The Shemwell Family

Ruby Lorel RadfordAge: 84 years19151999

Name
Ruby Lorel Radford
Given names
Ruby Lorel
Surname
Radford
Married name
Ruby Lorel Bazzell
Birth June 2, 1915 24 19
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 months)

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 18 months)

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 2 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 brotherDeWitt L Radford
August 19, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census April 17, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterViola B Radford
September 13, 1921 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 14 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 14 years)
MarriageRobert Howard BazzellView this family
October 22, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dona May Bazzell
October 6, 1936 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherQuincie Monroe Underwood
February 15, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Don Robert Bazzell
October 8, 1942 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 1, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Charles Lee Bazzell
July 7, 1951 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 granddaughter
#1
Cammie Diane Pierce
January 31, 1959 (Age 43 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherMaggie Thomas Petty
February 1, 1962 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherEula M Underwood
February 8, 1973 (Age 57 years)
Death of a fatherDon Lee Radford
February 19, 1973 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandRobert Howard Bazzell
September 28, 1975 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Charles Robert “Robby” Bazzell
March 1, 1976 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterViola B Radford
September 10, 1994 (Age 79 years)
Death of a granddaughterCammie Diane Pierce
December 3, 1995 (Age 80 years)

Cause: Automobile Accident
Death of a sonDon Robert Bazzell
October 4, 1997 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherDeWitt L Radford
February 18, 1999 (Age 83 years)
Death November 17, 1999 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Henry Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Don Lee Radford
Birth: January 23, 1891Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 19, 1973Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
mother
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
herself
Ruby Lorel Radford
Birth: June 2, 1915 24 19Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
DeWitt L Radford
Birth: August 19, 1919 28 23Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Viola B Radford
Birth: September 13, 1921 30 25Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 10, 1994McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Family with Robert Howard Bazzell - View this family
husband
herself
Ruby Lorel Radford
Birth: June 2, 1915 24 19Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 22, 1935Henry, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Dona May Bazzell
Birth: October 6, 1936 23 21Whitlock, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 2012Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States
6 years
son
Don Robert Bazzell
Birth: October 8, 1942 29 27Puryear, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1997Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 years
son
Charles Lee Bazzell
Birth: July 7, 1951 37 36Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 21, 2023Jackson, Madison, 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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Howard Bazzell - Household

Shroder Lane Henry, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Bazzell, Robert HheadMW35MarKY
Bazzell, Mrs. Robert HwifeFW34MarTN
Bazzell, Dona MaydaughterFW13NevTN
Bazzell, Don RobertsonMW7NevTN