The Shemwell Family

George Robert ShemwellAge: 22 years19261948

Name
George Robert Shemwell
Given names
George Robert
Surname
Shemwell
Birth May 28, 1926 46 35
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
Census April 2, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 13 years)
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
MarriageMartha Elizabeth WagersView this family
before 1948 (Age 21 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 August 23, 1948 (Age 22 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 1913
14 months
elder brother
William Howard Shemwell
Birth: September 22, 1914 34 24Webster, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 22, 1914Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder sister
20 months
elder sister
Ruth Agnes Shemwell
Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 15, 2006Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States
4 years
elder brother
James David Shemwell
Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 29, 1994Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
5 years
himself
George Robert Shemwell
Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 1948Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Family with Martha Elizabeth Wagers - View this family
himself
George Robert Shemwell
Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 1948Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Martha Elizabeth Wagers
Birth: June 3, 1921 38 39Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 2013Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: before 1948

George Robert Shemwell has 3 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household

Marshall, Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Oscar T ShemwellheadMW50M34KYKYKYTeacherPublic School
Ruth ShemwellwifeFW39M23KYNCKY
Bettie ShemwelldaughterFW14S-UNKKYKY
Ruth A ShemwelldaughterFW12S-KYKYKY
James D ShemwellsonMW8S-KYKYKY
George R ShemwellsonMW3S-KYKYKY

Notes: Mayfield Pike

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household

Benton, Marshall, Ky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Oscar T ShemwellheadMW60KYAbstractorCounty
Ruth B ShemwellwifeFW49KY
James D ShemwellsonMW18KY
George R ShemwellsonMW13KY