George Washington ShemwellAge: 67 years1874–1942
- Name
- George Washington Shemwell
- Given names
- George Washington
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 17, 1874 49 36 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell June 12, 1883 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Pinkney H Shemwell October 3, 1888 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a brother | Lynn Boyd Shemwell December 20, 1906 (Age 32 years) Cause: Stroke/Exposure |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
 Civil marriage | Minnie J Carlile — View this family April 18, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Howard Riley Shemwell September 30, 1911 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 38 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW I Draft registration September 15, 1918 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 42 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 43 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 1, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell April 6, 1923 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell May 7, 1923 (Age 48 years) Cause: Measles |
| Death of a brother | James Love Shemwell March 25, 1925 (Age 50 years) Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 1, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ella N Shemwell July 12, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 | January 28, 1942 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wallace Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pinkney H Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1825 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 3, 1888 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah E Williamson Birth: May 23, 1838 — Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: September 10, 1913 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 27, 1857 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Lynn Boyd Shemwell Birth: August 6, 1859 34 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1906 — Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Elmore L Shemwell Birth: 1863 37 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Ella N Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1869 43 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 12, 1940 |
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3 years elder sister |
Margaret Laura “Maggie” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1871 46 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Susan Elizabeth “Susie” Shemwell Birth: June 12, 1883 58 45 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1923 — Elva, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Minnie J Carlile |
| himself |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: September 17, 1874 49 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1942 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: April 18, 1910 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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17 months son |
Howard Riley Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| William Meeks + Minnie J Carlile |
| wife’s husband |
William Meeks Birth: June 1866 — Texas, United States Death: |
| wife |
Minnie J Carlile Birth: 1876 — Missouri, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: estimated 1897 — |
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1 year step-daughter |
Minerva Elizabeth Meeks Birth: 1897 30 21 — Missouri, United States Death: 1965 |
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4 years step-daughter |
Irma B Meeks Birth: estimated 1900 33 24 — Missouri, United States Death: 1959 |
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3 years step-son |
William A Meeks Birth: estimated 1902 35 26 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years step-daughter |
Clara F Meeks Birth: 1905 38 29 — Missouri, United States Death: 1970 |
George Washington Shemwell has 38 first cousins recorded
Father's family (38)
Parents Isaac Shemwell + Martha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
Parents David Alexander Shemwell + Permelia J Roach
Parents Lovelace Wellington Shemwell + Luvenia “Vena” Roach
Parents Henry Cox Shemwell + Eliza Jane Reed
Parents Willis Washington Breezeel + Nancy Shemwell
Parents Milous R “Miles” Shemwell + Amanda Lee Wright
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Briensburg, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
St John, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Filmore St. Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George W. Shemwell - Household
Metropolis, Massac, Illinois
Notes: Clara is Divorced |