The Shemwell Family

Albert Ennis ShemwellAge: 86 years18941980

Name
Albert Ennis Shemwell
Given names
Albert Ennis
Surname
Shemwell
Birth May 6, 1894 37 36
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
May 20, 1894 (Age 14 days)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 brotherCharles Howard Shemwell
August 17, 1899 (Age 5 years)
Note: He is in June 1900 Census
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 15 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret Miladean Shemwell
March 12, 1917 (Age 22 years)
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/
Birth of a son
#2
Ennis Payne Shemwell
March 15, 1919 (Age 24 years)
Census January 16, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Black Shemwell
December 22, 1921 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis
Note: Name: S. B. Shemwell
Birth of a daughter
#3
Reva Nell Shemwell
November 21, 1923 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterAda May Shemwell
April 8, 1925 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherJames Washington Shemwell
September 26, 1926 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherLaura Lee Brinkley
October 25, 1927 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Billy Ray Shemwell
March 2, 1928 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonBilly Ray Shemwell
March 23, 1928 (Age 33 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
Birth of a daughter
#5
Wanda Faye Shemwell
February 8, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Census April 1, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Occupation
Coal Miner
1930 (Age 35 years)

Death of a wifeTennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne
February 26, 1932 (Age 37 years)
MarriageMary Elizabeth BurgessView this family
after 1933 (Age 38 years)

Death of a sisterMinnie Beatrice Shemwell
August 3, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 45 years)
Military
WW2 Draft
April 27, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Norma Kay Hearld
October 25, 1944 (Age 50 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
David Alan Hopper
May 31, 1950 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sisterEthel Alice Shemwell
July 3, 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 brotherWilliam Joseph “Will” Shemwell
February 20, 1955 (Age 60 years)
Death of a wifeMary Elizabeth Burgess
February 20, 1957 (Age 62 years)
MarriageVirgie Mae ToddView this family
November 9, 1957 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Victoria Ann Shemwell
February 1, 1958 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Howard Shemwell
May 18, 1961 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Fountain Shemwell
December 16, 1967 (Age 73 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 brotherLeonard Mason Shemwell
October 3, 1979 (Age 85 years)
Religion
Deacon-Cavalry Baptist Church
before 1980 (Age 85 years)

Death June 28, 1980 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 30, 1879Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder sister
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 3, 1937Daviess, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell
Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 20, 1955Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
17 months
elder brother
Harry Fountain Shemwell
Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 1967Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
5 years
younger brother
Family with Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Private
daughter
Margaret Miladean Shemwell
Birth: March 12, 1917 22 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1986Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Ennis Payne Shemwell
Birth: March 15, 1919 24 22Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 3, 1999Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
5 years
daughter
Reva Nell Shemwell
Birth: November 21, 1923 29 26Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 6, 2008Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
4 years
son
Billy Ray Shemwell
Birth: March 2, 1928 33 31Kentucky, United States
Death: March 23, 1928Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
23 months
daughter
Wanda Faye Shemwell
Birth: February 8, 1930 35 33Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 10, 2008Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Elizabeth Burgess - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Elizabeth Burgess
Birth: September 26, 1895Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 20, 1957Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: after 1933
Family with Virgie Mae Todd - View this family
himself
wife
Virgie Mae Todd
Birth: January 19, 1897Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 1980Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 9, 1957Robertson, Tennessee, United States

Albert Ennis Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Central City Muhlenberg Ky

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
James ShemwellheadWMSep 185742M21--KYKYKYCoal miner
Laura ShemwellwifeWFOct 185841M2188KYENGVA
Minnie ShemwelldaughterWFMay 188020S---KYKYKY
William ShemwellsonWMAug 188217S---KYKYKYCoal miner
Adda ShemwelldaughterWFJul 188415S---KYKYKY
Ethel ShemwelldaughterWFOct 188613S---KYKYKYAt school
Harry ShemwellsonWMMar 188911S---KYKYKYAt school
Leonard ShemwellsonWMMar 18919S---KYKYKY
Albert ShemwellsonWMMay 18946S---KYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonWMAug 189910mS---KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household

Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
James Washington ShemwellheadMW53M30--KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Laura Lee ShemwellwifeFW52M3088KYENGVA
Minnie B. LewisdaughterFW29Wd522KYKYKY
Harry Fountain ShemwellsonMW21S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Leonard Mason ShemwellsonMW19S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Albert Ennis ShemwellsonMW15S---KYKYKYLaborerCoal Mine
Charles Howard ShemwellsonMW10S---KYKYKY
Maud LewisgranddaughterFW4S---KYILKY
Aubrey LewisgrandsonMW3S---KYILKY

Notes: Same page as John & Joseph

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ennis Shemwell - Household

HWY 75 Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, AlbertheadMW45MKYTrack LayerMines
Shemwell, Mary EwifeFW44MKY
Shemwell, Ennis PsonMW21SKYPackerFactory
Shemwell, NelldaughterFW16SKY
Shemwell, Wanda FaydaughterFW10SKY