The Shemwell Family

Margie Clementine LathamAge: 79 years19161996

Name
Margie Clementine Latham
Given names
Margie Clementine
Surname
Latham
Married name
Margie Clementine Shemwell
Birth September 2, 1916
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 (Age 3 months)

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 15 months)

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 (Age 13 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Marilyn Jean Shemwell
June 4, 1939 (Age 22 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Linda Faye Shemwell
December 24, 1941 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Harold Ray Shemwell
August 11, 1943 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 10, 1950 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
James Howard Shemwell
November 11, 1950 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Sharon Ann Shemwell
November 10, 1952 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Romie Gill Laster Jr.
June 25, 1960 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
David Dewayne Laster
July 1, 1964 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 granddaughter
#3
Shannon Renee Shemwell
February 22, 1977 (Age 60 years)
Religion
Baptist
before 1996 (Age 79 years)

Death May 5, 1996 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Note: New Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church
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father
mother
Marriage:
herself
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husband
herself
daughter
Marilyn Jean Shemwell
Birth: June 4, 1939 25 22Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 2011Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, United States
3 years
daughter
Linda Faye Shemwell
Birth: December 24, 1941 27 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 28, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
20 months
son
Harold Ray Shemwell
Birth: August 11, 1943 29 26Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 11, 2019Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
7 years
son
James Howard Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1950 36 34Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 2014Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Sharon Ann Shemwell
Birth: November 10, 1952 38 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 25, 2021Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
son
Private

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Moses Shemwell - Household

East Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, EdgarXheadMW25MKYsame placeLaborerFarm
Shemwell, MargiewifeFW23MKYsame place
Shemwell, Maryline GenedaughterFW7mSKY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Moses Shemwell - Household

Coal Bank Road Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Edgar MheadMW35MarKYFarmerFarm
Shemwell, Margie MwifeFW33MarKY
Shemwell, Marilyn GdaughterFW10NevKY
Shemwell, Linda FdaughterFW8NevKY
Shemwell, Harold RsonMW6NevKY

Burial
New Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church