Francis Virginia “Ginger” ShemwellAge: 76 years1939–2016
- Name
- Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell
- Given names
- Francis Virginia
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Ginger
 Birth | December 4, 1939 32 28 Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
 Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 3 months) Address: 2474 Autumn Note: Homer is in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households - according to Dad he was in the Decker Household - B |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 3 months) Note: Ginger & Homer are in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households -b |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 months)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 half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 13 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 10 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 6 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 maternal grandmother | Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge April 22, 1982 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elsie Mae Williams September 5, 1990 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. November 29, 1993 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. March 23, 2009 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell August 5, 2009 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | October 1, 2016 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Memory Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elsie Mae Williams Birth: April 24, 1911 23 17 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 2009 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
George William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1932 24 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 2017 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2009 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years herself |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 2016 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Hazel E Godwin |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Hazel E Godwin Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2007 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Ronald Wynn Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Private |
| half-sister |
Private |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Herschel Shemwell + Ida Lillian Powers
Parents James Herbert Nash + Ellie A Shemwell
Mother's family (3)
Parents Edward Russell “Eddie” Lockard + Frances Edgar Williams
1Private–
Parents Private + Juanita Virginia Williams
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2Private–
| Birth | Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | Homer is in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households - according to Dad he was in the Decker Household - B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Decker - Household
2602 Autumn Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | Ginger & Homer are in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
2474 Princeton Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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