Mary Virginia “Jennie” ShemwellAge: 71 years1894–1966
- Name
- Mary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary Virginia
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Virginia Cumbee
- Nickname
- Jennie
 Birth | August 25, 1894 38 34 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
 Death of a father | Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell May 20, 1905 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Henry Hall — Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 17, 1906 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1910 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas D Cumbee October 3, 1912 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Clifton Oscar Cumbee September 20, 1914 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 5, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | George Radford Cumbee February 21, 1922 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Emma Pauline Cumbee September 15, 1924 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Fanny Blanche Cumbee May 15, 1927 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 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 21, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Robert Lee “Bob” Cumbee May 21, 1930 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mary Ellen Cumbee May 22, 1933 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott May 17, 1941 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | David E Cumbee June 22, 1942 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | George William Shemwell April 4, 1943 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Carl Ray Fish July 27, 1945 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 grandson #3 | Thomas O'Neal Gant October 28, 1946 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Radford Cumbee April 18, 1948 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Betty Louise Cumbee September 13, 1948 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Irene Fish April 11, 1949 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Ronnie Lee Fish May 28, 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ronnie Lee Fish October 11, 1950 (Age 56 years) Cause: Marasmus |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Alma Ruth Gant August 10, 1953 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lee “Bob” Cumbee — Betty Dean Knight — View this family March 9, 1958 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Lewis Ray Gant July 6, 1962 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 | January 14, 1966 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stokes Community Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marquis Delumuel “Mark” Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1856 45 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1905 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott Birth: November 21, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1941 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 9, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
George William Shemwell Birth: April 6, 1881 25 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1943 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Charles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1883 27 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1969 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Hardy Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1885 29 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1885 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1888 32 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1971 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
… Shemwell Birth: April 1889 33 29 Death: |
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17 months elder sister |
Sue Belle Shemwell Birth: August 1890 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 13, 1978 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Mary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1894 38 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1966 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Henry Hall |
| step-father |
John Henry Hall Birth: November 4, 1851 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 7, 1943 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott Birth: November 21, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1941 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 17, 1906 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with George Radford Cumbee |
| husband |
George Radford Cumbee Birth: June 10, 1890 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1948 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary Virginia “Jennie” Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1894 38 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1966 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Thomas D Cumbee Birth: October 3, 1912 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 2003 — Gracey, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Clifton Oscar Cumbee Birth: September 20, 1914 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1990 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
George Radford Cumbee Birth: February 21, 1922 31 27 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 2007 |
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3 years daughter |
Emma Pauline Cumbee Birth: September 15, 1924 34 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1987 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Fanny Blanche Cumbee Birth: May 15, 1927 36 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1997 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Lee “Bob” Cumbee Birth: May 21, 1930 39 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1997 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Ellen Cumbee Birth: May 22, 1933 42 38 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1972 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Marquis Delemuel Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George William Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Radford Cumbee - Household
Coal Bank Road Fairview, Todd, Kentucky
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