The Shemwell Family

Helen Irene SherrardAge: 89 years19132002

Name
Helen Irene Sherrard
Given names
Helen Irene
Surname
Sherrard
Married name
Helen Irene Murphy
Married name
Helen Irene Turner
Birth March 14, 1913
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 3 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 4 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 16 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
MarriageCecil Bernard MurphyView this family
about 1931 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Barbara Eloise Murphy
May 26, 1931 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr
December 27, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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 4, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 husbandCecil Bernard Murphy
December 2, 1958 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Dean “Rick” Murphy
March 6, 1960 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 October 6, 2002 (Age 89 years)
Family with Cecil Bernard Murphy - View this family
husband
Cecil Bernard Murphy
Birth: June 26, 1908 40 39Browder, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1958Johnson City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
herself
Helen Irene Sherrard
Birth: March 14, 1913Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 2002Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Marriage: about 1931
5 months
daughter
Barbara Eloise Murphy
Birth: May 26, 1931 22 18Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: January 15, 2007
5 years
son
Cecil Bernard Murphy Jr
Birth: December 27, 1935 27 22Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: April 7, 2003Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Helen Irene Sherrard
Birth: March 14, 1913Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 2002Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Bernard Murphy - Household

1017 S. 13th. Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Murphy, CecilheadMW31MKYSame PlaceMinerCoal Mines
Murphy, HelenwifeFW27MILSame Place
Murphy, BarbaradaughterFW8SILSame Place
Murphy, Cecil JrsonMW4SIL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Bernard Murphy - Household

1017 S. 13th. Street Herrin, Williamson, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Murphy, Cecil BheadMW41MarKYBuggy OperatorCoal Mines
Murphy, Helen IwifeFW37MarIL
Murphy, Cecil B JrsonMW14NevIL