The Shemwell Family

Frances Alice RoeAge: 83 years18931976

Name
Frances Alice Roe
Given names
Frances Alice
Surname
Roe
Married name
Frances Alice Shemwell
Birth May 3, 1893

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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
MarriageCharles Henry “Charlie” ShemwellView this family
calculated 1912 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edgar Moses Shemwell
April 24, 1914 (Age 20 years)
Note: or April 24, 1914
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 son
#2
James Mark Shemwell
January 4, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Laura Lee Shemwell
February 29, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 14, 1930 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Estill Lee Whitescarver
April 4, 1938 (Age 44 years)
Death of a grandsonEstill Lee Whitescarver
June 20, 1938 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Marilyn Jean Shemwell
June 4, 1939 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Joe Gill Shemwell
December 6, 1939 (Age 46 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Linda Faye Shemwell
December 24, 1941 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Harold Ray Shemwell
August 11, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Shirley A Whitescarver
December 18, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
#7
Howard Wayne Shemwell
November 27, 1945 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
James Howard Shemwell
November 11, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Sharon Ann Shemwell
November 10, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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
Death of a grandsonHoward Wayne Shemwell
June 24, 1963 (Age 70 years)

Death of a grandsonJoe Gill Shemwell
October 6, 1963 (Age 70 years)

Death of a husbandCharles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell
July 3, 1969 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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
Religion
Baptist
before 1976 (Age 82 years)

Death July 11, 1976 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Charles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: calculated 1912Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
3 years
son
James Mark Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1917 33 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 5, 1979Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry Shemwell - Household

Kirkmansville, Todd, Ky

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Charles H ShemwellheadMW36SKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farming
Frances A ShemwellwifeFW26SKYKYKY
Edgar M ShemwellsonMW5SKYKYKY
James M ShemwellsonMW3SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Henry “Charlie” Shemwell - Household

Allegre, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, CharlieheadMW46M28KYKYKYFarmerGen farm
Shemwell, FranceswifeFW36M18KYKYKY
Shemwell, EdgarsonMW15SKYKYKY
Shemwell, JamessonMW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, LauradaughterFW10MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Gid Bagby - Household

East Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bagby, GidheadXMW61MKYsame placeLaborerFarm
Shemwell, CharlienephewMW57MKYsame placeLaborerFarm
Shemwell, FrancisnieceFW47MKYsame place