Charles Howard ShemwellAge: 61 years1899–1961
- Name
- Charles Howard Shemwell
- Given names
- Charles Howard
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 17, 1899 42 41 Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
 Census | June 7, 1900 (Age 9 months) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 29, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 22 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
 Marriage | Violet Marie Burgess — View this family July 15, 1922 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Marie Shemwell April 16, 1923 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Laura Leigh Shemwell July 9, 1924 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Howard “Joe” Shemwell April 29, 1928 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 2, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Agnes Minnie Shemwell February 22, 1934 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Beatrice Shemwell August 3, 1937 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Browder Benton Bailey — Laura Leigh Shemwell — View this family April 23, 1942 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Benton Lee Bailey March 16, 1943 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Joe Kenneth Bailey April 20, 1945 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell July 3, 1950 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell February 20, 1955 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 | May 18, 1961 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Violet Marie Burgess |
| himself |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Violet Marie Burgess Birth: November 23, 1903 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1969 — New Mexico, United States |
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Marriage: July 15, 1922 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Elizabeth Marie Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1923 23 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 1984 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Laura Leigh Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1924 24 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 2006 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Joseph Howard “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1928 28 24 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 1978 — Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Agnes Minnie Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1934 34 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1963 |
Charles Howard Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents John L Shemwell + Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Birth | He is in June 1900 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Same page as John & Joseph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Maud & Aubrey Lewis are grandchildren -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Howard Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Howard Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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