James Thomas “Tom” ShamwellAge: 82 years1909–1992
- Name
- James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Shamwell
- Nickname
- Tom
- Also known as
- James Thomas Shemwell
 Birth | October 23, 1909 42 43 |
 Birth of a sister | Grace May Shamwell 1909 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 5 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong February 16, 1917 (Age 7 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 7 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 8 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/ |
| Census | March 18, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Gustus Pauline Wallace — View this family January 28, 1933 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hugh Willis Shamwell November 10, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | Hugh Willis Shamwell November 11, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles Ervin Shamwell Sr. April 6, 1938 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Liza” Burkhart February 26, 1942 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Isaac Shamwell July 3, 1943 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 #3 | Horace Wayne Shamwell April 23, 1946 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Horace Wayne Shamwell June 1, 1948 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 brother | Barney S Shamwell February 25, 1955 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Ervin Shamwell Jr. November 21, 1958 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Samuel Franklin Shemwell February 23, 1968 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 wife | Gustus Pauline Wallace March 1978 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles Ervin Shamwell Jr. July 29, 1979 (Age 69 years) Cause: Gun shot wound |
| Death of a brother | Henry Elmer Shamwell June 6, 1982 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva Lilly Shamwell November 26, 1982 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | March 23, 1992 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 sister |
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 himself |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Birth: October 23, 1909 42 43 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1992 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Rebecca Kennedy |
| father |
Henry Isaac Shamwell Birth: October 14, 1867 67 36 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1943 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Rebecca Kennedy Death: |
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Marriage: November 11, 1888 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months half-brother |
Samuel Franklin Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1889 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 1968 |
| Family with Gustus Pauline Wallace |
| himself |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell Birth: October 23, 1909 42 43 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 1992 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Gustus Pauline Wallace Birth: February 4, 1910 27 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1978 |
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Marriage: January 28, 1933 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Hugh Willis Shamwell Birth: November 10, 1935 26 25 — Hickory Point, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 11, 1935 — Hickory Point, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Ervin Shamwell Sr. Birth: April 6, 1938 28 28 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 28, 1995 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years son |
Horace Wayne Shamwell Birth: April 23, 1946 36 36 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 1, 1948 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
James Thomas “Tom” Shamwell has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner + Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell
Parents … … + Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell
Parents Joseph Mason Shemwell + Josephine “Josie” Gibbs
Parents William Henry Harrison Simmons + Ann C Shemwell
Parents Robert Lysander Choate + Susan Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Stamper Chapel Rd. Dist. 3 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Indicates 2nd marriage, Lizza 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Long Hallow, Trigg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Isaac Shemwell - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
Elmer is incorrectly listed as Elma & female |