The Shemwell Family

Charles Thomas ShemwellAge: 90 years19192009

Name
Charles Thomas Shemwell
Given names
Charles Thomas
Surname
Shemwell
Birth March 19, 1919 21 17
Marriage of parentsCurtis Lee ShemwellLouise Aletha “Larie” SimmonsView this family
estimated 1919

Census January 2, 1920 (Age 9 months)
Occupation
Ballard Co. Co-op Director

Occupation
President -LaCenter Rural Fire Dept.

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 12, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLucy M Gilliam
February 1, 1942 (Age 22 years)
Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 30 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 motherLouise Aletha “Larie” Simmons
1957 (Age 37 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 fatherCurtis Lee Shemwell
April 12, 1979 (Age 60 years)
Death August 20, 2009 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Curtis Lee Shemwell
Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38Kentucky, United States
Death: April 12, 1979Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
mother
Marriage: estimated 1919
3 months
himself
Charles Thomas Shemwell
Birth: March 19, 1919 21 17Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 2009Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Family with Mary Emily Terrell - View this family
himself
Charles Thomas Shemwell
Birth: March 19, 1919 21 17Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 20, 2009Ballard, Kentucky, United States
wife
Mary Emily Terrell
Birth: April 30, 1918Ballard, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 7, 2015LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

Charles Thomas Shemwell has 18 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household

Hinkleville, Ballard, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Curtis L ShemwellheadMW22MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Larie A SimmonswifeFW18MKYKYKY
Charles T ShemwellsonMW9moSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household

Cairo Alexander Ill

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
C Lee ShemwellheadMW31M19KYKYKYMotor finisherAuto T Shop
Aletha ShemwellwifeFW27M18
Charles T ShemwellsonMW11SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household

Ballard, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFBPMBPFarmOccupationIndustryEmpWksIncVetWar
Curtis ShemwellheadMW42MKYFarmerFarm
Larie ShemwellwifeFW38MKY
Charles ShemwellsonMW21MKYFarmerFarm
Emily Shemwelldaughter-in-lawFW21M