The Shemwell Family

Ilon Houston KerleyAge: 73 years19001974

Name
Ilon Houston Kerley
Given names
Ilon Houston
Surname
Kerley
Birth May 30, 1900 32 28
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 days)
Birth of a sisterLavada Houston Kerley
May 4, 1902 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterEmmer Houstin Kerley
January 2, 1904 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLela Frances Kerley
July 17, 1905 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterOla Houston Kerley
July 2, 1907 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherL V Kerley
April 3, 1909 (Age 8 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherN J Kerley
April 29, 1912 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterRecie Recie Kerley
October 6, 1913 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Lloyd Selby
May 31, 1914 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageJohn Wilbur KerleyView this family
October 7, 1918 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 29 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth Hyder
January 31, 1934 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherNancy Elizabeth Selby
March 7, 1941 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 49 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 fatherThomas Houston Kerley
September 5, 1955 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherAlvin Kerley
January 23, 1964 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherClay Evans Houston Kerley
March 25, 1966 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Earnest Kerley
September 24, 1967 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherWilker Kerley
March 7, 1968 (Age 67 years)
Death of a sisterReevie Kerley
February 4, 1971 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherN J Kerley
March 26, 1972 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherL V Kerley
June 18, 1973 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 1, 1974 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1889
21 months
elder brother
William Earnest Kerley
Birth: September 24, 1890 22 18Burke, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 24, 1967Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Clay Evans Houston Kerley
Birth: September 22, 1892 24 20Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 25, 1966Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
20 months
elder brother
Wilker Kerley
Birth: May 16, 1894 26 22Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 7, 1968Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, United States
3 years
elder sister
Reevie Kerley
Birth: December 7, 1896 29 24Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1971Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
Alvin Kerley
Birth: October 7, 1898 30 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1964Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
herself
Ilon Houston Kerley
Birth: May 30, 1900 32 28Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1974Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger sister
20 months
younger sister
Emmer Houstin Kerley
Birth: January 2, 1904 36 31Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 1986Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
18 months
younger sister
Lela Frances Kerley
Birth: July 17, 1905 37 33Tennessee, United States
Death: November 7, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger sister
Ola Houston Kerley
Birth: July 2, 1907 39 35Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 15, 1995Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger brother
L V Kerley
Birth: April 3, 1909 41 37Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 18, 1973Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
N J Kerley
Birth: April 29, 1912 44 40Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 26, 1972Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger sister
Recie Recie Kerley
Birth: October 6, 1913 45 41Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 7, 2000Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Family with John Wilbur Kerley - View this family
husband
John Wilbur Kerley
Birth: October 22, 1894Tennessee, United States
Death: April 22, 1975Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
herself
Ilon Houston Kerley
Birth: May 30, 1900 32 28Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1974Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 7, 1918Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kerley, Thomas HheadWMOct186831M11TNTNTNFarner
Kerley, Nancy EwifeWFJan187228M1166TNTNTN
Kerley, William EsonWMJun18909STNTNTN
Kerley, Clay EsonWMSep18927STNTNTN
Kerley, WilkersonWMMay18946STNTNTN
Kerley, RevadaughterWFDec18963STNTNTN
Kerley, AlvinsonWMOct18981STNTNTN
Kerley, Not NameddaughterWFMay19000mSTNTNTN
Selby, Zenasister in lawWFFeb187624STNTNTN

Says Houston - Thomas middle name -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Houston Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kerley, ThomasheadMW42M121TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kerley, Nancy EwifeFW38M1211111TNTNTN
Kerley, William EsonMW19WdTNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, WilkersonMW15STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, ReviedaughterFW13STNTNTN
Kerley, AlvinsonMW11STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Kerley, IlondaughterFW9STNTNTN
Kerley, LavadadaughterFW7STNTNTN
Kerley, EmmerdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Kerley, LeladaughterFW4STNTNTN
Kerley, OladaughterFW2STNTNTN
Kerley, L VsonMW1STNTNTN