Charles Lafayette “Charlie” ShemwellAge: 87 years1895–1983
- Name
- Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Charles Lafayette
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Charlie
 Birth | May 11, 1895 41 35 |
 Death of a brother | Alpha Shemwell November 7, 1897 (Age 2 years) Cause: Typhoid fever |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Arthur Shemwell May 23, 1898 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 1, 1900 (Age 5 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 |
 Marriage | Alice Beeson — View this family estimated 1918 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 22 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/ |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Delbert Shemwell January 16, 1919 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wayne Dale Shemwell September 19, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 22, 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Delbert Shemwell — Florence L Shafer — View this family October 25, 1941 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 46 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft April 27, 1942 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 grandson #1 | James Craig Shemwell June 1, 1946 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Michael Lee Shemwell June 13, 1946 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Harriet Sherrod September 26, 1946 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clyde Shemwell December 4, 1949 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1950 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 54 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 grandson | James Craig Shemwell March 26, 1966 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell December 16, 1969 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bertie E Shemwell January 10, 1970 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Delia Frances Shemwell October 12, 1971 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell January 14, 1974 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 brother | Floyd Shemwell January 27, 1977 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Michael Lee Shemwell June 3, 1981 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | May 1983 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Address: Plot: Block 6 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colfax Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Lafayette “Fate” Shemwell Birth: May 17, 1853 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1942 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Mary Harriet Sherrod Birth: October 18, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1946 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1876 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Alpha Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1878 24 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1897 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Bertie E Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1880 26 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1970 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Clyde Shemwell Birth: October 22, 1881 28 22 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1949 — Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Delia Frances Shemwell Birth: June 1883 30 23 — Kansas, United States Death: October 12, 1971 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Eber Edward “Dob” Shemwell Birth: December 11, 1885 32 26 — Smith Center, Smith, Kansas, United States Death: January 14, 1974 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Dorothy “Susie” Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1888 35 28 — Smith, Kansas, United States Death: December 16, 1969 — Hillsboro, Washington, Oregon, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Floyd Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1892 38 32 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: January 27, 1977 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years himself |
Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1895 41 35 — Washington, United States Death: May 1983 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Harry Arthur Shemwell Birth: May 23, 1898 45 38 — Washington, United States Death: March 10, 1986 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Family with Alice Beeson |
| himself |
Charles Lafayette “Charlie” Shemwell Birth: May 11, 1895 41 35 — Washington, United States Death: May 1983 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Alice Beeson Birth: 1897 60 48 — Washington, United States Death: January 7, 1989 — Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1918 — |
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1 year son |
Charles Delbert Shemwell Birth: January 16, 1919 23 22 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: February 17, 1992 — Bexar, Texas, United States |
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20 months son |
Wayne Dale Shemwell Birth: September 19, 1920 25 23 — Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington, United States Death: August 19, 1991 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lafayette Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Blue Cteek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Onecho, Whitman, Washington
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Onecho, Whitman, Washington
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles L “Charlie” Shemwell - Household
Whitman, Washington
Next door to son Wayne -b |