The Shemwell Family

David Roland Shemwell Sr.Age: 72 years19231995

Name
David Roland Shemwell Sr.
Given names
David Roland
Surname
Shemwell
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth February 2, 1923 21 20
Death of a paternal grandfatherRev. Roland W Shemwell
August 24, 1926 (Age 3 years)
Cause: Diabetes
Birth of a brotherDonald Lee Shemwell
September 15, 1929 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 7, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Census May 2, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Marriage of a parentGranbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” ShemwellMarguerite O “Margaret” LaskyView this family
about 1944 (Age 20 years)
Note: Granbury D Shemwell and Marguerite O Lasky Marriage
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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
Census April 12, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 paternal grandmotherHettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
February 1, 1960 (Age 36 years)
Cause: Heart Disease
Death of a maternal grandmotherMinerva Delia “Minnie” Roberts
about 1962 (Age 38 years)
Death of a fatherGranbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell
August 1971 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Lorena Barrett
December 4, 1974 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 June 16, 1995 (Age 72 years)
Cremationunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1920
14 months
elder brother
Kenneth Dabney “Skeets” Shemwell
Birth: February 24, 1921 19 18Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: July 8, 2004Pima, Graham, Arizona, United States
23 months
himself
David Roland Shemwell Sr.
Birth: February 2, 1923 21 20Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1995Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
7 years
younger brother
Donald Lee Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1929 28 26Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Death: March 23, 2014
Father’s family with Marguerite O “Margaret” Lasky - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1944Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
Family with Edna Lorraine Crossley - View this family
himself
David Roland Shemwell Sr.
Birth: February 2, 1923 21 20Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
Death: June 16, 1995Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
wife
Edna Lorraine Crossley
Birth: November 1, 1925Oklahoma, United States
Death: March 18, 2012Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private

David Roland Shemwell Sr. has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell - Household

2818 Avenue L Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Dabney GheadMW28M18KYTNKYAccountantGlass factory
Shemwell, Lorena EwifeFW27M17OKUSTX
Shemwell, Kenneth DsonMW9STXKYOK
Shemwell, David RsonMW7STXKYOK
Shemwell, Donald LsonMW6mSTXKYOK

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Granbury Dabney “Uncle Dow” Shemwell - Household

Grove Street Oakland, Alameda, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, DabneyheadMW38MKYWichita FallsTXBookkeeperValve Manufacturing
Shemwell, LorenawifeFW37MOKWichita FallsTX
Shemwell, DavidsonMW17STXWichita FallsTX
Shemwell, DonaldsonMW10STXWichita FallsTX