The Shemwell Family

Eva Lee TurnerAge: 89 years19011990

Name
Eva Lee Turner
Given names
Eva Lee
Surname
Turner
Married name
Eva Lee Groves
Birth June 4, 1901 35 31
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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/
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maulta Louise Groves
August 10, 1928 (Age 27 years)
Death of a fatherJohn William Turner
November 28, 1928 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nona Marie Groves
February 19, 1933 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Charline Groves
August 22, 1939 (Age 38 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 April 4, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 motherMinnie M Allen
April 16, 1955 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John David “Johnny” Phillips
June 18, 1955 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 husbandCharles Clayton “Charlie” Groves
May 7, 1981 (Age 79 years)
Marriage of a childGranville L JoinesCharline GrovesView this family
1989 (Age 87 years)

Death November 17, 1990 (Age 89 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clifty Christian Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John William Turner
Birth: September 25, 1865Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 28, 1928Ennis, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Minnie M Allen
Birth: January 16, 1870Kentucky, United States
Death: April 16, 1955Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 9, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 years
herself
Eva Lee Turner
Birth: June 4, 1901 35 31Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 17, 1990Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Charles Clayton “Charlie” Groves - View this family
husband
herself
Eva Lee Turner
Birth: June 4, 1901 35 31Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 17, 1990Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Maulta Louise Groves
Birth: August 10, 1928 31 27Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Burial: Clifty Christian Church Cemetery, Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Nona Marie Groves
Birth: February 19, 1933 36 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 2022Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
7 years
daughter
Charline Groves
Birth: August 22, 1939 42 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 2022Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Clayton Groves - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Groves, CharlieheadMW53MarKYBus DriverClifty School
Groves, Eva LwifeFW49MarKY
Groves, CharlinedaughterFW9NevKY
Turner, Minniemother in lawFW80WdKY