The Shemwell Family

Eva Lilly ShamwellAge: 84 years18981982

Name
Eva Lilly Shamwell
Given names
Eva Lilly
Surname
Shamwell
Married name
Eva Lilly Hester
Birth May 29, 1898 30 31
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Elmer Shamwell
August 1, 1903 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherBarney S Shamwell
June 21, 1905 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterGrace May Shamwell
1909 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Thomas “Tom” Shamwell
October 23, 1909 (Age 11 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years)
Address: Dist. 3
Birth of a son
#1
Ural Edwin Hester
May 3, 1915 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Leon E Hester
December 21, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandmotherMildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong
February 16, 1917 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Heart Failure
Birth of a son
#3
Russell Brandon Hester
October 24, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 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 19 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/
Census February 4, 1920 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Lelton Glen Hester
December 8, 1921 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Floyd Irvin Hester
February 27, 1925 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Emilou Hester
June 28, 1929 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 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 2, 1930 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Billy Ardell Hester
January 25, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Bobbie Ray Hester
August 26, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Bonnie Faye Hester
August 26, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sonBobbie Ray Hester
August 29, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Death of a daughterBonnie Faye Hester
August 29, 1936 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Betty Jean Hester
July 29, 1937 (Age 39 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Ural Brandon Hester
February 20, 1942 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherEliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart
February 26, 1942 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherHenry Isaac Shamwell
July 3, 1943 (Age 45 years)
Death of a grandsonUral Brandon Hester
May 21, 1944 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 51 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 brotherBarney S Shamwell
February 25, 1955 (Age 56 years)
Death of a half-brotherSamuel Franklin Shemwell
February 23, 1968 (Age 69 years)

Death of a husbandEllis Reed Hester
April 2, 1972 (Age 73 years)
Death of a daughterEmilou Hester
December 20, 1974 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 sonLeon E Hester
October 8, 1977 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherHenry Elmer Shamwell
June 6, 1982 (Age 84 years)
Death November 26, 1982 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 30, 1896Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
herself
5 years
younger brother
Henry Elmer Shamwell
Birth: August 1, 1903 35 37Kentucky, United States
Death: June 6, 1982Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States
23 months
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
10 months
younger brother
Father’s family with Rebecca Kennedy - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 11, 1888Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
half-brother
Family with Ellis Reed Hester - View this family
husband
herself
son
Ural Edwin Hester
Birth: May 3, 1915 18 16Tennessee, United States
Death: March 11, 1991Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Leon E Hester
Birth: December 21, 1916 20 18Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1977Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Russell Brandon Hester
Birth: October 24, 1918 22 20Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 23, 1986Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Lelton Glen Hester
Birth: December 8, 1921 25 23Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 2001Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Floyd Irvin Hester
Birth: February 27, 1925 28 26Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 9, 2004Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Emilou Hester
Birth: June 28, 1929 33 31Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1974Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son
Bobbie Ray Hester
Birth: August 26, 1936 40 38Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1936Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Bonnie Faye Hester
Birth: August 26, 1936 40 38Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 29, 1936Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Eva Lilly Shamwell has 12 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household

Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Henry ShemwellheadWMOct 186732M3--KYTNKYFarmer
Eliza A ShemwellwifeWFJan 186634M321TNTNKY
Samuel ShemwellsonWMSep 188910S---TNKYTNFarm labor
Eva L ShemwelldaughterWFMay 18982S---TNKYTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household

Stamper Chapel Rd. Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustry
Henry I ShemwellheadMW42M13--KYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Lizza A ShemwellwifeFW44M1355TNTNTN
Eva L ShemwelldaughterFW11S---TNKYTN
Henry E ShemwellsonMW8S---KYKYTN
Barney E ShemwellsonMW5S---KYKYTN
Gracie M ShemwelldaughterFW2S---TNKYTN
Baby ShemwellsonMW5mS---TNKYTN

Notes: Indicates 2nd marriage, Lizza 1st

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ellis Reed Hester - Household

Carbondale Road Montgomery, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Hester, EllisheadMW23MTNUSUSFarmerGeneral farm
Hester, EvawifeFW21MTNKYTN
Hester, ValsonMW4-6mSTNTNTN
Hester, LeonsonMW3SKYTNTN
Hester, RussellsonMW1-2mSKYTNTN