The Shemwell Family

John Edwin ShemwellAge: 75 years19362012

Name
John Edwin Shemwell
Given names
John Edwin
Surname
Shemwell
Birth June 17, 1936 21 24
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 5 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 13 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 paternal grandfatherElmo Shemwell
June 10, 1974 (Age 37 years)
Note: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA ???
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 9 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
MarriageSharon Rae WilliamsView this family
July 2, 1977 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherRobbie Ann Gordon
July 16, 1979 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a parentEdwin Neal ShemwellCallie Irene TiptonView this family
April 5, 1980 (Age 43 years)

Death of a fatherEdwin Neal Shemwell
January 2, 1987 (Age 50 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherBetty Tucker
July 18, 1989 (Age 53 years)
Death March 26, 2012 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmount Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edwin Neal Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1914 18 16Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1987Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Robbie Ann Gordon
Birth: February 26, 1912Tennessee, United States
Death: July 16, 1979Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
John Edwin Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1936 21 24Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 2012Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Callie Irene Tipton - View this family
father
Edwin Neal Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1914 18 16Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1987Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
step-mother
Callie Irene Tipton
Birth: October 25, 1917Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 5, 2008Leesville, Lexington, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 5, 1980
Family with Sharon Rae Williams - View this family
himself
John Edwin Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1936 21 24Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 2012Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
Sharon Rae Williams
Birth: May 7, 1939Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 5, 2018Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 2, 1977Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Jennie Mae Luckett - View this family
himself
John Edwin Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1936 21 24Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 26, 2012Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
wife
Jennie Mae Luckett
Birth: August 9, 1935Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 27, 2020Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
Private + Sharon Rae Williams - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Sharon Rae Williams
Birth: May 7, 1939Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 5, 2018Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
step-son
Private
step-daughter
Private

John Edwin Shemwell has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (5)

Parents Private + Dorothy Mae Shemwell
4Private
5Private

Mother's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edwin Neal Shemwell - Household

1700 E 22nd St. Owensboro, Daviess, Ky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Edwin N ShemwellheadMW25KYCabnet manFurniture factory
Robbie ShemwellwifeFW27TN
John ShemwellsonMW3KY