Clark Washington ShemwellAge: 92 years1929–2021
- Name
- Clark Washington Shemwell
- Given names
- Clark Washington
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 16, 1929 35 27 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 7 months)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 1, 1930 (Age 13 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Addie Lucy Clary 1936 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Helen Shemwell November 4, 1938 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 12, 1950 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 paternal grandfather | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell February 13, 1958 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 | Margaret Evelyn Shemwell July 19, 1978 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | Herbert Shemwell June 9, 1983 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ermon Blake December 31, 1987 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dorothy Marie Shemwell August 24, 2004 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Helen Shemwell June 30, 2011 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a wife | Hanna Earline Wilkins November 4, 2012 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | July 19, 2021 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Herbert Shemwell Birth: March 25, 1893 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1983 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ermon Blake Birth: January 11, 1902 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1987 — Claymour, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| elder sister |
Dorothy Marie Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1922 28 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 2004 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Sylvia Laurine Shemwell Birth: August 11, 1924 31 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 2021 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Margaret Evelyn Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1927 34 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 1978 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months himself |
Clark Washington Shemwell Birth: February 16, 1929 35 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 2021 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
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| brother |
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| younger sister |
Martha Helen Shemwell Birth: November 4, 1938 45 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 2011 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| sister |
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| Family with Hanna Earline Wilkins |
| himself |
Clark Washington Shemwell Birth: February 16, 1929 35 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 2021 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Hanna Earline Wilkins Birth: January 31, 1933 44 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2012 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
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| son |
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| Family with Elsie Ione Epley |
| himself |
Clark Washington Shemwell Birth: February 16, 1929 35 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 2021 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Elsie Ione Epley Birth: March 10, 1943 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2023 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| Private + Hanna Earline Wilkins |
| wife’s husband |
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| wife |
Hanna Earline Wilkins Birth: January 31, 1933 44 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2012 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Clark Washington Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster + Ruby Shemwell
Parents John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell + Nettie Mae Harris
Parents John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell + Elea Louise Wilkins
Parents Abbett Homer Shemwell + Lena Boley
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Parents Walter Clyde Shemwell + Ermie Mae Sears
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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