The Shemwell Family

Myrtle Gladys TabbAge: 56 years19031960

Name
Myrtle Gladys Tabb
Given names
Myrtle Gladys
Surname
Tabb
Married name
Myrtle Gladys Faughn
Birth July 10, 1903 25 19
Birth of a sisterMyra Leota Tabb
May 11, 1905 (Age 22 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherThomas W Tabb
October 8, 1906 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Consumption
Birth of a brotherMerrill Otis “Jack” Tabb
December 4, 1906 (Age 3 years)
Census April 10, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherMelvin Lee Tabb
October 15, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherMarvin Alonzo Tabb
June 17, 1913 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Edward Tabb
September 9, 1916 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 sisterLula Irene Tabb
October 12, 1918 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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/
Death of a sisterLula Irene Tabb
April 26, 1919 (Age 15 years)
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterZola Mae Tabb
March 1, 1920 (Age 16 years)
MarriageHerschel R FaughnView this family
about 1926 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Hilman Ray Faughn
March 17, 1927 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 4, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoseph Samuel Hooper
February 4, 1934 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCora Lee Christian
April 14, 1935 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHenrietta Harris
December 4, 1941 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 brotherMerrill Otis “Jack” Tabb
February 5, 1959 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Suicide
Death of a fatherOmer Ebbot Tabb
April 19, 1959 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 January 24, 1960 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1902
18 months
herself
Myrtle Gladys Tabb
Birth: July 10, 1903 25 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1960Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
younger sister
Myra Leota Tabb
Birth: May 11, 1905 27 21Kentucky, United States
Death: February 10, 1990Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
19 months
younger brother
Merrill Otis “Jack” Tabb
Birth: December 4, 1906 28 22Kentucky, United States
Death: February 5, 1959Joelton, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Melvin Lee Tabb
Birth: October 15, 1910 32 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1981Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Marvin Alonzo Tabb
Birth: June 17, 1913 35 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 22, 1985Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Edward Tabb
Birth: September 9, 1916 38 32Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 14, 1999Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lula Irene Tabb
Birth: October 12, 1918 40 34Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1919Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
younger sister
Zola Mae Tabb
Birth: March 1, 1920 41 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 1996Chapmansboro, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
Family with Herschel R Faughn - View this family
husband
Herschel R Faughn
Birth: November 7, 1900Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1974Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Myrtle Gladys Tabb
Birth: July 10, 1903 25 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1960Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1926
14 months
son
Hilman Ray Faughn
Birth: March 17, 1927 26 23Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 24, 1994Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States

Myrtle Gladys Tabb has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Omer Ebbot Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, Omer EheadMW31M17KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Tabb, Nannie LwifeFW25M1733KYKYKY
Tabb, Myrtle GdaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Tabb, MyradaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Tabb, Merrill OsonMW3SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Omer Ebbot Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tabb, Omer EheadMW41MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Tabb, Nannie LwifeFW35MKYKYKY
Tabb, Myrtle GdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Tabb, Myra LdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Tabb, Merrill OsonMW13SKYKYKY
Tabb, Melvin LsonMW9SKYKYKY
Tabb, Marvin OsonMW6SKYKYKY
Tabb, Thomas EsonMW3-3mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herschel R Faughn - Household

Shown Grove and MT Sharon Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Faughn, Herschel RheadMW29M22KYKYKYFarmingOwn Farm
Faughn, Myrtle GwifeFW26M19KYKYKY
Faughn, Hilman RsonMW3SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herschel R Faughn - Household

Coal Bank Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Faughn, HerschelXheadMW39MKYSame houseFamingFarm
Faughn, MyrtlewifeFW36MKYSame house
Faughn, HilmansonMW13SKYSame house