Beryl A “Burlie” ShemwellAge: 76 years1908–1985
- Name
- Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Beryl A
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Burlie
 Birth | November 19, 1908 26 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 16 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Wilbur Shemwell July 2, 1912 (Age 3 years) Note: All other data concludes the date in the Kentucky Vital Record Indexes is incorrect –b. I'm almost certain his date of birth is 07/02/1912. - Barry Grogan. |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 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 maternal grandfather | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 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 9 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/ |
| Birth of a half-sister | May Magdalene Staton May 6, 1919 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | May Magdalene Staton October 10, 1919 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Fanny Mitchell March 25, 1922 (Age 13 years) Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 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 1, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ruby Waldon Shemwell March 13, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Georgia Faye Shemwell February 13, 1938 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 31 years) Address: Extension of Park St. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 daughter #3 | Patsy L Shemwell November 20, 1948 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Martha Faye “Marty” Vincent June 3, 1958 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a son | Ruby Waldon Shemwell December 28, 1961 (Age 53 years) Cause: Automobile Accident |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Teresa Louise Stanley December 9, 1962 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell September 23, 1973 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 granddaughter | Teresa Louise Stanley August 19, 1984 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | April 29, 1985 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
… … Death: |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| elder brother |
Alton Echolas Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1905 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1992 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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4 years himself |
Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1908 26 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1985 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Wilbur Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1912 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1986 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell |
| step-father |
William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell Birth: 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 1, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 months half-sister |
Fanny Mitchell Birth: October 12, 1898 19 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1922 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Grover Cleveland Staton |
| step-father |
Grover Cleveland Staton Birth: March 25, 1893 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1976 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-sister |
May Magdalene Staton Birth: May 6, 1919 26 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1919 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Frank Banovic |
| step-father |
Frank Banovic Birth: 1887 Death: April 18, 1971 |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Clara Pauline Calvert |
| himself |
Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1908 26 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1985 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Clara Pauline Calvert Birth: July 31, 1914 44 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 3, 1999 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Ruby Waldon Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1935 26 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1961 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Georgia Faye Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1938 29 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 2015 — New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Patsy L Shemwell Birth: November 20, 1948 40 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 2018 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John L. Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Living with Fannie - both are widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover O Staton - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Francis Pearl Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: S. 3rd. St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Beryl Shemwell - Household
Moorman, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Extension of Park St. out of Central City |