Marcus Amadens “Mark” ShemwellAge: 62 years1908–1971
- Name
- Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell
- Given names
- Marcus Amadens
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Mark
 Birth | July 15, 1908 30 32 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 21 months) |
 Marriage of a parent | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. — Mary Emma Penland — View this family September 7, 1915 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Harriett Virginia Shemwell August 31, 1916 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/ |
| Birth of a half-brother | Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. September 7, 1919 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | January 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Thompson 1923 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Doris Mae Shemwell April 29, 1924 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried — View this family November 13, 1927 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 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 |
| Death of a mother | Maude Elanor Thompson December 5, 1929 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | David Elroy Shemwell September 6, 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Divorce Proceedings | Diivorce July 3, 1933 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Gudgel March 10, 1934 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. — Bernice M Clark — View this family August 21, 1938 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage | Virginia Margaret Bankstow — View this family December 1938 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a wife | Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried July 30, 1940 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 41 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 wife | Virginia Margaret Bankstow December 26, 1962 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a father | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. February 26, 1963 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. January 2, 1971 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 | March 2, 1971 (Age 62 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Maude Elanor Thompson Birth: June 7, 1876 30 28 — Illinois, United States Death: December 5, 1929 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: October 4, 1899 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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Divorce: July 3, 1915 — El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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9 years himself |
Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Birth: July 15, 1908 30 32 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 2, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary Emma Penland |
| father |
Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: September 7, 1915 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year half-sister |
Harriett Virginia Shemwell Birth: August 31, 1916 38 32 — Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 14, 2000 — Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 7, 1919 41 35 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1971 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Doris Mae Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1924 46 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: 1973 |
| Father’s family with Bernice M Clark |
| father |
Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| step-mother |
Bernice M Clark Birth: March 21, 1876 — Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1956 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: August 21, 1938 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried |
| himself |
Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Birth: July 15, 1908 30 32 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 2, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried Birth: February 22, 1910 31 26 — Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 30, 1940 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1927 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years son |
David Elroy Shemwell Birth: September 6, 1930 22 20 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: September 10, 2012 — Clearlake Oaks, Lake, California, United States |
| Family with Virginia Margaret Bankstow |
| himself |
Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Birth: July 15, 1908 30 32 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 2, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Virginia Margaret Bankstow Birth: May 19, 1918 — Oklahoma, United States Death: December 26, 1962 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: December 1938 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Private + Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried |
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Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried Birth: February 22, 1910 31 26 — Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 30, 1940 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| step-son |
Alvin M Gardner Birth: December 6, 1939 29 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: December 6, 1939 — Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (13)
Parents James Harvey Shemwell + Edith Blanche Martin
Parents James Harvey Shemwell + Mary Katherine Propp
Parents William David Shemwell + Henrietta Jane “Etta” Pring
Parents Emil Constant Ducommun + Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thompson - Household
Cedar Hill, San Juan, New Mexico
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Thompson - Household
Colorado Springs, El Paso, Co
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Walter William Shemwell - Household
Los Angles, Los Angles, Ca.
Notes: His mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are Thompsons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell - Household
6034 Malabar San Antonio, Los Angeles, California
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