The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 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 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 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 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
Death of a wife	Pearl Markwell July 6, 1941 Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 South Korea 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
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 Vietnam 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
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Family with Pearl Markwell - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Pearl Markwell James Alexander Sorrells Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Alexander Sorrells Family with spouse William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Pearl Markwell Birth: October 26, 1902 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
daughter	Private
son	Private
daughter	Private

William Joseph “Will” Shemwell + Pearl Markwell - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ollie E Steed Family with spouse Pearl Markwell William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Alexander Sorrells Family with spouse William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Pearl Markwell Birth: October 26, 1902 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: 1931 —

Family with Pearl Markwell
himself Parents (unknown)	James Alexander Sorrells –
wife Parents J E Markwell Lillie Babbitt	Pearl Markwell 1902–1941
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell + Pearl Markwell
wife’s husband Parents James Washington Shemwell Laura Lee Brinkley	William Joseph “Will” Shemwell 1882–1955
wife Parents J E Markwell Lillie Babbitt	Pearl Markwell 1902–1941