Marcus D ShemwellAge: 82 years1910–1992
- Name
- Marcus D Shemwell
- Given names
- Marcus D
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 22, 1910 26 24 |
 Birth of a brother | George William Shemwell May 8, 1912 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a brother | George William Shemwell August 15, 1913 (Age 2 years) Cause: Tuberculous |
| Birth of a sister | Vera Orine Shemwell June 10, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 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 brother | Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell January 13, 1917 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John William Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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 14, 1920 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James E Shemwell June 9, 1921 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | James E Shemwell September 6, 1922 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret E Shemwell August 10, 1923 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 4, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 13, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Marion Kay Shemwell January 13, 1944 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 17, 1950 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Cindy Lou Blaine May 30, 1963 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jeffrey Dewayne Woodruff July 19, 1965 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell November 21, 1965 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a father | Marcus Delumuel Shemwell December 14, 1965 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 sister | Laura Mabel Shemwell March 20, 1978 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell May 6, 1980 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jeffrey Dewayne Woodruff May 25, 1982 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | August 29, 1992 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wyatts Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marcus Delumuel Shemwell Birth: January 16, 1884 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1965 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell Birth: September 16, 1885 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1965 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Thomas O Shemwell Birth: September 20, 1905 21 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Laura Mabel Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1907 23 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1978 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Marcus D Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1910 26 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1992 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
George William Shemwell Birth: May 8, 1912 28 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1913 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Vera Orine Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1914 30 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 2002 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1917 32 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1980 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James E Shemwell Birth: June 9, 1921 37 35 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 6, 1922 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret E Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1923 39 37 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 2000 — Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Ollie Mae Penrod |
| himself |
Marcus D Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1910 26 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1992 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ollie Mae Penrod Birth: March 31, 1909 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1998 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
Marion Kay Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1944 33 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 28, 2022 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Marcus D Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Marcus D Shemwell - Household
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