The Shemwell Family

DeWitt L RadfordAge: 79 years19191999

Name
DeWitt L Radford
Given names
DeWitt L
Surname
Radford
Birth August 19, 1919 28 23
Census April 17, 1920 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterViola B Radford
September 13, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 10 years)
MarriageGertrude Lovelace McCuistonView this family
December 24, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherQuincie Monroe Underwood
February 15, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Bobby Joe Radford
July 7, 1940 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 30 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 maternal grandmotherMaggie Thomas Petty
February 1, 1962 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherEula M Underwood
February 8, 1973 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherDon Lee Radford
February 19, 1973 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 sonBobby Joe Radford
July 17, 1981 (Age 61 years)
Death of a wifeGertrude Lovelace McCuiston
February 17, 1983 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterViola B Radford
September 10, 1994 (Age 75 years)
Death February 18, 1999 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bevil 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
elder sister
Ruby Lorel Radford
Birth: June 2, 1915 24 19Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
4 years
himself
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 Gertrude Lovelace McCuiston - View this family
himself
DeWitt L Radford
Birth: August 19, 1919 28 23Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
wife
Gertrude Lovelace McCuiston
Birth: August 3, 1921Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 17, 1983Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1938Henry, Tennessee, United States
18 months
son
Bobby Joe Radford
Birth: July 7, 1940 20 18Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 17, 1981Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Family with Private - View this family
himself
DeWitt L Radford
Birth: August 19, 1919 28 23Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 1999McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, United States
wife
Private

DeWitt L Radford has 18 first cousins recorded

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