Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr.Age: 86 years1922–2009
- Name
- Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr.
- Given names
- Clarence Richard
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Jr.
- Nickname
- Junior
 Birth | May 25, 1922 28 22 |
 Military | US Army WWII |
 Birth of a sister | Dorothy May Shemwell May 4, 1924 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Popham February 14, 1927 (Age 4 years) |
 Clubs-Organizations | Veterans of Foreign Wars - United Mine Workers of America - Williamson County Shrine Club - Herrin Prairie Lodge #693 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 7 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 18, 1930 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hettie J “Etta” McBride February 5, 1932 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 paternal grandfather | Samuel Richard Shemwell May 29, 1949 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1950 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 father | Clarence Richard Shemwell August 1962 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara May Popham October 27, 1967 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Richard Shemwell Sr. May 3, 1972 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Brett Samuel Shemwell January 15, 1975 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 sister | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 29, 1989 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Shirley Madeline Shemwell May 22, 1999 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a wife | Cleda Mae Leeper March 27, 2004 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Brett Samuel Shemwell June 27, 2004 (Age 82 years) |
| Religion | Lone Oak Baptist Church before 2009 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | April 12, 2009 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1917 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
George Richard Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Shirley Madeline Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1920 27 20 — Boulder, Colorado, United States Death: May 22, 1999 — Loomis, Placer, California, United States |
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22 months himself |
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Dorothy May Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Cleda Mae Leeper |
| himself |
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Cleda Mae Leeper Birth: November 21, 1927 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 2004 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
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Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
South 23 St. Herrin, Williamson, Ilinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
Energy, Williamson County, Illinois
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