Bescelia Norine “Bessie” ShemwellAge: 81 years1883–1964
- Name
- Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Bescelia Norine
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Bescelia Norine Ducommun
- Nickname
- Bessie
 Birth | May 1883 37 36 |
 Birth of a brother | Clarence Shemwell April 2, 1886 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 3 years) Note: Carrie was one of a set of twins |
| Birth of a sister | … Shemwell April 2, 1887 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Shemwell May 17, 1887 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman September 11, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
| Guardianship | Guardianship October 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Emil Constant Ducommun — View this family November 27, 1906 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Permelia Belinda Rickman September 30, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Virginia Leonide Ducommun January 3, 1912 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles Emil Ducommun April 27, 1913 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | William David Shemwell April 15, 1915 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 33 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 34 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/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell January 27, 1932 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Harvey Shemwell November 5, 1935 (Age 52 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Gibson Taylor — Virginia Leonide Ducommun — View this family July 14, 1939 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 |
| Death of a husband | Emil Constant Ducommun October 8, 1946 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 brother | Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. February 26, 1963 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 | November 2, 1964 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alexander Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1845 35 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1922 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| mother |
Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman Birth: February 22, 1847 22 16 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 11, 1900 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: February 3, 1863 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Lieu A Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1864 18 17 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1864 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
William David Shemwell Birth: May 1869 23 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 15, 1915 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States |
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8 years elder sister |
Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1876 31 29 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1932 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. Birth: April 14, 1878 32 31 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 26, 1963 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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5 years herself |
Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell Birth: May 1883 37 36 — Washington, Illinois, United States Death: November 2, 1964 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Clarence Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1886 40 39 Death: May 17, 1887 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States |
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1 year younger sister |
Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: March 12, 1966 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| younger sister |
… Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Emil Constant Ducommun |
| husband |
Emil Constant Ducommun Birth: February 21, 1878 — California, United States Death: October 8, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell Birth: May 1883 37 36 — Washington, Illinois, United States Death: November 2, 1964 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: November 27, 1906 — Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Virginia Leonide Ducommun Birth: January 3, 1912 33 28 — Los Angeles, California, United States Death: January 19, 2003 |
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16 months son |
Charles Emil Ducommun Birth: April 27, 1913 35 29 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Death: October 6, 1991 — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (11)
Parents James Marcus Shemwell + Penelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey
Parents Finis Washington Sherrod + Elizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Alexander Shemwell - Household
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 2858 Orchard Ave.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Emil Constant Ducommun - Household
535 Serranno Ave Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Emil Constant Ducommun - Household
535 S. Sreeano Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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