Henry Roy ShemwellAge: 90 years1894–1984
- Name
- Henry Roy Shemwell
- Given names
- Henry Roy
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 7, 1894 24 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Clyde David Shemwell August 25, 1897 (Age 3 years) |
 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 |
| Education | Shemwell School February 21, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell November 26, 1901 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Euell Eldon Shemwell June 29, 1907 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eliza Jane Reed October 31, 1908 (Age 14 years) Cause: Kicked by a mule |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 20 years) twin: Leo Shemwell
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| Birth of a brother | Leo Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 20 years) twin: Cleo Orlando Shemwell
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| Death of a brother | Leo Shemwell October 14, 1914 (Age 20 years) Cause: Died at birth |
| 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/ |
| Death of a father | Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell December 19, 1924 (Age 30 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 29, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
 Marriage | Alma Runge — View this family May 3, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell June 6, 1938 (Age 44 years) Cause: Burning |
| Burial of a brother | Cleo Orlando Shemwell June 6, 1938 (Age 44 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pearsall Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Shannon Lee Shemwell November 4, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a brother | Euell Eldon Shemwell October 24, 1941 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a mother | Edna Blanche Cunningham October 29, 1950 (Age 56 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 |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell November 18, 1966 (Age 72 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 of a brother | Clyde David Shemwell March 17, 1984 (Age 90 years) |
 Death | December 1984 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1869 40 32 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 19, 1924 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Edna Blanche Cunningham Birth: January 21, 1874 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 29, 1950 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: April 13, 1890 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Shannon Lee Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1891 21 17 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: November 4, 1940 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
Henry Roy Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1894 24 20 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1984 |
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4 years younger brother |
Clyde David Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1897 28 23 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: March 17, 1984 — Neelyville, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Benjamin Floyd “Shem” Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1901 32 27 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1966 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Euell Eldon Shemwell Birth: June 29, 1907 37 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 24, 1941 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Cleo Orlando Shemwell Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: June 6, 1938 — Pearsall, Frio, Texas, United States |
| younger brother |
Leo Shemwell Birth: October 14, 1914 45 40 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: October 14, 1914 — Success, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Alma Runge |
| himself |
Henry Roy Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1894 24 20 — Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: December 1984 |
| wife |
Alma Runge Birth: November 19, 1903 — Yoakum, Lavaca, Texas, United States Death: 1994 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: May 3, 1930 — Gonzales, Texas, United States |
Henry Roy Shemwell has 16 first cousins recorded
Father's family (16)
Parents James Pascal Shemwell + Leota Gardola “Pluggie” Ruff
Parents Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell + Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate
Parents Paul A Lewis + Henryetta Adaline Shemwell
Parents Calvin R Shemwell + Cora Elizabeth Huntsinger
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household
Clay Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Lovelace Lacewell Shemwell - Household
Stephens Street Carpenter, Clay, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edna Blanche Cunningham - Household
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
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