Alton Echolas ShemwellAge: 87 years1905–1992
- Name
- Alton Echolas Shemwell
- Given names
- Alton Echolas
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 29, 1905 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell November 19, 1908 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wilbur Shemwell July 2, 1912 (Age 7 years) Note: All other data concludes the date in the Kentucky Vital Record Indexes is incorrect –b. I'm almost certain his date of birth is 07/02/1912. - Barry Grogan. |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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 half-sister | May Magdalene Staton May 6, 1919 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | May Magdalene Staton October 10, 1919 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Fanny Mitchell March 25, 1922 (Age 17 years) Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis |
 Marriage | Mildred Mae Gies — View this family March 30, 1929 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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 | Dixie Mae Shemwell December 25, 1929 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft October 16, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 mother | Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell September 23, 1973 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 wife | Mildred Mae Gies October 5, 1981 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell April 29, 1985 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Wilbur Shemwell January 13, 1986 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | April 20, 1992 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Royal Palm Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| himself |
Alton Echolas Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1905 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1992 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1908 26 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1985 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Wilbur Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1912 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1986 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell |
| step-father |
William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell Birth: 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 1, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 months half-sister |
Fanny Mitchell Birth: October 12, 1898 19 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1922 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Grover Cleveland Staton |
| step-father |
Grover Cleveland Staton Birth: March 25, 1893 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1976 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-sister |
May Magdalene Staton Birth: May 6, 1919 26 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1919 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Frank Banovic |
| step-father |
Frank Banovic Birth: 1887 Death: April 18, 1971 |
| mother |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Mildred Mae Gies |
| himself |
Alton Echolas Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1905 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1992 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Mildred Mae Gies Birth: estimated 1908 43 19 — Nankin, Wayne, Michigan, United States Death: October 5, 1981 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: March 30, 1929 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Dixie Mae Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1929 24 21 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States Death: November 13, 2016 — Mocksville, Davie, North Carolina, United States |
Alton Echolas Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (4)
Parents John William Timothy Tate + Rosa Lee Shemwell
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John L. Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Living with Fannie - both are widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover O Staton - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Alton Echolas Shemwell - Household
M? Street West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Alton E Shemwell - Household
West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
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