The Shemwell Family

Mildred Elizabeth StoddardAge: 85 years19121997

Name
Mildred Elizabeth Stoddard
Given names
Mildred Elizabeth
Surname
Stoddard
Married name
Mildred Elizabeth Shemwell
Birth July 1, 1912 31 27
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 years)

Note: 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 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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
MarriageJoseph Carlton “Joe” ShemwellView this family
January 6, 1935 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Dr. Ronald Eugene Shemwell
November 2, 1935 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherMary Elizabeth Hendrick
October 17, 1938 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John Howard Shemwell
January 5, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 fatherWayne Floyd Stoddard
September 29, 1957 (Age 45 years)

Death of a husbandJoseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell
July 17, 1970 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jason Lance Shemwell
May 24, 1978 (Age 65 years)
Death of a sonJohn Howard Shemwell
June 15, 1997 (Age 84 years)
Death November 29, 1997 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Keithville Cemetery
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mother
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Marriage: January 6, 1935
10 months
son
Dr. Ronald Eugene Shemwell
Birth: November 2, 1935 24 23Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Death: September 8, 2016Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, United States
4 years
son
John Howard Shemwell
Birth: January 5, 1940 28 27Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States
Death: June 15, 1997Louisiana, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Carlton Shemwell - Household

Shreveport La.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Shemwell, Joseph CheadMW28COGuagerOil Refinery
Shemwell, MildredwifeFW27LA
Shemwell, RonaldsonMW4LA
Shemwell, John HsonMW3moLA

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell - Household

2531 Emery Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Joseph CheadMW38MarCOPlumberPlunbing Co.
Shemwell, Mildred EwifeFW37MarLA
Shemwell, Ronald EsonMW14NevLARoute BoyDaily Paper
Shemwell, John HsonMW10NevLA