Rebecca Kennedy–
- Name
- Rebecca Kennedy
- Given names
- Rebecca
- Surname
- Kennedy
- Married name
- Rebecca Shamwell
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Henry Isaac Shamwell — View this family November 11, 1888 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel Franklin Shemwell September 11, 1889 |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898Note: 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Franklin Shemwell — Onie Phillips — View this family January 18, 1911 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Earl Shemwell October 6, 1911 |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Franklin Shemwell — Frances Ellen “Fannie” Heflin — View this family November 1915 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 granddaughter #2 | George Almeda Shemwell July 13, 1919 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Genie Franklin “Gene” Shemwell August 16, 1922 |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929Note: 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 granddaughter #4 | Frances Rebecca Shemwell November 22, 1929 |
| Death of a husband | Henry Isaac Shamwell July 3, 1943 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945Note: 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 1953Note: 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 son | Samuel Franklin Shemwell February 23, 1968 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975Note: 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 | unknown |
| Family with Henry Isaac Shamwell |
| husband |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Rebecca Kennedy Death: |
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Marriage: November 11, 1888 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Samuel Franklin Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1889 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 1968 |
| Henry Isaac Shamwell + Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart |
| husband |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart Birth: June 1866 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1942 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 30, 1896 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months step-daughter |
Eva Lilly Shamwell Birth: May 29, 1898 30 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 26, 1982 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-son |
Henry Elmer Shamwell Birth: August 1, 1903 35 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 6, 1982 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months step-son |
Barney S Shamwell Birth: June 21, 1905 37 39 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1955 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Grace May Shamwell Birth: 1909 41 42 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 2007 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States |
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10 months step-son |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Birth: October 23, 1909 42 43 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1992 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |