The Shemwell Family

Norma L BoleyAge: 81 years18951977

Name
Norma L Boley
Given names
Norma L
Surname
Boley
Married name
Norma L Lyon
Birth June 4, 1895
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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
MarriageCharles Allen “Charlie” LyonView this family
about 1914 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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 son
#1
Robert William Lyon
June 22, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 34 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 4, 1930 (Age 34 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 husbandCharles Allen “Charlie” Lyon
November 12, 1960 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonRobert William Lyon
June 12, 1966 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 March 16, 1977 (Age 81 years)
Family with Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon - View this family
husband
herself
Norma L Boley
Birth: June 4, 1895Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 16, 1977Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1914
12 years
son
Robert William Lyon
Birth: June 22, 1925 28 30Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Death: June 12, 1966Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon + Gillie F Harris - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1915
14 months
step-daughter
Alberta Marie Lyon
Birth: March 13, 1916 19 23Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 17, 2003Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

No family available

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon - Household

Nauerth Ave Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Lyon, Charles AheadMW33W23KYKYKYTool MakerAirplane parts
Lyon, Norma LwifeFW34M19KYKYKY
Lyon, MariedaughterFW14MKYKYKY
Lyon, Robert WsonMW5SOHKYKY
Currence, Paulstep sonMW19SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon - Household

Rush Mill Road Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Lyon, Charles AheadMW43WKYsame houseFarmerFarm
Lyon, Norma LXwifeFW44MKYsame house
Lyon, Robert WsonMW14SKYsame houseFarmerFarm
Currence, Paul Estep sonMW24SKYsame houseFarmerFarm