The Shemwell Family

Bernice A GrayAge: 93 years19252019

Name
Bernice A Gray
Given names
Bernice A
Surname
Gray
Married name
Bernice A Stewart
Birth July 6, 1925 35 28
Death of a maternal grandmotherMartha Melvina “Mattie” Ross
March 6, 1927 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a sisterDorothy Marselle Gray
August 5, 1928 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 2, 1930 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterJune Gray
September 9, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Taylor Gray
July 19, 1938 (Age 13 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 24 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 fatherAlford Levi Gray Sr.
April 19, 1959 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth May McMillan
October 27, 1960 (Age 35 years)
Death of a brotherAlfred Levi Gray Jr.
October 24, 1966 (Age 41 years)
MarriageMannie Clifton Stewart JrView this family
1967 (Age 41 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 husbandMannie Clifton Stewart Jr
February 28, 1991 (Age 65 years)

Death of a sisterChristine Gray
February 9, 2002 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterJune Gray
November 22, 2008 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterDorothy Marselle Gray
August 3, 2011 (Age 86 years)
Death April 13, 2019 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverview Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Elizabeth May McMillan
Birth: September 17, 1896 52 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 27, 1960Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: April 23, 1917Houston, Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder sister
Christine Gray
Birth: July 18, 1918 28 21Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 2002Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Alfred Levi Gray Jr.
Birth: October 18, 1922 32 26Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 24, 1966Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
herself
Bernice A Gray
Birth: July 6, 1925 35 28Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 2019Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dorothy Marselle Gray
Birth: August 5, 1928 38 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
June Gray
Birth: September 9, 1930 40 33Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 2008Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Family with Mannie Clifton Stewart Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Bernice A Gray
Birth: July 6, 1925 35 28Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 13, 2019Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: 1967

Bernice A Gray has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Alford Levi Gray - Household

Erin, Houston, TN

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Alford L GrayheadMW39M26TNTNTNPainterL & N Rail Road
Elizabeth GraywifeFW33M20TNTNTN
Christine GraydaughterFW11STNTNTN
A L GraysonFW7STNTNTN
Bernice GraydaughterFW4STNTNTN
Marselle GraydaughterMW1STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alford Levi Gray Sr. - Household

Main Street Erin, Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Gray, Alford LheadMW50MTNSame PlacePainterOdd Jobs
Gray, MayXwifeFW43MTNSame Place
Gray, ChristinedaughterFW21STNSame PlaceChief ClerkWPA Office
Gray, A L JrsonMW17STNSame PlaceDelivery BoyRetail Grocery Store
Gray, BernicedaughterFW14STNSame Place
Gray, MarselladaughterFW11STNSame Place
Gray, JunedaughterFW9STNSame Place