The Shemwell Family

Guy R BreezeelAge: 64 years19031967

Name
Guy R Breezeel
Given names
Guy R
Surname
Breezeel
Birth October 23, 1903 32 22
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherRuben Holmes
January 29, 1914 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterIrene Breezeel
October 25, 1916 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Elizabeth Hendrickson
May 13, 1919 (Age 15 years)
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 16 years)
MarriageBertha Joan BadgettView this family
about 1922 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Juanita Breezeel
June 24, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Rudy Virl Breezeel
November 4, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Novis Barton “Bob” Breezeel
May 1, 1929 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 12, 1930 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherEtta Valenta Holmes
May 3, 1937 (Age 33 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonNovis Barton “Bob” Breezeel
February 26, 1942 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 46 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 fatherWilliam Pinkney Breezeel
November 11, 1959 (Age 56 years)
Death of a wifeBertha Joan Badgett
November 4, 1962 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 November 10, 1967 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Level United Methodist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Pinkney Breezeel
Birth: December 1870 47 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1959Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
mother
Etta Valenta Holmes
Birth: November 11, 1880 40 41Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 3, 1937Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1897
Divorce: between 1917 and 1920Marshall, Kentucky, United States
7 years
himself
Guy R Breezeel
Birth: October 23, 1903 32 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1967Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
13 years
younger sister
Irene Breezeel
Birth: October 25, 1916 45 35Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 28, 1992Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Etie Farmer - View this family
father
William Pinkney Breezeel
Birth: December 1870 47 39Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1959Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
step-mother
Marriage:
Family with Bertha Joan Badgett - View this family
himself
Guy R Breezeel
Birth: October 23, 1903 32 22Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 10, 1967Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1922
18 months
daughter
Juanita Breezeel
Birth: June 24, 1923 19 27Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 2009Marshall, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
Rudy Virl Breezeel
Birth: November 4, 1924 21 28Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 1990Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
5 years
son
Novis Barton “Bob” Breezeel
Birth: May 1, 1929 25 33Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 26, 1942Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Breezeel - Household

Dist. 4 Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
William P BreezeelheadMW39M113KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Etta BreezeelwifeFW28M11311KYKYKY
Guy R BreezeelsonMW6SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Etta Valenta Holmes - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Etta BreezeelheadFW38DKYKYKYManagerFarm
Guy BreezeelsonMW16MKYKYKYLaborerFarm
Irene BreezeeldaughterFW3SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Guy R Breezeel - Household

Dist. 4 Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Guy R BreezeelheadMW26MKYKYKYFarmerFarm
Bertha J BadgettwifeFW34MKYILKY
Juanita BreezeeldaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Rudy V BreezeelsonMW5SKYKYKY
Novis B BreezeelsonMW1SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Guy R Breezeel - Household

Dist 4 Middle Ford Creek, Oak Level Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFBPMBPFarmOccupationIndustryEmpWksIncVetWar
Guy BreezeelheadMW36MKYLaborerRoad Work
Bertha BreezellwifeFW44MKY
Juanita BreezeeldaughterFW16SKY
Rudy V BreezeelsonMW15S
Novis B BreezeeldaughterFW10SKY

Note: Novis is listed as a daughter