The Shemwell Family

William Ewing MooreAge: 83 years19091993

Name
William Ewing Moore
Given names
William Ewing
Surname
Moore
Birth July 5, 1909
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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
MarriageCatherine ShemwellView this family
about 1940 (Age 30 years)

Census April 8, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 40 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 36 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 June 13, 1993 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Antioch Baptist Cemetery
Family with Catherine Shemwell - View this family
himself
William Ewing Moore
Birth: July 5, 1909Kentucky, United States
Death: June 13, 1993Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1940
Thomas Franklin Russell + Catherine Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
Thomas Franklin Russell
Birth: August 26, 1905 25 25Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1967Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
wife
Marriage: October 26, 1926Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States
Divorce: October 31, 1933Macomb, Michigan, United States
1 year
step-son
Herman Franklin Russell
Birth: November 9, 1927 22 17Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: September 26, 2017LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
22 months
step-son
Marvin Thomas Russell
Birth: September 9, 1929 24 19Macomb, Michigan, United States
Death: January 24, 1983Kimball, St. Clair, Michigan, United States
2 years
step-son
Leonard Dean Russell
Birth: November 2, 1931 26 21Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 11, 2016LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
John Davis Ozment + Catherine Shemwell - View this family
wife’s husband
John Davis Ozment
Birth: October 5, 1910Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1981Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: 1935Ballard, Kentucky, United States
19 months
step-son
Charles Davis “Charlie” Ozment
Birth: July 18, 1936 25 26Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 5, 2017Romulas, Wayne, Michigan, United States

No family available

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Ewing Moore - Household

1227 Hull Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Moore, WilliamXheadMW31MKYSame PlaceLaborerSteel Factory
Moore, CatherinewifeFW29MKYSame Place