 67 years19131981

Name
Lutie Hilda Denny
Given names
Lutie Hilda
Surname
Denny
Married name
Lutie Hilda Rager
Married name
Lutie Hilda Johnson
Birth December 15, 1913 26 22
Marriage of parentsCharlie Freeman DennyEtta B TabbView this family
about 1913

Birth of a brotherCharles Colvie Denny
August 18, 1915 (Age 20 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 9, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Death of a fatherCharlie Freeman Denny
September 8, 1928 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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 9, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Imadean Denny Rager
June 17, 1932 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Edna Blanche Rager
August 20, 1934 (Age 20 years)
Census April 20, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Marriage of a parentCharles Emmet ShemwellEtta B TabbView this family
about 1941 (Age 27 years)

Note: Says 1931 in FAG.. I can't find any sources they ever married. -b
Death of a maternal grandmotherHenrietta Harris
December 4, 1941 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Birth of a daughter
#3
Terry Lane Rager
April 15, 1944 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Marriage of a childJames Elvy RustImadean Denny RagerView this family
about 1949 (Age 35 years)

Census April 10, 1950 (Age 36 years)
MarriageElmon Sonny JohnsonView this family
July 24, 1953 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 motherEtta B Tabb
December 15, 1969 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Devery Nelson Kirkman
April 3, 1972 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 May 1981 (Age 67 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1913
11 months
herself
20 months
younger brother
Charles Colvie Denny
Birth: August 18, 1915 28 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 1988Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Emmet Shemwell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1941
Family with Robert Thomas Rager - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Imadean Denny Rager
Birth: June 17, 1932 22 18Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 2022Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Edna Blanche Rager
Birth: August 20, 1934 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 2020Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Terry Lane Rager
Birth: April 15, 1944 34 30Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 4, 1999Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Elmon Sonny Johnson - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 24, 1953Robertson, Tennessee, United States

Lutie Hilda Denny has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Freeman Denny - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Denny, CharlieheadMW33MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Denny, EttawifeFW29MKYKYKY
Denny, LutiedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Denny, ColviesonMW5SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Etta B Tabb - Household

Coal Bank Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Denny, Etta BheadFW39Wd21KYKYKYFarmingGeneral Farm
Denny, Lutie HdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Denny, Charles CsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Thomas Rager - Household

Claymare Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Rager, RobertXheadMW31MKYSame placeFarmerFarm
Rager, LutiewifeFW26MKYSame place
Rager, ImodinedaughterFW7SKYSame place
Rager, Edna BlanchdaughterFW5SKYSame place