Wilbur Dayton ShemwellAge: 76 years1918–1994
- Name
- Wilbur Dayton Shemwell
- Given names
- Wilbur Dayton
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 22, 1918 22 20 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 | January 1, 1920 (Age 21 months) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 12 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Dorothy Mae Shemwell January 4, 1932 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eudoxie Roberson December 8, 1933 (Age 15 years) Cause: lobar pneumonia |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 father | Elmo Shemwell June 10, 1974 (Age 56 years) Note: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA ??? |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 brother | Edwin Neal Shemwell January 2, 1987 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a mother | Betty Tucker July 18, 1989 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | June 8, 1994 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elmo Shemwell Birth: October 12, 1895 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1974 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Betty Tucker Birth: February 23, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 18, 1989 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Edwin Neal Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1914 18 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1987 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
James David Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1916 20 18 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1917 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months himself |
Wilbur Dayton Shemwell Birth: March 22, 1918 22 20 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 8, 1994 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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14 years younger sister |
Dorothy Mae Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1932 36 33 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: August 21, 2018 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
Wilbur Dayton Shemwell has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Elbert C Shemwell + Lavella “Della” Tucker
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: Mother-brother same census | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Elbert next door | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 2 Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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