Minnie Beatrice ShemwellAge: 57 years1880–1937
- Name
- Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
- Given names
- Minnie Beatrice
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Minnie Beatrice Lewis
 Birth | May 5, 1880 23 22 |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 27 days) |
 Birth of a brother | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell August 17, 1882 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ada May Shemwell July 9, 1884 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell October 30, 1887 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Fountain Shemwell March 16, 1889 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leonard Mason Shemwell March 8, 1891 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Ennis Shemwell May 6, 1894 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Howard Shemwell August 17, 1899 (Age 19 years) Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Otis Lewis — View this family April 23, 1904 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Maude Lewis June 5, 1904 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Aubrey Lewis 1906 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a husband | Otis Lewis February 1, 1909 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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 paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 41 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a sister | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 5, 1930 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Martin Luke Miller — Maude Lewis — View this family calculated 1931 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Martin “Robbie” Miller December 31, 1931 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Aubrey Miller November 13, 1933 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Aubrey Lewis — Matilda Crucitt — View this family August 15, 1934 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Maude Ann Lewis November 3, 1935 (Age 55 years) |
 Death | August 3, 1937 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months herself |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Otis Lewis |
| husband |
Otis Lewis Birth: October 5, 1880 38 32 — Shelton, Hamilton, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 1909 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 23, 1904 — Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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1 month daughter |
Maude Lewis Birth: June 5, 1904 23 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1982 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Aubrey Lewis Birth: 1906 25 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1974 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Same page as John & Joseph |