The Shemwell Family

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Birth	September 7, 1919 41 35 Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 2 years) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth of a sister	Doris Mae Shemwell April 29, 1924 (Age 4 years) Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Robert Hamilton Penland September 12, 1925 (Age 6 years) Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 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 1930 (Age 10 years) Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Hunter - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Hunter - Household Ashville, Buncombe, NC Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Mary E Shemwell head R 30 No F W 44 Wd NC NC NC Manager Rooming House Harriet V Shemwell daughter F W 13 S NC KY NC Walter W Shemwell Jr. son M W 10 S NC KY NC Doris M Shemwell daughter F W 5 S NC KY NC Mary says she is widowed
Marriage of a parent	Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. — Bernice M Clark — View this family August 21, 1938 (Age 18 years) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Census	April 1940 (Age 20 years) Richmond, Virginia, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Penland - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Penland - Household N. Blvd. Richmond City VA. Name Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM Sch Ed BP FBP MBP Res Farm Occupation Industry Emp Wks Inc Vet War Mary E Shemwell head F W 55 Wd 31 NC House keeper Boarding House George R Gooding son-in-law M W 43 M 31 NC Electrical service Business Elizabeth M Gooding daughter F W 36 M 24 GA Walter W Shemwell Jr. son M W 20 S NC Grocery clerk Retail Grocery store Doris M Shemwell daughter F W 15 S 47 NC George C Harris lodger M W 33 M NC Post office inspector U.S. Government Madge F Harris lodger F W 36 M NC Jessie Fugua lodger F W 46 Wd VA Cigarette packer Tobacco Mfg. Blanche Bobbitt lodger F W 34 M NC store detective retail dept. store Euenice B Shepp lodger F W 34 S VA stenographer utility Carroll S Nichols lodger M W 56 M VT display manager retail dept. store
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 30 years) South Korea 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	Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. February 26, 1963 (Age 43 years) Los Angeles, California, United States
Death of a mother	Mary Emma Penland January 10, 1970 (Age 50 years) Los Angeles, California, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 years) Vietnam 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	January 2, 1971 (Age 51 years) Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Burial	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress, Orange, California, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Elanor Thompson Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Family with spouse Mary Emma Penland Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Bernice M Clark Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Nathan B Hunter Rose Hunter Mary Elizabeth Hunter Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: September 7, 1915 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1 year elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clinton E Weyand Harriett Virginia Shemwell Birth: August 31, 1916 38 32 — Ashville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 14, 2000 — Northridge, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 7, 1919 41 35 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1971 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles W McCormick Family with spouse Charles Morley Kingstedt Gail Diane Kingstedt Carol Ann Kingstedt Doris Mae Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1924 46 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: 1973

Father’s family with Maude Elanor Thompson - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Elanor Thompson Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Family with spouse Mary Emma Penland Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Bernice M Clark Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Maude Elanor Thompson Birth: June 7, 1876 30 28 — Illinois, United States Death: December 5, 1929 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: October 4, 1899 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
	Divorce: July 3, 1915 — El Paso, Colorado, United States
9 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried David Elroy Shemwell Family with spouse Virginia Margaret Bankstow Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Birth: July 15, 1908 30 32 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 2, 1971 — Los Angeles, California, United States

Father’s family with Bernice M Clark - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maude Elanor Thompson Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell Family with spouse Mary Emma Penland Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Bernice M Clark Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Bernice M Clark Birth: March 21, 1876 — Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1956 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: August 21, 1938 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Mother’s family with Nathan B Hunter - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Emma Penland Rose Hunter Mary Elizabeth Hunter Nathan B Hunter Birth: October 30, 1880 — McDowell, North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1907 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Harriett Virginia Shemwell Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Doris Mae Shemwell Family with spouse Nathan B Hunter Rose Hunter Mary Elizabeth Hunter Mary Emma Penland Birth: August 17, 1884 38 39 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: December 24, 1901 — Burke, North Carolina, United States
1 year half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Rose Hunter Birth: December 30, 1902 22 18 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1906 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Rockco Gooding Family with spouse Henry Lee Slagle Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Hunter Birth: December 17, 1905 25 21 — Georgia, United States Death: January 7, 1984 — Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 7, 1919 41 35 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1971 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
wife	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private

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Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Hunter - Household Ashville, Buncombe, NC Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Mary E Shemwell head R 30 No F W 44 Wd NC NC NC Manager Rooming House Harriet V Shemwell daughter F W 13 S NC KY NC Walter W Shemwell Jr. son M W 10 S NC KY NC Doris M Shemwell daughter F W 5 S NC KY NC Mary says she is widowed
Census View	1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Emma Penland - Household N. Blvd. Richmond City VA. Name Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM Sch Ed BP FBP MBP Res Farm Occupation Industry Emp Wks Inc Vet War Mary E Shemwell head F W 55 Wd 31 NC House keeper Boarding House George R Gooding son-in-law M W 43 M 31 NC Electrical service Business Elizabeth M Gooding daughter F W 36 M 24 GA Walter W Shemwell Jr. son M W 20 S NC Grocery clerk Retail Grocery store Doris M Shemwell daughter F W 15 S 47 NC George C Harris lodger M W 33 M NC Post office inspector U.S. Government Madge F Harris lodger F W 36 M NC Jessie Fugua lodger F W 46 Wd VA Cigarette packer Tobacco Mfg. Blanche Bobbitt lodger F W 34 M NC store detective retail dept. store Euenice B Shepp lodger F W 34 S VA stenographer utility Carroll S Nichols lodger M W 56 M VT display manager retail dept. store

Family with parents
father Parents William Alexander Shemwell Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman	Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. 1878–1963
mother Parents Robert Hamilton Penland Harriett Eliza Burgin	Mary Emma Penland 1884–1970
elder sister Family Clinton E Weyand	Harriett Virginia Shemwell 1916–2000
himself Family Private Private Private	Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. 1919–1971
younger sister Family Charles W McCormick Charles Morley Kingstedt Gail Diane Kingstedt Carol Ann Kingstedt	Doris Mae Shemwell 1924–1973
Father’s family with Maude Elanor Thompson
father Parents William Alexander Shemwell Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman	Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. 1878–1963
step-mother Parents Samuel Thompson Elizabeth Gudgel	Maude Elanor Thompson 1876–1929
half-brother Family Olive Laura “Dolly” Seigfried David Elroy Shemwell Virginia Margaret Bankstow	Marcus Amadens “Mark” Shemwell 1908–1971
Father’s family with Bernice M Clark
father Parents William Alexander Shemwell Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman	Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. 1878–1963
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Bernice M Clark 1876–1956
Mother’s family with Nathan B Hunter
step-father Parents (unknown)	Nathan B Hunter 1880–1907
mother Parents Robert Hamilton Penland Harriett Eliza Burgin	Mary Emma Penland 1884–1970
half-sister Family (none)	Rose Hunter 1902–1906
half-sister Family George Rockco Gooding Henry Lee Slagle Private	Mary Elizabeth Hunter 1905–1984
Family with Private
himself Parents Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Mary Emma Penland	Walter Winston Shemwell Jr. 1919–1971
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private