Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” ShemwellAge: 89 years1919–2008
- Name
- Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell
- Given names
- Charlene Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Charlene Elizabeth Oatsvall
- Nickname
- Betty
Note: The old gedcom had her name Viola Elizabeth Charlene. -b
 Birth | November 27, 1919 40 28 |
 Census | January 29, 1920 (Age 2 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Beatrice P Shemwell March 7, 1921 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell May 3, 1922 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clifton Harmon Shemwell January 9, 1924 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont July 31, 1924 (Age 4 years) Cause: Cancer of the womb |
| Birth of a brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell February 20, 1926 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 9 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 1930 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 3, 1930 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. October 3, 1930 (Age 10 years) twin: Thomas Elmer Shemwell
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| Birth of a sister | Mary F Shemwell December 17, 1932 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell June 7, 1936 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell October 26, 1936 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Lee “Bobby” Oatsvall August 31, 1939 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1940 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 19, 1950 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 1952 (Age 32 years) Cause: M.I.A. - Korea |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 brother | Clifton Harmon Shemwell June 4, 1956 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Beuna Eartha Stavely August 21, 1956 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Harm “Willie” Shemwell 1965 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell December 22, 1969 (Age 50 years) Cause: Killed in car wreck going to work |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 | Beatrice P Shemwell October 14, 1983 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a husband | Vernon Lee Oatsvall October 31, 1993 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Clarence Franklin Shemwell March 5, 1994 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell June 5, 1994 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Dallas Shemwell December 10, 1994 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 29, 1998 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 31, 1998 (Age 78 years) Address: Plot: Plot: C 0 97 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mound City National Cemetery |
 Death | December 8, 2008 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Ridge Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Beuna Eartha Stavely Birth: 1891 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 2008 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Beatrice P Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1921 42 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1983 — Glenview, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Benjamin Rice Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1922 43 31 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1998 — Logan, Franklin, Illinois, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Clifton Harmon Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1924 44 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Mardis Calvin Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1969 — Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
| brother |
Private |
| younger brother |
Thomas Elmer Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1952 — Korea |
| younger brother |
James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 2014 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary F Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1932 53 41 — Dover, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 2021 — Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1936 57 45 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1994 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Kate “Katie” Everett |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Kate “Katie” Everett Birth: August 26, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1918 |
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Marriage: July 27, 1902 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
James Dallas Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1903 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1994 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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13 months half-brother |
William Harm “Willie” Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1904 25 22 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1965 |
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3 years half-brother |
Clarence Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1907 28 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1994 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years half-sister |
… Shemwell Birth: May 13, 1918 39 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1918 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Vernon Lee Oatsvall |
| husband |
Vernon Lee Oatsvall Birth: November 15, 1919 28 26 — Benton, Tennessee, United States Death: October 31, 1993 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| herself |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 2008 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| son |
Robert Lee “Bobby” Oatsvall Birth: August 31, 1939 19 19 — Camden, Benton, Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 2013 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Charles Lott Carney + Nellie A Shemwell
Parents George Fisher + Daisy Shemwell
Parents John Paul McMillan + Florence Lee Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harmon Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Harmon “Charley” Shemwell - Household
Dover & Model Stewart TN
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Vernon Lee Oatsvall - Household
Eva, Benton, Tennessee
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| Name | The old gedcom had her name Viola Elizabeth Charlene. -b |