The Shemwell Family

Olevia Virginia SherrodAge: 83 years19141997

Name
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Given names
Olevia Virginia
Surname
Sherrod
Married name
Olevia Virginia Moore
Married name
Olevia Virginia Painter
Birth March 27, 1914 34 29
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 months)

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 2 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 3 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 paternal grandfatherFinis Washington Sherrod
April 30, 1919 (Age 5 years)
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell
August 16, 1924 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherMattie Lou Eddings
September 16, 1928 (Age 14 years)
MarriageJames Randolph “Randy” MooreView this family
August 17, 1929 (Age 15 years)
Marriage of a parentJames Samuel “Jim” SherrodMaude Edomson “Maudie” HallView this family
about 1929 (Age 14 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
Birth of a half-brotherJames Willard Sherrod
March 6, 1931 (Age 16 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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
Death of a fatherJames Samuel “Jim” Sherrod
June 25, 1951 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 husbandJames Randolph “Randy” Moore
March 22, 1963 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 half-brotherCarlie Finis Sherrod
October 12, 1979 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherArvin Willis Sherrod
March 25, 1996 (Age 81 years)
Death of a husbandHerbert Lester Painter
April 25, 1997 (Age 83 years)
Death May 9, 1997 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Hills Memory Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1906Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
Arvin Willis Sherrod
Birth: February 21, 1908 28 23Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1996Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Myrtle A Sherrod
Birth: May 10, 1910 30 25Kentucky, United States
Death: December 2, 1999Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
herself
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Birth: March 27, 1914 34 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States
Father’s family with Minnie Pearl Richmond - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 11, 1900Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
half-brother
Carlie Finis Sherrod
Birth: June 30, 1902 22Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1979Todd, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1929
2 years
half-brother
James Willard Sherrod
Birth: March 6, 1931 51 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 31, 2002Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with James Randolph “Randy” Moore - View this family
husband
James Randolph “Randy” Moore
Birth: May 13, 1906Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 22, 1963Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Birth: March 27, 1914 34 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States
Marriage: August 17, 1929Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Herbert Lester Painter - View this family
husband
Herbert Lester Painter
Birth: April 4, 1918Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Death: April 25, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States
herself
Olevia Virginia Sherrod
Birth: March 27, 1914 34 29Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 9, 1997Bristol, Virginia, United States
son
Private

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Samuel Sherrod - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Sherrod, JamesheadMW39MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Sherrod, MattiewifeFW35MKYKYKY
Sherrod, CarliesonMW17SKYKYKYFarmer
Sherrod, ArvinsonMW11MKYKYKY
Sherrod, MyrtledaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Sherrod, OleviadaughterFW5MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Randolph “Randy” Moore - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Moore, RandolphXheadMW33M5KYSame HouseCarpenterHouse
Moore, OleviawifeFW26M5KYSame House