The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	November 27, 1904 Union, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 years) South Korea 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
Marriage	Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell — View this family June 18, 1970 (Age 65 years) Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 years) Vietnam 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	April 6, 1980 (Age 75 years) Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
Burial	Saint Andrews Cemetery, Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Andrews Cemetery

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Family with Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet Maxine Crotser Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Joyce Shemwell Family with spouse Ethel Margaret Phelps Family with spouse Villa Bernice Smith Family with spouse Minnie Lena Kolbus Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Villa Bernice Smith Birth: November 27, 1904 — Union, Illinois, United States Death: April 6, 1980 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: June 18, 1970 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States

Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Harriet Maxine Crotser - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet Maxine Crotser Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Joyce Shemwell Family with spouse Ethel Margaret Phelps Family with spouse Villa Bernice Smith Family with spouse Minnie Lena Kolbus Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Joyce Shemwell Family with spouse Harriet Maxine Crotser Birth: about 1912 34 32 — Illinois, United States Death:
	Marriage: about 1931 —
	Divorce: before December 1938 —
2 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1932 22 20 — Illinois, United States Death: before 1991
15 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John L Green Sr. Patrick M Green Sr. Family with spouse Albert Anglin Family with spouse 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

Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Ethel Margaret Phelps - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet Maxine Crotser Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Joyce Shemwell Family with spouse Ethel Margaret Phelps Family with spouse Villa Bernice Smith Family with spouse Minnie Lena Kolbus Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Ethel Margaret Phelps Birth: 1902 — Boskydell, Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: September 10, 1968 — Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: December 31, 1938 — Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States

Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Minnie Lena Kolbus - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harriet Maxine Crotser Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. Joyce Shemwell Family with spouse Ethel Margaret Phelps Family with spouse Villa Bernice Smith Family with spouse Minnie Lena Kolbus Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Birth: November 14, 1909 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 16, 1991 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell Minnie Lena Kolbus Birth: May 28, 1911 — Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 2001 — Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: August 8, 1980 — Ava, Jackson, Illinois, United States

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Family with Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell
husband Parents … … Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell	Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell 1909–1991
herself Parents (unknown)	Villa Bernice Smith 1904–1980
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Harriet Maxine Crotser
husband Parents … … Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell	Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell 1909–1991
husband’s wife Parents Edward Crotser Myrtle Hall	Harriet Maxine Crotser 1912–
step-son Family (none)	Burgett Eugene Shemwell Jr. 1932–1991
step-daughter Family John L Green Sr. Patrick M Green Sr. Private Private Albert Anglin Private Private	Joyce Shemwell 1933–2017
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Ethel Margaret Phelps
husband Parents … … Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell	Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell 1909–1991
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Ethel Margaret Phelps 1902–1968
Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell + Minnie Lena Kolbus
husband Parents … … Gertrude “Girdie” Shemwell	Burgett Eugene “Bert” Shemwell 1909–1991
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Minnie Lena Kolbus 1911–2001