Mary Betty ShemwellAge: 73 years1896–1969
- Name
- Mary Betty Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Betty
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Betty White
 Birth | February 8, 1896 26 24 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 4 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Etta Mae Shemwell August 29, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell January 11, 1903 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Laurene Carrie Shemwell January 8, 1906 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Finis N Shemwell February 22, 1907 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
 Religious marriage | Walter Jackson White — View this family November 24, 1912 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Myrtie Mae White June 9, 1914 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Wiley White August 6, 1915 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Roy Jackson “R J” White September 10, 1916 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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 maternal grandfather | Finis Washington Sherrod April 30, 1919 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Hester Sherrod January 7, 1922 (Age 25 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell August 16, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Etta Mae Shemwell May 20, 1928 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Marjorie Louise Harris June 29, 1936 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Permelia Sherrod May 8, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Richard Gael White December 26, 1946 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell — Ollie Ann Hildabrand — View this family after 1948 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Roy Mitchell White April 25, 1951 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell December 5, 1953 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 brother | Noble John Shemwell January 19, 1965 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | November 12, 1969 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Permelia Sherrod Birth: November 19, 1871 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1940 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1888 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Noble John Shemwell Birth: August 3, 1889 19 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Delia P Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1890 21 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1976 — Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Melvin M Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1893 23 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1893 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Mary Betty Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1896 26 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1969 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Etta Mae Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1900 30 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1928 |
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2 years younger sister |
Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: January 11, 1903 33 31 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1984 |
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3 years younger sister |
Laurene Carrie Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1906 36 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1980 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months younger brother |
Finis N Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1907 37 35 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 2004 — Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
| Father’s family with Ollie Ann Hildabrand |
| father |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Ollie Ann Hildabrand Birth: June 8, 1878 26 23 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1967 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1948 — |
| Family with Walter Jackson White |
| husband |
Walter Jackson White Birth: February 12, 1891 42 42 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 1974 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Betty Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1896 26 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1969 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 24, 1912 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Myrtie Mae White Birth: June 9, 1914 23 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1998 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months son |
John Wiley White Birth: August 6, 1915 24 19 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1992 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months son |
Roy Jackson “R J” White Birth: September 10, 1916 25 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 31, 1990 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Mary Betty Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents James Thomas Asher + Etta Bell Shemwell
Parents George Henry Shemwell + Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Parents Samuel Christian Shemwell + Bird Clio “Birdie” Hinton
Parents Samuel Christian Shemwell + Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards
Mother's family (16)
Parents William Isom Tomerlin + Nannie H Sherrod
Parents James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Mattie Lou Eddings
Parents James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Minnie Pearl Richmond
Parents James Samuel “Jim” Sherrod + Maude Edomson “Maudie” Hall
Parents Horace Drake Sherrod + Cora Lee Foster
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wiley Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Walter Jackson White - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Walter Jackson White - Household
Claymore Road Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Walter Jackson White - Household
Osher School Claymour Road Todd, Kentucky
Son RJ next door -b |