Howard Riley ShemwellAge: 38 years1911–1950
- Name
- Howard Riley Shemwell
- Given names
- Howard Riley
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 30, 1911 37 35 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 23 months) Cause: Old Age |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 | January 1, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 18 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | George Washington Shemwell January 28, 1942 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Agnes Vesta Cochran — View this family August 2, 1944 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | May 8, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: April 18, 1910 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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17 months himself |
Howard Riley Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Meeks |
| step-father |
William Meeks Birth: June 1866 — Texas, United States Death: |
| mother |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: estimated 1897 — |
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1 year half-sister |
Minerva Elizabeth Meeks Birth: 1897 30 21 — Missouri, United States Death: 1965 |
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4 years half-sister |
Irma B Meeks Birth: estimated 1900 33 24 — Missouri, United States Death: 1959 |
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3 years half-brother |
William A Meeks Birth: estimated 1902 35 26 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years half-sister |
Clara F Meeks Birth: 1905 38 29 — Missouri, United States Death: 1970 |
| Family with Agnes Vesta Cochran |
| himself |
Howard Riley Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Agnes Vesta Cochran Birth: October 31, 1909 — Massac, Illinois, United States Death: April 1, 1980 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 2, 1944 — |
Howard Riley Shemwell has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Lynn Boyd Shemwell + Margaret M “Maggie” Reid
Parents James Love Shemwell + Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges
Parents William Ferel Collie + Ella N Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Filmore St. Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
Notes: Clara is Divorced |