The Shemwell Family

Berdena May BlytheAge: 87 years19152003

Name
Berdena May Blythe
Given names
Berdena May
Surname
Blythe
Married name
Berdena May Hatfill
Married name
Berdena May Foreman
Birth April 6, 1915
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 20 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/
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
Birth of a son
#1
Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill
October 31, 1933 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill
October 31, 1935 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Samuel Eugene Hatfill
June 27, 1938 (Age 23 years)
Census April 2, 1940 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Franklin DeLano Hatfill
August 4, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Rosemary Elizabeth Hatfill
January 26, 1943 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Sandra Charlene “Sandy” Hatfill
December 13, 1944 (Age 29 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
Birth of a son
#7
Michael Lee Hatfill
March 26, 1949 (Age 33 years)
Census April 6, 1950 (Age 35 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
Death of a husbandRolland Ira Hatfill
November 7, 1957 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childBenjamin L FettersRosemary Elizabeth HatfillView this family
1959 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Ronald “Frenchie” French
August 16, 1962 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Joseph Scott Hatfill
November 1, 1962 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Richard Wayne French
October 5, 1963 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Steven Dewayne Hatfill
December 27, 1967 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonSteven Dewayne Hatfill
December 28, 1967 (Age 52 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
Death of a sonMichael Lee Hatfill
September 19, 1980 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonSamuel Eugene Hatfill
April 30, 1989 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sonRoland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill
August 23, 1993 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonFranklin DeLano Hatfill
October 24, 1995 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonJoseph Scott Hatfill
December 19, 1996 (Age 81 years)
Death of a grandsonRonald “Frenchie” French
December 21, 2001 (Age 86 years)
Death January 25, 2003 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Drummond Cemetery
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husband
herself
son
Roland Sylvester “Sonny” Hatfill
Birth: October 31, 1933 20 18Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: August 23, 1993Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Earl “Tom” Hatfill
Birth: October 31, 1935 22 20Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: July 27, 2003Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Samuel Eugene Hatfill
Birth: June 27, 1938 24 23Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: April 30, 1989Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Franklin DeLano Hatfill
Birth: August 4, 1940 26 25Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death: October 24, 1995Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
23 months
daughter
daughter
Private
son
Michael Lee Hatfill
Birth: March 26, 1949 35 33Illinois, United States
Death: September 19, 1980Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Rolland Ira Hatfill - Household

2501 Mattoon, Coles, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Hatfill, Rolland IheadMW26MILSame placeCommon LaborerWPA
Hatfill, Berdena MwifeFW24MNESame place
Hatfill, Roland SsonMW6SILSame place
Hatfill, Thomas EsonMW4SIL
Hatfill, Sammy EsonMW1SIL