The Shemwell Family

Roger KerleyAge: 77 years19191996

Name
Roger Kerley
Given names
Roger
Surname
Kerley
Birth May 1, 1919 28 22
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a brotherToy Kerley
September 23, 1921 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterWillie Mae Kerley
November 3, 1923 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSyble Elizabeth Kerley
June 18, 1926 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherRidley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley
March 16, 1929 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 10, 1930 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Bess Kerley
May 8, 1931 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherErnest Gordon Kerley
May 24, 1933 (Age 14 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Bess Kerley
July 1, 1933 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterLois Kerley
June 14, 1935 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterFlossie Kerley
May 10, 1939 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Elizabeth Selby
March 7, 1941 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 May 3, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 paternal grandfatherThomas Houston “Tom” Kerley
September 5, 1955 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Anthony Harold “Tony” Dyer
July 2, 1964 (Age 45 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Ernest Kerley
September 24, 1967 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 brotherErnest Gordon Kerley
July 3, 1977 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-sisterArkie Avalee Kerley
March 12, 1979 (Age 59 years)
Death of a motherMary May Tollett
October 25, 1981 (Age 62 years)
Death of a granddaughterAnthony Harold “Tony” Dyer
April 11, 1984 (Age 64 years)

Death of a brotherToy Kerley
January 27, 1986 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMyrtle Lee Kerley
February 18, 1988 (Age 68 years)
Death May 7, 1996 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Davis Cemetery
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father
mother
elder sister
Myrtle Lee Kerley
Birth: January 30, 1913 22 16Litton, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 1988Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
Ray Kerley
Birth: April 17, 1915 24 18Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 21, 2006Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Violet Ruth Kerley
Birth: June 29, 1917 26 21Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 13, 2009Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
22 months
himself
Roger Kerley
Birth: May 1, 1919 28 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 7, 1996Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Toy Kerley
Birth: September 23, 1921 30 25Big Rock, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 27, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Willie Mae Kerley
Birth: November 3, 1923 33 27Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 2012Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Syble Elizabeth Kerley
Birth: June 18, 1926 35 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 17, 2011Franklin, Heard, Georgia, United States
3 years
younger brother
Ridley Mitchell “Bud” Kerley
Birth: March 16, 1929 38 32Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 8, 1998Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Anna Bess Kerley
Birth: May 8, 1931 40 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 1, 1933Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Ernest Gordon Kerley
Birth: May 24, 1933 42 37Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 1977Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Lois Kerley
Birth: June 14, 1935 44 39Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 24, 2024Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States
sister
Private
younger sister
Flossie Kerley
Birth: May 10, 1939 48 42Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 2024Hapeville, Fulton, Georgia, United States
Father’s family with Susie Houston - View this family
father
step-mother
Susie Houston
Birth: March 18, 1893Linary, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 13, 1909Linary, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 19, 1908Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
11 months
half-sister
Arkie Avalee Kerley
Birth: March 28, 1909 18 16Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 12, 1979Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, United States
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himself
Roger Kerley
Birth: May 1, 1919 28 22Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 7, 1996Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
wife
Edna Pearl Myers
Birth: September 12, 1920 25 26Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 16, 2005Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Earnest Kerley - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kerley, ErnestheadMW28MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Kerley, MaywifeFW24MTNTNTN
Kerley, MyrtledaughterFW6STNTNTN
Kerley, RaysonMW4-9mSTNTNTN
Kerley, VioletdaughterFW2-3mSTNTNTN
Kerley, RogersonMW6mSTNTNTN
Tollett, Goodenbrother in lawMW37STNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Earnest Kerley - Household

Bledsoe, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kerley, William EheadMW39M21TNTNTNLaborerGeneral Farm
Kerley, MaywifeFW33M15TNTNTN
Kerley, RaysonMW15STNTNTN
Kerley, VioletdaughterFW12STNTNTN
Kerley, RogersonMW10STNTNTN
Kerley, ToysonMW8STNTNTN
Kerley, Willie MdaughterFW6STNTNTN
Kerley, SybledaughterFW3-11mSTNTNTN
Kerley, RidleysonMW1-1mSTNTNTN