The Shemwell Family

Genie Franklin “Gene” ShemwellAge: 78 years19222001

Name
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
Given names
Genie Franklin
Surname
Shemwell
Nickname
Gene
Birth August 16, 1922 32 37
Retirementunknown

Employer: Retired from Laced Steel, Co.
Fraternal Organization
Masonic Lodge #121

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 sisterFrances Rebecca Shemwell
November 22, 1929 (Age 7 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Census May 3, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Military service
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment
November 16, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Agency: Army
Death of a paternal grandfatherHenry Isaac Shamwell
July 3, 1943 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
Birth of a son
#1
Genie Randal Shemwell
September 20, 1945 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sonGenie Randal Shemwell
March 18, 1947 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Donald Franklin Shemwell
December 12, 1948 (Age 26 years)
Census April 14, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 motherFrances Ellen “Fannie” Heflin
November 10, 1959 (Age 37 years)
Death of a sonDonald Franklin Shemwell
June 22, 1967 (Age 44 years)
Cause: Drowning
Death of a fatherSamuel Franklin Shemwell
February 23, 1968 (Age 45 years)

Death of a half-sisterVirgie A Wallace
April 12, 1968 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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-sisterGustus Pauline Wallace
March 1978 (Age 55 years)

Death of a half-brotherRobert Earl Shemwell
December 18, 1980 (Age 58 years)
Death July 3, 2001 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 1915
4 years
elder sister
George Almeda Shemwell
Birth: July 13, 1919 29 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 10, 2007Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1922 32 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 2001Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger sister
Frances Rebecca Shemwell
Birth: November 22, 1929 40 45Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 12, 2004Almo, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Onie Phillips - View this family
father
step-mother
Onie Phillips
Birth: December 28, 1894Tennessee, United States
Death: November 14, 1958Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: January 18, 1911Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 months
half-brother
Mother’s family with Wilton Rufus Wallace - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
half-sister
6 years
half-sister
Family with Martha Estelle Barnes - View this family
himself
Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1922 32 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 3, 2001Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
wife
son
Genie Randal Shemwell
Birth: September 20, 1945 23 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 18, 1947Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Donald Franklin Shemwell
Birth: December 12, 1948 26 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 22, 1967Hartford, Madison, Illinois, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell has 0 first cousins recorded

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Dover Road Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Frank ShemwellheadMW40M27TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Annie ShemwellwifeFW45M25TNTNTN
Earl ShemwellsonMW18S-TNTNTNFarmerGeneral farm
Almetie ShemwelldaughterFW10S-TNTNTN
Gennie ShemwellsonMW7S-TNTNTN
Rebecca ShemwelldaughterFW4mS-UNKTNTN
Pauline Wallacestep-daughterFW20S-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Franklin Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, FrankheadMW49MTNFarmerOn farm
Shemwell, FanniewifeFW52MTN
Shemwell, GeniesonMW16STN
Shemwell, AlmetadaughterFW10STN

Last daughter should have been Rebecca not Almeta

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell - Household

Dover - Big Rock Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, GenieheadMW27MarTNPlowingFarm
Shemwell, EstellewifeFW28MarTN
Shemwell, Donald FsonMW1NevTN