Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell1912–
- Name
- Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell
- Given names
- Ivy Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ivy Lee Walker
- Nickname
- Lucy
 Birth | July 9, 1912 33 30 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a sister | … Shemwell May 13, 1918 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | … Shemwell May 13, 1918 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a mother | Kate “Katie” Everett May 13, 1918 (Age 5 years) Cause: Died in childbirth - child died too. |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 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 5 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/ |
| Birth of a half-sister | Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell November 27, 1919 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | January 29, 1920 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Beatrice P Shemwell March 7, 1921 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell May 3, 1922 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Clifton Harmon Shemwell January 9, 1924 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont July 31, 1924 (Age 12 years) Cause: Cancer of the womb |
| Birth of a half-brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell February 20, 1926 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 half-brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 3, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. October 3, 1930 (Age 18 years) twin: Thomas Elmer Shemwell
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| Birth of a half-sister | Mary F Shemwell December 17, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Gilbert Leroy Walker — View this family August 4, 1934 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Dorothy Lee Walker March 10, 1936 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell June 7, 1936 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell October 26, 1936 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Barbara Mae Walker February 14, 1941 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Barbara Mae Walker February 23, 1941 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 7, 1950 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 1952 (Age 40 years) Cause: M.I.A. - Korea |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 | Clifton Harmon Shemwell June 4, 1956 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Harm “Willie” Shemwell 1965 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell December 22, 1969 (Age 57 years) Cause: Killed in car wreck going to work |
| Death of a husband | Gilbert Leroy Walker May 17, 1972 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 half-sister | Beatrice P Shemwell October 14, 1983 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Franklin Shemwell March 5, 1994 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell June 5, 1994 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Dallas Shemwell December 10, 1994 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 29, 1998 (Age 86 years) |
| Burial of a half-brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 31, 1998 (Age 86 years) Address: Plot: Plot: C 0 97 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mound City National Cemetery |
| Death of a half-sister | Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell December 8, 2008 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. March 26, 2014 (Age 101 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Mary F Shemwell September 3, 2021 (Age 109 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Kate “Katie” Everett Birth: August 26, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1918 |
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Marriage: July 27, 1902 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
James Dallas Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1903 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1994 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
William Harm “Willie” Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1904 25 22 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1965 |
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3 years elder brother |
Clarence Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1907 28 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1994 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years herself |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
… Shemwell Birth: May 13, 1918 39 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1918 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Beuna Eartha Stavely |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Beuna Eartha Stavely Birth: 1891 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| half-sister |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 2008 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
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15 months half-sister |
Beatrice P Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1921 42 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1983 — Glenview, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
Benjamin Rice Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1922 43 31 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1998 — Logan, Franklin, Illinois, United States |
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20 months half-brother |
Clifton Harmon Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1924 44 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Mardis Calvin Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1969 — Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
| half-brother |
Private |
| half-brother |
Thomas Elmer Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1952 — Korea |
| half-brother |
James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 2014 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Mary F Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1932 53 41 — Dover, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 2021 — Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1936 57 45 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1994 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Gilbert Leroy Walker |
| husband |
Gilbert Leroy Walker Birth: October 23, 1906 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: May 17, 1972 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 4, 1934 — |
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19 months daughter |
Dorothy Lee Walker Birth: March 10, 1936 29 23 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 6, 2023 — Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Barbara Mae Walker Birth: February 14, 1941 34 28 — Madison, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 1941 — Madison, Illinois, United States |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Charles Lott Carney + Nellie A Shemwell
Parents George Fisher + Daisy Shemwell
Parents John Paul McMillan + Florence Lee Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harmon Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert Leroy Walker - Household
2013 20th Street Granite City, Madison, Illinois
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