The Shemwell Family

Virgil James “Virgie” TabbAge: 72 years18901963

Name
Virgil James “Virgie” Tabb
Given names
Virgil James
Surname
Tabb
Nickname
Virgie
Birth December 1, 1890
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 April 20, 1910 (Age 19 years)
MarriageGeneva Bell GilbertView this family
February 14, 1912 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Mary Norene Tabb
July 2, 1915 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Viola Louise Tabb
May 1, 1917 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 February 20, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Lyndle Ray Tabb
April 4, 1924 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Paul Adrian Tabb
April 30, 1927 (Age 36 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 8, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sonPaul Adrian Tabb
January 5, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Marvin Leo Crafton Sr.
March 1, 1934 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 59 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 January 30, 1963 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Family with Geneva Bell Gilbert - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 14, 1912
5 years
daughter
Viola Louise Tabb
Birth: May 1, 1917 26 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 27, 1998Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
-22 months
daughter
Mary Norene Tabb
Birth: July 2, 1915 24 26Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: 1979Kentucky, United States
9 years
son
Lyndle Ray Tabb
Birth: April 4, 1924 33 35Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 16, 2013Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States
3 years
son
Paul Adrian Tabb
Birth: April 30, 1927 36 38Kentucky, United States
Death: January 5, 1934Kentucky, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Phillip Ewing Gilbert - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gilbert, Phillip EheadMW63M132KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Gilbert, Mary JwifeFW57M13243KYKYKY
Gilbert, Geneva BdaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Tabb, VirgieHired handMW19SKYKYKYFarm LaborHome farm
Gilbert, Floyd Igrand daughterFW5SKYKYKY
Gilbert, Effie Mgrand daughterFW3SKYKYKY

Geneva married Virgie -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Virge Tabb - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Tabb, VirgeheadMW29MKYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Tabb, NelliewifeFW31MKYKYKY
Tabb, NorenedaughterFW4-0mSKYKYKY
Tabb, LouisedaughterFW2-7mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Virgil James “Virgie” Tabb - Household

Coal Bank Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Tabb, Virgil JheadMW39M21KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Tabb, Bell GwifeFW40M22KYKYKY
Tabb, NorenedaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Tabb, Viola LdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Tabb, Lyndle RsonMW6SKYKYKY
Tabb, Paul AsonMW2-11mSKYKYKY