Burgett Eugene “Bert” ShemwellAge: 81 years1909–1991
- Name
- Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell
- Given names
- Burgett Eugene
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Bert
 Birth | November 14, 1909 24 |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 5 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell December 8, 1911 (Age 2 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Charles Henry Howe — Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage August 15, 1912 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Charles Kensing “Kenny” Howe August 12, 1915 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 22, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
 Marriage | Harriet Maxine Crotser — View this family about 1931 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. about 1932 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Joyce Shemwell April 10, 1933 (Age 23 years) |
 Divorce | Harriet Maxine Crotser — View this family before December 1938 (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage | Ethel Margaret Phelps — View this family December 31, 1938 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary S Troutt September 22, 1939 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft October 16, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 40 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 wife | Ethel Margaret Phelps September 10, 1968 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage | Villa Bernice Smith — View this family June 18, 1970 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 wife | Villa Bernice Smith April 6, 1980 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage | Minnie Lena Kolbus — View this family August 8, 1980 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a son | Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. before 1991 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | March 16, 1991 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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| mother |
Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell Birth: October 7, 1885 40 21 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Charles Henry Howe |
| step-father |
Charles Henry Howe Birth: February 1, 1882 — Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: August 24, 1931 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell Birth: October 7, 1885 40 21 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 15, 1912 — Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Charles Kensing “Kenny” Howe Birth: August 12, 1915 33 29 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: November 2, 1994 |
| Family with Harriet Maxine Crotser |
| himself |
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| ex-wife |
Harriet Maxine Crotser Birth: about 1912 34 32 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1931 — |
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Divorce: before December 1938 — |
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2 years son |
Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1932 22 20 — Illinois, United States Death: before 1991 |
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15 months daughter |
Joyce Shemwell Birth: April 10, 1933 23 21 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: June 11, 2017 — Fairview Heights, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Ethel Margaret Phelps |
| himself |
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Ethel Margaret Phelps Birth: 1902 — Boskydell, Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: September 10, 1968 — Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 31, 1938 — Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Villa Bernice Smith |
| himself |
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Villa Bernice Smith Birth: November 27, 1904 — Union, Illinois, United States Death: April 6, 1980 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: June 18, 1970 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Minnie Lena Kolbus |
| himself |
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Minnie Lena Kolbus Birth: May 28, 1911 — Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 2001 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 8, 1980 — Ava, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| Private + Harriet Maxine Crotser |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| ex-wife |
Harriet Maxine Crotser Birth: about 1912 34 32 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| step-son |
Private |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel V Shemwell - Household
Washington, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Howe - Household
Roy Ave Canteen, St Clair, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell - Household
816 Baugh East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois
Ethel Phelps is living in same house |