The Shemwell Family

Aria Annette ShemwellAge: 73 years19181992

Name
Aria Annette Shemwell
Given names
Aria Annette
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Aria Annette Connell
Married name
Aria Annette Dynis
Birth August 10, 1918 29 27
MarriageFrank DynisView this family
unknown

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 1, 1920 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a sisterMartha Ellen Shemwell
March 5, 1922 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 1, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherThelbert B Jones
September 14, 1935 (Age 17 years)
MarriageRoderick ConnellView this family
June 3, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Connell
January 8, 1939 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sonConnell
January 8, 1939 (Age 20 years)
Census May 24, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy M Gilliam
February 1, 1942 (Age 23 years)
Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Marriage of a parentLuther Cashman ShemwellFrances W HathawayView this family
about 1947 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a half-brotherDarrell Ray Shemwell
January 12, 1948 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a half-sisterJenny Lou Shemwell
July 31, 1952 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 fatherLuther Cashman Shemwell
August 16, 1972 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherHoward W Shemwell
October 1, 1973 (Age 55 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 husbandFrank Dynis
October 5, 1979 (Age 61 years)
Death July 13, 1992 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Lawn Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 5, 1913Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
3 years
herself
Aria Annette Shemwell
Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: July 13, 1992Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
4 years
younger sister
Martha Ellen Shemwell
Birth: March 5, 1922 32 30Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: September 1, 1993Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Frances W Hathaway - View this family
father
step-mother
Frances W Hathaway
Birth: January 26, 1913Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1947
1 year
half-brother
Darrell Ray Shemwell
Birth: January 12, 1948 58 34Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: January 24, 2021Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States
5 years
half-sister
Jenny Lou Shemwell
Birth: July 31, 1952 63 39Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: January 13, 2025Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Family with Roderick Connell - View this family
husband
herself
Aria Annette Shemwell
Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: July 13, 1992Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Marriage: June 3, 1938Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
7 months
son
Connell
Birth: January 8, 1939 23 20Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: January 8, 1939Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Family with Frank Dynis - View this family
husband
Frank Dynis
Birth: October 3, 1915West Frankfort, Franklin, Illinois, United States
Death: October 5, 1979Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
herself
Aria Annette Shemwell
Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: July 13, 1992Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Marriage:

Aria Annette Shemwell has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household

Elm St. Cairo Ill.

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Luther ShemwellheadMW29MKYKYKYLaborerVeneer Mill
Thelbert ShemwellwifeFW27MKYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonMW4SILKYKY
Annette ShemwelldaughterFW1SILKYKYLaborerVeneer Mill
Felix Shemwellyounger brotherMW24SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household

Sycamore Ave. Cairo, Alexander, Ill.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Luther C ShemwellheadMW41M24KYKYKYProprietorBarbecue stand
Thelbert ShemwellwifeFW38M21KYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonMW14S-ILKYKY
Annette ShemwelldaughterFW11S-ILKYKY
Martha ShemwelldaughterFW8S-ILKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Roderick Connell - Household

N. McKinley Street Mounds, Pulaski, IL

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Connell, RoderickheadMW24MILSame placeCheck ClerkFederal Barge Line
Connell, AnnettewifeFW21MILCairoAlexanderIL
Ebbs, Frank LlodgerMW56MILSame placeProprietorConf. ?
Ebbs, NelliewifeFW47MILSame place