The Shemwell Family

James Albert ShemwellAge: 76 years19352011

Name
James Albert Shemwell
Given names
James Albert
Surname
Shemwell
Birth May 21, 1935 31 20
Death of a paternal grandmotherAddie Lucy Clary
1936 (Age 7 months)

Census April 16, 1940 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 6 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 14 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLorena Miller
July 8, 1951 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 14 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 grandfatherJames Thomas “Bud” Shemwell
February 13, 1958 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 10 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 fatherAbbett Homer Shemwell
June 1, 1985 (Age 50 years)
Death of a wifeGeorgia Bell Hampton
July 1, 1998 (Age 63 years)
Death of a motherLena Boley
May 31, 2008 (Age 73 years)
Death May 29, 2011 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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mother
Lena Boley
Birth: June 24, 1914 46 38Kentucky, United States
Death: May 31, 2008Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
himself
James Albert Shemwell
Birth: May 21, 1935 31 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
brother
Private
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step-mother
Dovie Lucille Agee
Birth: December 30, 1914Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 10, 1995Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 5, 1931Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Georgia Bell Hampton - View this family
himself
James Albert Shemwell
Birth: May 21, 1935 31 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
wife
Georgia Bell Hampton
Birth: August 13, 1935Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 1, 1998Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
son
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daughter
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James Albert Shemwell
Birth: May 21, 1935 31 20Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 2011Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
wife
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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Abbett Homer Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFBPMBPFarmOccupationIndustryEmpWksIncVetWar
Homer ShemwellheadMW36M5KYFarm OperatorFarm
Lena ShemwellwifeFW25M7KY
James Albert ShemwellsonMW4S0KY

In Sharon Grove 4/1/1935

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Abbett Homer Shemwell - Household

Highland Lick Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, HomerheadMW46MarKYFarm ChoresFarming
Shemwell, LenawifeFW36MarKY
Shemwell, James AsonMW14NevKY
Boley, Lorenamother in lawFW73WdKY