The Shemwell Family

James Edward CarnealAge: 85 years19162002

Name
James Edward Carneal
Given names
James Edward
Surname
Carneal
Birth December 24, 1916 33 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 8 days)

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 12 months)

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 sisterDorothy Virginia Carneal
August 11, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 3, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary J Groves
June 26, 1934 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Carneal
September 6, 1937 (Age 20 years)

Death of a brotherRoland Clifton Carneal
August 5, 1938 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Homicide, shot through the chest.
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 29, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 sisterDorothy Virginia Carneal
June 28, 1967 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherEldred “Tobie” Carneal
August 7, 1970 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherViettie Gertrude Welborn
December 20, 1970 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 sisterHazel Norene Carneal
August 26, 1998 (Age 81 years)
Note: Randy Hargrove is daughter Ruth's son -b
Death January 14, 2002 (Age 85 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: December 30, 1906
11 months
elder sister
Hazel Norene Carneal
Birth: November 22, 1907 24 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 26, 1998Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Roland Clifton Carneal
Birth: December 3, 1909 26 22Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1938Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
Eldred Carneal
Birth: April 19, 1911 27 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1911Todd, Kentucky, United States
4 years
elder sister
19 months
himself
James Edward Carneal
Birth: December 24, 1916 33 29Nonnell, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 2002Saint Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dorothy Virginia Carneal
Birth: August 11, 1919 35 32Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 1967Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
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himself
James Edward Carneal
Birth: December 24, 1916 33 29Nonnell, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 14, 2002Saint Clair Shores, Macomb, Michigan, United States
wife
Evenell A Rager
Birth: December 13, 1922Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 28, 2016Clinton, Macomb, Michigan, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Central City and Rockport Road Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Carneal, EldredheadMW47M22KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Carneal, Viettie GwifeFW42M18KYKYKY
Carneal, Thelma LdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Carneal, James EsonMW13SKYKYKY
Carneal, VirginiadaughterFW10SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eldred “Tobie” Carneal - Household

Highway 171 Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Carneal, EldredXheadMW56MKYRMuhlenbergKYFarmingFarm
Carneal, ViettiewifeFW54MKYRMuhlenbergKY
Carneal, EddiesonMW23SKYRMuhlenbergKYNew Worker
Wilkins, ThelmadaughterFW24WdKYRMuhlenbergKYNew Worker
Wilkins, Bobbie Anngrand daughterFW5SKY
Wilkins, Dorothy Leegrand daughterFW3SKY