Elzy Clifford ShemwellAge: 97 years1889–1987
- Name
- Elzy Clifford Shemwell
- Given names
- Elzy Clifford
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 27, 1889 29 19 |
 Education | Master Degree-University of Kansas |
| Death of a mother | Emma Holmes 1891 (Age 12 months) |
| Marriage of a parent | Milous Green Shemwell — Mordecia “Decia” Thompson — View this family after 1891 (Age 12 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Luvenia “Vena” Roach October 12, 1892 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lovie Shemwell October 24, 1893 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Daniel Shemwell July 29, 1895 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell March 8, 1897 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Moses Wurth Shemwell August 1897 (Age 7 years) |
 Occupation | Teacher-Ottawa, KS H.S., GA. Tech, Univ. County, Fairmont College |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Military service | WW1 between 1917 and 1919 (Age 27 years) |
 Marriage | Ocie Blanche McIlvain — View this family May 26, 1917 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/ |
| Death of a father | Milous Green Shemwell December 7, 1921 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 | 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 60 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 half-brother | John Daniel Shemwell March 17, 1957 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Moses Wurth Shemwell December 7, 1961 (Age 71 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Moses Wurth Shemwell December 1961 (Age 71 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Symsonia Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | January 1987 (Age 97 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunland Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Emma Holmes Birth: 1870 Death: 1891 |
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Marriage: January 23, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months himself |
Elzy Clifford Shemwell Birth: December 27, 1889 29 19 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1987 — Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Father’s family with Mordecia “Decia” Thompson |
| father |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Mordecia “Decia” Thompson Birth: February 1867 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 31, 1931 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1891 — |
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3 years half-sister |
Lovie Shemwell Birth: October 24, 1893 33 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1988 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
John Daniel Shemwell Birth: July 29, 1895 35 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1957 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Moses Wurth Shemwell Birth: August 1897 37 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1961 — Vanzora, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ocie Blanche McIlvain |
| himself |
Elzy Clifford Shemwell Birth: December 27, 1889 29 19 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1987 — Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Ocie Blanche McIlvain Birth: October 26, 1893 34 31 — Council Grove, Morris, Kansas, United States Death: February 11, 1988 — Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: May 26, 1917 — Ottawa, Kansas, United States |
Elzy Clifford Shemwell has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Elza “Bill” Shemwell + Martha Matilda Donelson
Parents Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell + Alice Starks
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Green Miles Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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