The Shemwell Family

Don Lee RadfordAge: 82 years18911973

Name
Don Lee Radford
Given names
Don Lee
Surname
Radford
Birth January 23, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)
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
MarriageEula M UnderwoodView this family
July 3, 1914 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ruby Lorel Radford
June 2, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Birth of a son
#2
DeWitt L Radford
August 19, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Census April 17, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Viola B Radford
September 13, 1921 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 19, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Marriage of a childRobert Howard BazzellRuby Lorel RadfordView this family
October 22, 1935 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Dona May Bazzell
October 6, 1936 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childDeWitt L RadfordGertrude Lovelace McCuistonView this family
December 24, 1938 (Age 47 years)
Census May 9, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Bobby Joe Radford
July 7, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Don Robert Bazzell
October 8, 1942 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Charles Lee Bazzell
July 7, 1951 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 wifeEula M Underwood
February 8, 1973 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 February 19, 1973 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil Cemetery
Family with Eula M Underwood - View this family
himself
Don Lee Radford
Birth: January 23, 1891Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 1973Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
wife
Eula M Underwood
Birth: February 11, 1896 27 20Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 8, 1973Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 3, 1914Henry, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Ruby Lorel Radford
Birth: June 2, 1915 24 19Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
DeWitt L Radford
Birth: August 19, 1919 28 23Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Viola B Radford
Birth: September 13, 1921 30 25Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1994McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Don Lee Radford - Household

Henry and Gleason Road Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Radford, Don LheadMW29MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Radford, EulawifeFW23MTNTNTN
Radford, Ruby LdaughterFW4-5mSTNTNTN
Radford, D LsonMW4mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Don Lee Radford - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Radford, Don LheadMW39M23TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Radford, Eula MwifeFW34M18TNTNTN
Radford, Ruby LdaughterFW14STNTNTN
Radford, D LsonMW10STNTNTN
Radford, Viola BdaughterFW8STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Don Lee Radford - Household

Henry, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Radford, Don LXheadMW49MTNSame houseFarmerFarm
Radford, Eula MwifeFW45MTNSame house