The Shemwell Family

Earl Raybon ShemwellAge: 82 years19362019

Name
Earl Raybon Shemwell
Given names
Earl Raybon
Surname
Shemwell
Birth August 19, 1936 24 19
MarriageKathryn PokorskiView this family
unknown

Birth of a sisterDaisy Mae Shemwell
October 18, 1937 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a sisterJoyce Imogene Shemwell
April 3, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Census May 4, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterAnna Ruth Shemwell
March 31, 1941 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterAnna Ruth Shemwell
March 31, 1941 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Franklin “Charlie” Shemwell
August 16, 1943 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 sisterBrenda Faye Shemwell
November 13, 1945 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterNancy Marie Shemwell
April 6, 1949 (Age 12 years)
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 13 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 sisterDaisy Mae Shemwell
March 24, 1956 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherOnie Phillips
November 14, 1958 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Franklin Shemwell
February 23, 1968 (Age 31 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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 fatherRobert Earl Shemwell
December 18, 1980 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherRuby Marie Chaplin
November 23, 1984 (Age 48 years)
Death of a wifePatricia Frances Picardy
February 6, 1993 (Age 56 years)

Death of a sisterNancy Marie Shemwell
December 6, 2002 (Age 66 years)
Death July 21, 2019 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery
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Earl Raybon Shemwell
Birth: August 19, 1936 24 19Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 2019Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Joyce Imogene Shemwell
Birth: April 3, 1940 28 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 30, 2020Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
1 year
younger sister
Anna Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1941 29 24Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1941Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Charles Franklin “Charlie” Shemwell
Birth: August 16, 1943 31 26Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 20, 2020Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Brenda Faye Shemwell
Birth: November 13, 1945 34 29Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 8, 2024Hartsville, Trousdale, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nancy Marie Shemwell
Birth: April 6, 1949 37 32Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 6, 2002Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
sister
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Earl Raybon Shemwell
Birth: August 19, 1936 24 19Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 2019Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
daughter
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Earl Raybon Shemwell
Birth: August 19, 1936 24 19Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 2019Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
wife
Kathryn Pokorski
Birth: September 10, 1946Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 10, 2022Southaven, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
Marriage:
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wife
Kathryn Pokorski
Birth: September 10, 1946Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 10, 2022Southaven, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
step-daughter
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Earl Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Earl RXheadMW29MTNRStewartTNLaboreron farm
Shemwell, Ruby MwifeFW24MKYRStewartTN
Shemwell, Louise OdaughterFW5STNRStewartTN
Shemwell, Earl RsonMW4STN
Shemwell, Daisy MdaughterFW3STN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Robert Earl Shemwell - Household

Big Rock - Dyers Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Robert EheadMW38MarTNRuns a ConveyorBF Goodrich Rubber Factory
Shemwell, RubywifeFW33MarKY
Shemwell, LouisedaughterFW14NevTN
Shemwell, RaybonsonMW13NevTN
Shemwell, Daisy MaedaughterFW12NevTN
Shemwell, ImmogenedaughterFW9NevTN
Shemwell, CharlessonMW6NevKY
Shemwell, BrendadaughterFW4NevTN
Shemwell, NancydaughterFW1NevTN