The Shemwell Family

Clarice D ShemwellAge: 81 years18991981

Name
Clarice D Shemwell
Given names
Clarice D
Surname
Shemwell
Birth September 6, 1899 28 24
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Henry Shemwell
May 14, 1900 (Age 8 months)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 months)
Birth of a sisterGrace Gertrude Shemwell
November 11, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel O Shemwell
calculated 1905 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMildred Drue Shemwell
December 4, 1907 (Age 8 years)
Note: memorial says 26 APR 1906
Census April 23, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a sisterHazel O Shemwell
September 11, 1918 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 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 18 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 13, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 14, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Gertrude Shemwell
August 13, 1945 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Census April 28, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 motherMary Elizabeth Blackwell
January 14, 1954 (Age 54 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel Anderson Shemwell
January 4, 1958 (Age 58 years)
Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 August 19, 1981 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery
Note: Leigh's Chapel
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father
mother
Marriage: November 1, 1898Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
10 months
herself
Clarice D Shemwell
Birth: September 6, 1899 28 24Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 19, 1981Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Grace Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1903 32 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 13, 1945Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Hazel O Shemwell
Birth: calculated 1905 33 30Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 11, 1918Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mildred Drue Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1907 36 33Kentucky, United States
Death: May 4, 1996Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household

Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
S ShemwellheadWMMay 187129M1--KYKYKYFarmer
Mary ShemwellwifeWFSep 187326M111KYTNTN
Clarice D ShemwelldaughterWFSep 18998mS---KYKYKY
Pairlee Shemwellelder sisterWFDec 186732S---KYKYKY
Mattie Shemwellyounger sisterWFMar 187426S---KYKYKY
Emma Blackwellsister in lawWFSep 187514S---KYTNTN
Marcus ShemwellnephewWMJan 187416S---KYKYKYFarmer

Notes: Year on census is incorrect for Emma & Marcus

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, Samuel AheadMW38M11KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, Mary EwifeFW35M1144KYTNTN
Shemwell, Clarice DdaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Grace GdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Hazel OdaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Mildred DdaughterFW2SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Delila Pelder sisterFW42SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household

Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, Sam AheadMW48MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farmer
Shemwell, Mary EwifeFW44MKYTNTN
Shemwell, Clarice DdaughterFW20SKYKYKY
Shemwell, GracedaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Mildred DdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Parleeelder sisterFW52SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel A Shemwell - Household

111 Elkton Road Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, S AheadMW58M27KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, MarywifeFW54M24KYTNTN
Shemwell, ClaricedaughterFW29SKYKYKY
Shemwell, GracedaughterFW26SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Paraleeelder sisterFW62SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

BHetween Hwy 181 & 171 Muhlenberg, KY

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, SamheadMW69MKYSame PlaceFarmerFarm
Shemwell, MarywifeFW60MKYSame Place
Shemwell, ClaricedaughterFW35SKYSame Place

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Samuel AheadMW78MarKY
Shemwell, Mary EwifeFW76MarKY
Shemwell, Clarice DdaughterFW51NevKY
Lear, Mary Egrand daughterFW4NevKY

Burial
Leigh's Chapel