Caroline O “Carrie” ShemwellAge: 78 years1887–1966
- Name
- Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Caroline O
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Caroline O Robinson
- Nickname
- Carrie
 Birth | April 2, 1887 41 40 Note: Carrie was one of a set of twins |
 Birth of a sister | … Shemwell April 2, 1887 |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Shemwell May 17, 1887 (Age 45 days) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Virginia Cordelia “Jennie” Brockman September 11, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Guardianship | Guardianship October 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Permelia Belinda Rickman September 30, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | William David Shemwell April 15, 1915 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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 32 years) |
| Death of a father | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 |
| Death of a sister | Lillian Belle “Lily” Shemwell January 27, 1932 (Age 44 years) |
 Marriage | Cyril Stephen Robinson — View this family before 1933 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Harvey Shemwell November 5, 1935 (Age 48 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 62 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 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell November 2, 1964 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 | March 12, 1966 (Age 78 years) |
| Cremation | |
| 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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
Clarence Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1886 40 39 Death: May 17, 1887 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States |
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1 year herself |
Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: March 12, 1966 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| twin sister |
… Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Cyril Stephen Robinson |
| husband |
Cyril Stephen Robinson Birth: December 25, 1888 — England Death: October 22, 1974 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Caroline O “Carrie” Shemwell Birth: April 2, 1887 41 40 — Golden, Grant, Kansas, United States Death: March 12, 1966 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: before 1933 — |
Caroline O “Carrie” 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)
| Birth | Carrie was one of a set of twins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Cyril Stephen Robinson - Household
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
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