Horace Otto ShemwellAge: 82 years1889–1971
- Name
- Horace Otto Shemwell
- Given names
- Horace Otto
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 27, 1889 31 27 |
 Birth of a sister | Mamie G Shemwell May 21, 1892 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Henry Cox Shemwell January 16, 1893 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nora Christine Shemwell December 31, 1893 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 sister | Zula Montey Shemwell November 17, 1898 (Age 9 years) |
| Education | Shemwell School February 21, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eliza Jane Reed October 31, 1908 (Age 19 years) Cause: Kicked by a mule |
| Death of a sister | Effie Shemwell March 11, 1910 (Age 20 years) Cause: Pneumonia-Measles-While attending school |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Zelpha Hill — View this family May 4, 1917 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Thelma Dean Shemwell February 28, 1918 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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 12, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lester Lynn Shemwell September 8, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ralph Ewing Shemwell November 26, 1921 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a father | Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell October 26, 1922 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Constance Christine “Connie” Shemwell November 8, 1925 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 8, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Doyle Robert Murphree Jr September 15, 1939 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lester Lynn Shemwell — Mary Bell “Maybelle” Stocks — View this family July 3, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Lynn Shemwell December 19, 1942 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate February 7, 1944 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ralph Ewing Shemwell — Henryetta “Henry” Morehart — View this family August 10, 1944 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Julian Edwin Carroll — Constance Christine “Connie” Shemwell — View this family October 28, 1944 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Sharon Kay Shemwell May 24, 1945 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 grandchild #4 | Infant Shemwell June 12, 1947 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandchild | Infant Shemwell June 12, 1947 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 | Rev. Werner Guy Shemwell May 14, 1961 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lillie E Shemwell January 7, 1971 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | December 10, 1971 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pinecrest Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milous Greene “Miles” Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1858 29 21 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 26, 1922 — Cleburne, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Louisa Ann “Anna” Legate Birth: December 24, 1861 — Illinois, United States Death: February 7, 1944 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 7, 1879 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Rev. Werner Guy Shemwell Birth: July 28, 1880 22 18 — Sherman, Gray, Texas, United States Death: May 14, 1961 — Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Effie Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1884 26 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 11, 1910 — Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Lillie E Shemwell Birth: August 1887 29 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 7, 1971 |
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2 years himself |
Horace Otto Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1889 31 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1971 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie G Shemwell Birth: May 21, 1892 34 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: June 1984 |
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19 months younger sister |
Nora Christine Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1893 35 32 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: May 1984 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Zula Montey Shemwell Birth: November 17, 1898 40 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 24, 1972 |
| Family with Zelpha Hill |
| himself |
Horace Otto Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1889 31 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1971 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Zelpha Hill Birth: October 12, 1899 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 22, 1972 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: May 4, 1917 — Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Thelma Dean Shemwell Birth: February 28, 1918 28 18 — Cleburne, Arkansas, United States Death: April 14, 2008 — Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Lester Lynn Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1920 31 20 — Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States Death: February 3, 2003 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months son |
Ralph Ewing Shemwell Birth: November 26, 1921 32 22 — Cleburne, Arkansas, United States Death: March 26, 1982 — Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Constance Christine “Connie” Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1925 36 26 — Cleburne, Arkansas, United States Death: December 15, 2017 — Mesquite, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Milous Greene Shemwell - Household
Clay Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Milous Greene Shemwell - Household
Kilgore Clay Ak
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Horace Otto Shemwell - Household
Walnut Street Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Horace Otto Shemwell - Household
Higden and Eglentine Rd. 1930 Saline, Cleburne, Arkansas - H C Shemwell
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Horace Otto Shemwell - Household
Cacot Tate Mill Road Bayou Meto, Pulaski, Arkansas
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