The Shemwell Family

Mary Rebecca MorganAge: 91 years19222013

Name
Mary Rebecca Morgan
Given names
Mary Rebecca
Surname
Morgan
Married name
Mary Rebecca McGregor
Birth 1922 37 23

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 5, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterDixie H Morgan
1931 (Age 9 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Russell McGregor
October 8, 1942 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 28 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 maternal grandmotherWilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland
August 9, 1959 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherJames Hayden Morgan
July 7, 1972 (Age 50 years)
Death of a motherHelen Rebecca Shemwell
January 28, 1975 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 husbandRussell V McGregor
2000 (Age 78 years)

Death of a sonJames Russell McGregor
May 5, 2009 (Age 87 years)

Cause: Heart Attack
Death March 19, 2013 (Age 91 years)
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father
James Hayden Morgan
Birth: April 25, 1884Kentucky, United States
Death: July 7, 1972Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
mother
Helen Rebecca Shemwell
Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 1975Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1921
2 years
herself
10 years
younger sister
Dixie H Morgan
Birth: 1931 46 32Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: 2014Illinois, United States
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herself
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daughter
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Mary Rebecca Morgan has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Hayden Morgan - Household

Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Morgan, James HheadMW45M34KYKYKYFarmerAgri. Farm
Morgan, HelenwifeFW31M22KYKYKYTeacherPublic School
Morgan, RebeccadaughterFW8SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Hayden Morgan - Household

Symsonia Highway Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Morgan, JamieXheadMW55MKYsame houseFarmerFarm
Morgan, HelenwifeFW41MKYsame house
Morgan, Rebecca (ab)daughterFW18SKYsame house
Morgan, Dixie HdaughterFW8SKYsame house
Morgan, LydiaauntFW70SKYsame house