The Shemwell Family

Helen RoperAge: 68 years18931962

Name
Helen Roper
Given names
Helen
Surname
Roper
Married name
Helen Reed
Birth December 12, 1893
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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/
Religious marriageRoscoe ReedView this family
October 24, 1919 (Age 25 years)
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 36 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 6, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 husbandRoscoe Reed
March 9, 1960 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 9, 1962 (Age 68 years)
Family with Roscoe Reed - View this family
husband
Roscoe Reed
Birth: January 14, 1885 36 31Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 9, 1960Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
herself
Helen Roper
Birth: December 12, 1893Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 9, 1962Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: October 24, 1919Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William M Reed Jr. - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Reed, William MheadMW71MKYNCTNjudge2nd District
Reed, Mary RwifeFW66MKYKYKY
Reed, RoscoesonMW34MKYKYKYlawyergeneral practice
Reed, Helen Rdaughter in lawFW26MKYALKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Reed, RoscoeheadMW45MKYKYKYlumber dealerown business
Reed, HelenwifeFW37MKYALKYstenographerpaint store

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Reed, RoscoeheadMW55MKYmanagerlumber mill
Reed, HelenwifeFW44MKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Roscoe Reed - Household

Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Reed, RoscoeheadMW64MarKYattorneylaw office
Reed, HelenwifeFW56MarKY