The Shemwell Family

Dr. Robert Roland ShemwellAge: 92 years19332025

Name
Dr. Robert Roland Shemwell
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
Robert Roland
Surname
Shemwell
Birth February 7, 1933 25 25
Birth of a brotherDr. Gary Neil Shemwell
March 5, 1938 (Age 5 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 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
Death of a maternal grandfatherNeil McArthur
February 2, 1949 (Age 15 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 16 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 maternal grandmotherOlive “Ollie” Bell
November 10, 1954 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sharyl Elise Shemwell
February 2, 1959 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherHettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
February 1, 1960 (Age 26 years)
Cause: Heart Disease
Death of a daughterSharyl Elise Shemwell
December 4, 1962 (Age 29 years)
Cause: Acute Pulmonary Edema
Burial of a daughterSharyl Elise Shemwell
December 6, 1962 (Age 29 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Moriah Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 12 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
MarriagePatricia Ann “Patty” McNellisView this family
November 26, 1984 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherGenevieve B McArthur
September 1986 (Age 53 years)

Death of a fatherHubert Roland Shemwell
January 12, 1990 (Age 56 years)
Death of a wifeWanda Jean Graham
May 3, 2005 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherDr. Gary Neil Shemwell
November 13, 2018 (Age 85 years)
Death of a wifePatricia Ann “Patty” McNellis
November 10, 2024 (Age 91 years)
Death March 13, 2025 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
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father
Hubert Roland Shemwell
Birth: August 5, 1907 39 31Greene, Missouri, United States
Death: January 12, 1990Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States
mother
himself
5 years
younger brother
Dr. Gary Neil Shemwell
Birth: March 5, 1938 30 30Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: November 13, 2018Raytown, Jackson, Missouri, United States
sister
Private
Family with Wanda Jean Graham - View this family
himself
wife
Wanda Jean Graham
Birth: July 23, 1935Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Death: May 3, 2005Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Sharyl Elise Shemwell
Birth: February 2, 1959 25 23Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Death: December 4, 1962Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
Family with Patricia Ann “Patty” McNellis - View this family
himself
wife
Patricia Ann “Patty” McNellis
Birth: March 14, 1949Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: November 10, 2024Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 26, 1984Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States
Private + Wanda Jean Graham - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Wanda Jean Graham
Birth: July 23, 1935Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Death: May 3, 2005Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Hubert Roland Shemwell - Household

1715 West First Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Hubert SheadMW32MMOKansas CityKansas CityMOBook keeperCreamery
Shemwell, Genevieve BwifeFW32MMOKansas CityKansas CityMO
Shemwell, RobertsonMW7MMOKansas CityKansas CityMO
Shemwell, GarysonMW2MMO