The Shemwell Family

Death of a mother

Mary E “Polly” Reed
March 11, 1889 (Age 9 days)

Death of a maternal grandfather

Milus G Reed
May 15, 1890 (Age 14 months)

Marriage of a parent

James A Smith — Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes — View this family
November 10, 1891 (Age 2 years)

Occupation

Mail Carrier

No Children

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)

Cuba

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

Census

June 9, 1900 (Age 11 years)

Death of a father

James A Smith
before 1910 (Age 20 years)

Kentucky, United States

Census

April 15, 1910 (Age 21 years)

Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Needham Vanburen Smith - Household

Death of a sister

Roberta “Bertie” Smith
June 28, 1914 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 26 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1

Death of a brother

Milas Roscoe Smith
March 30, 1917 (Age 28 years)

Cause: Killed by falling tree

Historical Event

World War I

between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/

Marriage

Lovie Shemwell — View this family
November 3, 1919 (Age 30 years)

Census

January 7, 1920 (Age 30 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 40 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 15, 1930 (Age 41 years)

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household

Census

April 30, 1940 (Age 51 years)

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household

Military

WW2 Draft

1942 (Age 52 years)

Historical Event

World War II

between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 60 years)

South Korea

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

Historical Event

Vietnam War

between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 years)

Vietnam

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

November 8, 1966 (Age 77 years)

Benton Cemetery, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Burial

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary E “Polly” Reed Robert L Smith Roberta “Bertie” Smith Milas Roscoe Smith Clint Randle Smith Family with spouse Rebecca E Reed Family with spouse Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes James A Smith Birth: October 1850 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James A Smith Robert L Smith Roberta “Bertie” Smith Milas Roscoe Smith Clint Randle Smith Mary E “Polly” Reed Birth: November 25, 1855 28 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: October 10, 1880 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert L Smith Birth: March 9, 1884 33 28 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death:
17 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Roberta “Bertie” Smith Birth: August 12, 1885 34 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1914 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Milas Roscoe Smith Birth: November 5, 1887 37 31 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1917 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
16 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lovie Shemwell Clint Randle Smith Birth: March 2, 1889 38 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 8, 1966 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Rebecca E Reed - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary E “Polly” Reed Robert L Smith Roberta “Bertie” Smith Milas Roscoe Smith Clint Randle Smith Family with spouse Rebecca E Reed Family with spouse Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes James A Smith Birth: October 1850 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James A Smith Rebecca E Reed Birth: about 1856 28 22 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1879 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: January 6, 1876 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary E “Polly” Reed Robert L Smith Roberta “Bertie” Smith Milas Roscoe Smith Clint Randle Smith Family with spouse Rebecca E Reed Family with spouse Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes James A Smith Birth: October 1850 — Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 — Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Alexander Shemwell Family with spouse James A Smith Family with spouse Henry Clay Travis Martha Caroline “Mattie” Holmes Birth: October 2, 1860 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 19, 1919 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: November 10, 1891 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Family with Lovie Shemwell - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lovie Shemwell Clint Randle Smith Birth: March 2, 1889 38 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 8, 1966 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clint Randle Smith Lovie Shemwell Birth: October 24, 1893 33 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1988 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: November 3, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Clint Randle Smith has 8 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (8)

Parents Needham Vanburen Smith + Izora Reed

1Robert L Smith1872–1940

Parents James Winfred Reed + Mary Jane Lyles

1J S Reed1881–1881

2Luther Reed1883–1958

3Bertha Reed1883–1961

4Clifton Reed1885–1949

5Pearl Reed1888–1978

6Almira Reed1890–1973

Parents William Robert Reed + Lenora Monroe Riley

1Maude Robert Reed1887–1964

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Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - Needham Vanburen Smith - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Smith, Need V	head	W	M	Aug	1840	59	M	30			KY	NC	NC	farmer
Smith, Izora	wife	W	F	Oct	1850	49	M	30	1	1	KY	NC	KY
Smith, Clint Randle	nephew	W	M	Mar	1889	11	S				KY	KY	KY
Reed, Maudie	niece	W	F	Dec	1888	12	S				KY	KY	KY

Census

1910 United States - Census transcript - Needham Vanburen Smith - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Smith, Needham V	head	M	W	69	M	39			KY	TN	NC	farmer
Smith, Isora	wife	F	W	59	M	39	2	1	KY	NC	KY
Smith, Clint	nephew	M	W	21	S				KY	KY	KY	farm laborer
Reed, Maud R	niece	F	W	21	S				KY	KY	KY

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household

Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Smith, Clint R	head	M	W	30	M	KY	KY	KY	farmer
Smith, Lovie A	wife	F	W	26	M	KY	KY	KY
Smith, Izora	aunt	F	W	69	W	KY	KY	KY

Census

1930 United States - Census transcript - Clint Randle Smith - Household

First Street South Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

Name	Relation	Home	V/R	Radio	Farm	Sex	Race	Age	Cond	AM	School	R/W	BP	FBP	MBP	Lang	Imm	Nat	Eng	Occupation	Industry	Code	Emp	Work	Unemp	Vet	War
Smith, Clint R	head					M	W	41	M	30			KY	KY	KY					County Court Clerk	County Officer
Smith, Lovie	wife					F	W	35	M	24			KY	KY	KY

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