Florence Nightingale ShemwellAge: 68 years1897–1966
- Name
- Florence Nightingale Shemwell
- Given names
- Florence Nightingale
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 16, 1897 40 27 |
 Death of a brother | Forest Shemwell April 15, 1898 (Age 7 months) |
 Never Married | Never Married |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)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 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jefferson Davis Shemwell August 16, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William W Bell January 21, 1903 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 6 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Birth of a sister | Helen Shemwell December 26, 1905 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 23, 1906 (Age 9 years) Address: Pitman's Ferry |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Luanza Campbell November 1, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a sister | Helen Shemwell June 28, 1917 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Adolph Rahm — Luella Bell — View this family March 4, 1921 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 | April 4, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a mother | Luella Bell October 23, 1947 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 48 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 17, 1966 (Age 68 years) Cause of death: Breast Cancer |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1890 — Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Infant Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1891 34 21 Death: September 15, 1891 |
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13 months elder sister |
Ola Mable Shemwell Birth: October 17, 1892 36 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1895 — Arkansas, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
John Lloyd Shemwell Birth: September 13, 1894 37 24 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: September 22, 1973 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Forest Shemwell Birth: February 28, 1896 39 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 15, 1898 — Arkansas, United States |
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18 months herself |
Florence Nightingale Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1897 40 27 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 17, 1966 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Jefferson Davis Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1900 43 30 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 7, 1984 — Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Helen Shemwell Birth: December 26, 1905 49 35 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 28, 1917 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Adolph Rahm |
| step-father |
Adolph Rahm Birth: August 30, 1847 — Switzerland Death: September 26, 1928 |
| mother |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1921 — |
Florence Nightingale Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (26)
Parents Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell + Martha Angeline Lyles
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Peter Pinkney Shemwell + Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance
Parents Judge Robert Lee Shemwell + Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell - Household
enumerated by Kit K Shemwell 1900 Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas - Jas B Shemwell
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Luella Bell - Household
Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luella Bell - Household
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Florence Nightingale Shemwell - Household
Military Road Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas
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