Abbett Homer ShemwellAge: 81 years1904–1985
- Name
- Abbett Homer Shemwell
- Given names
- Abbett Homer
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 19, 1904 31 32 |
 Birth of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell June 24, 1907 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Cecil Shemwell June 17, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell April 23, 1913 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell May 1, 1913 (Age 9 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell 1913 (Age 8 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 8, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 24 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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 |
 Marriage | Dovie Lucille Agee — View this family November 5, 1931 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Albert Shemwell May 21, 1935 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a mother | Addie Lucy Clary 1936 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 5, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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 father | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell February 13, 1958 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell January 30, 1959 (Age 54 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell 1959 (Age 54 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Barry Shemwell April 3, 1979 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Herbert Shemwell June 9, 1983 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruby Shemwell April 22, 1984 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | June 1, 1985 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | 1985 (Age 80 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1872 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Addie Lucy Clary Birth: October 1871 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1936 |
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Marriage: February 4, 1894 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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-10 months elder brother |
Herbert Shemwell Birth: March 25, 1893 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1983 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Ruby Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1896 24 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1901 28 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1990 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Abbett Homer Shemwell Birth: February 19, 1904 31 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter Clyde Shemwell Birth: June 24, 1907 35 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1959 — Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Cecil Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1910 38 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 11, 2004 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Calvin Felix Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1913 40 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 1, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Dovie Lucille Agee |
| himself |
Abbett Homer Shemwell Birth: February 19, 1904 31 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Dovie Lucille Agee Birth: December 30, 1914 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1995 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 5, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lena Boley |
| himself |
Abbett Homer Shemwell Birth: February 19, 1904 31 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lena Boley Birth: June 24, 1914 46 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 31, 2008 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
James Albert Shemwell Birth: May 21, 1935 31 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 2011 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Private |
| Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester + Dovie Lucille Agee |
| wife’s husband |
Augustus Bell “Andy” Hester Birth: April 19, 1908 28 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1995 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Dovie Lucille Agee Birth: December 30, 1914 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1995 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Abbett Homer Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents John Henry Hall + Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents James Thomas Kenner + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents … … + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents James William “Jimmy” Glenn + Katie Lofene Shemwell
Parents Charles Emmet Shemwell + Lida Higgins
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Emma H Higgins
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Abbett Homer Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Todd, Kentucky
In Sharon Grove 4/1/1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Abbett Homer Shemwell - Household
Highland Lick Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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