The Shemwell Family

Ella Pauline “Polly” PoeAge: 86 years19262012

Name
Ella Pauline “Polly” Poe
Given names
Ella Pauline
Surname
Poe
Married name
Ella Pauline Shemwell
Nickname
Polly
Birth May 23, 1926 39 30
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 son
#1
Darrell Ray Shemwell
August 8, 1946 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jerry Dale Shemwell
May 17, 1948 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 23 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 fatherLee Gaither Poe
July 24, 1963 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherRena Floyd Francis
March 12, 1969 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 husbandJohn Patrick “J P” Shemwell
May 27, 2003 (Age 77 years)
Death October 21, 2012 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Orchard Hill Cemetery
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father
Lee Gaither Poe
Birth: October 14, 1886Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 24, 1963Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Rena Floyd Francis
Birth: August 20, 1895Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 1969Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 10, 1911
15 years
herself
Ella Pauline “Polly” Poe
Birth: May 23, 1926 39 30Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 21, 2012Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States
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husband
herself
Ella Pauline “Polly” Poe
Birth: May 23, 1926 39 30Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 21, 2012Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States
son
Darrell Ray Shemwell
Birth: August 8, 1946 24 20Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 26, 2023Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
21 months
son
Jerry Dale Shemwell
Birth: May 17, 1948 26 21Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 27, 2018Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
daughter
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daughter
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