The Shemwell Family

Lela Bell HancockAge: 81 years18721954

Name
Lela Bell Hancock
Given names
Lela Bell
Surname
Hancock
Married name
Lela Bell Shemwell
Birth October 12, 1872 29 25
Birth of a sisterGeorgia Hancock
1884 (Age 11 years)

MarriageDr. Joseph Wade “Joe” ShemwellView this family
December 24, 1895 (Age 23 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Gradie Odella Shemwell
August 20, 1899 (Age 26 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Left Wife
Dr. Shemwell elopes
May 25, 1905 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMinerva Jane McClain
November 3, 1907 (Age 35 years)
Census 1910 (Age 37 years)
Address: with father Hancock
Death of a husbandDr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell
January 10, 1915 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childRichard McDaniel “Mack” WalkerGradie Odella ShemwellView this family
January 9, 1916 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ova Bee Clarice Walker
December 16, 1916 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Eloise Maloi Walker
May 14, 1919 (Age 46 years)
Census 1920 (Age 47 years)
Address: - living alone
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mollie Juanita Walker
December 8, 1922 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherJames H Hancock
November 12, 1923 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sisterJennie Ann Hancock
December 19, 1926 (Age 54 years)

Burial of a sisterJennie Ann Hancock
December 1926 (Age 54 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#4
Brandon “Mac” Walker
July 30, 1929 (Age 56 years)
Census 1930 (Age 57 years)
Address: Dist. 3
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Norma Jean Walker
August 6, 1934 (Age 61 years)

Death August 30, 1954 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
3 years
herself
Lela Bell Hancock
Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1954Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
12 years
younger sister
Family with Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Lela Bell Hancock
Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 30, 1954Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1895
4 years
daughter
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell + Linnie Bell Ralls - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: May 30, 1905Jackson, Missouri, United States
9 months
step-daughter
4 years
step-daughter
2 years
step-son
3 years
step-son
John Harris Wade Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 13, 1987Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States

Lela Bell Hancock has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household

ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Joseph Wade ShemwellheadWMOct 186138M5--TNKYTNPhysician
Lela Bell HancockwifeWFOct 187326M511KYKYKY
Gradie Odella ShemwelldaughterWFAug 189910mS---KYTNKY

Notes: Next door to brother & sisters

Note
Source: “The Stewart-Houston Times” Newspaper, a weekly newspaper of Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee Date of Newspaper: Tuesday, September 7, 1954 Page: Front Page Name: Lela Bell (Hancock) Shemwell Age: 81 Born: Date not listed, born in Trigg County, Kentucky Died: August 30, 1954 in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky Funeral: September 1, 1954 with Milligan & Ridgeway Funeral Home in Stewart County, Tennessee Burial: Flat Lick Cemetery Parents: James H. Hancock and Minerva (McClain) Hancock Deceased Spouse: Dr. J. W. Shemwell Surviving Children: Mrs. Gradie Walker Surviving Siblings: Mrs. Georgia Crane