The Shemwell Family

Etta B TabbAge: 78 years18911969

Name
Etta B Tabb
Given names
Etta B
Surname
Tabb
Married name
Etta B Denny
Married name
Etta B Shemwell
Birth January 25, 1891 43 36
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)
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 1, 1900 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherThomas W Tabb
October 8, 1906 (Age 15 years)
Cause: Consumption
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPhada Jane “Fadie” Christian
October 19, 1911 (Age 20 years)
MarriageCharlie Freeman DennyView this family
about 1913 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Lutie Hilda Denny
December 15, 1913 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Charles Colvie Denny
August 18, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 25 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 26 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/
Census January 9, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a husbandCharlie Freeman Denny
September 8, 1928 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 9, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Imadean Denny Rager
June 17, 1932 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Edna Blanche Rager
August 20, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn William “J W” Tabb
April 13, 1936 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childCharles Colvie DennyEva Odessa RoeView this family
about 1939 (Age 47 years)

Census May 4, 1940 (Age 49 years)
MarriageCharles Emmet ShemwellView this family
about 1941 (Age 49 years)

Note: Says 1931 in FAG.. I can't find any sources they ever married. -b
Death of a motherHenrietta Harris
December 4, 1941 (Age 50 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Terry Lane Rager
April 15, 1944 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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
Death of a sisterGertrude May “Gertie” Tabb
October 27, 1946 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Emmet Shemwell
April 23, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherLawrence Guy Tabb
June 19, 1951 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Motorcycle/auto accident
Marriage of a childElmon Sonny JohnsonLutie Hilda DennyView this family
July 24, 1953 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Colvie Freeman Denny
April 24, 1954 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherLloyd Irwin Tabb
October 1, 1957 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherOmer Ebbot Tabb
April 19, 1959 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 December 15, 1969 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: July 30, 1872Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
Jeptha Raiman Tabb
Birth: August 17, 1885 37 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 1, 1886Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
Father’s family with Sarah E Clevinger - View this family
father
step-mother
Sarah E Clevinger
Birth: August 11, 1843Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1870Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 25, 1869Todd, Kentucky, United States
13 months
half-brother
John William “J W” Tabb
Birth: December 17, 1870 23 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 13, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Charlie Freeman Denny - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1913
11 months
daughter
20 months
son
Charles Colvie Denny
Birth: August 18, 1915 28 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 21, 1988Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States
Family with Charles Emmet Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1941
Charles Emmet Shemwell + Lida Higgins - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about December 6, 1899Todd, Kentucky, United States
10 months
step-daughter
Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell
Birth: September 22, 1900 26 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 1, 1988Todd, Kentucky, United States
23 months
step-son
Elmer Shemwell
Birth: August 25, 1902 28 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 23, 1934Todd, Kentucky, United States
23 months
step-son
Lawrence Shemwell
Birth: August 7, 1904 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 31, 1953Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
4 years
step-son
3 years
step-son

Etta B Tabb has 40 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas W Tabb - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Thomas W TabbheadWMDec184752MKYVAVAFarmer
Henrietta TabbwifeWFMar185446M75KYKYKY
Omar E TabbsonWMMay187822SKYKYKYFarm laborer
Gerlie TabbdaughterWFJun188119SKYKYKY
Lawernce GTabbsonWMDec188712SKYKYKY
Etta B TabbdaughterWFJun18919SKYKYKY

Same census as James Hester

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henrietta Harris - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Tabb, HenriettaheadFW56Wd76KYKYKYLiving on Income
Tabb, Etta BdaughterFW19SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charlie Freeman Denny - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Denny, CharlieheadMW33MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Denny, EttawifeFW29MKYKYKY
Denny, LutiedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Denny, ColviesonMW5SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Etta B Tabb - Household

Coal Bank Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Denny, Etta BheadFW39Wd21KYKYKYFarmingGeneral Farm
Denny, Lutie HdaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Denny, Charles CsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Henrietta Harris - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Tabb, Henrietta MrsheadFW86WdKYSame house
Denny, Etta MrsdaughterFW49WdKYSame house

Marriage
Says 1931 in FAG.. I can't find any sources they ever married. -b