The Shemwell Family

Claudene ShemwellAge: 86 years19242010

Name
Claudene Shemwell
Given names
Claudene
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Claudene Stone
Married name
Claudene Draper
Birth January 31, 1924 32 26
Birth of a sisterEula Mae Shemwell
July 5, 1925 (Age 17 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Washington Shemwell
September 26, 1926 (Age 2 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLaura Lee Brinkley
October 25, 1927 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterLaura Joetta Shemwell
March 31, 1929 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 5 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 May 3, 1930 (Age 6 years)
MarriageJames “Dallas” DraperView this family
estimated 1940 (Age 15 years)

Census May 2, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
JoAnn Draper
December 14, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Dallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper
January 19, 1945 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 maternal grandmotherIda Mae Blythe
December 21, 1948 (Age 24 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAndrew Jackson Gunn
March 7, 1949 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jim “Butch” Stone
May 7, 1957 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Carol Dene Stone
August 3, 1958 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Daniel Curtis Stone
May 17, 1964 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherEdwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell
November 29, 1969 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Erik Mason Draper
May 29, 1977 (Age 53 years)
Death of a fatherLeonard Mason Shemwell
October 3, 1979 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandJames “Dallas” Draper
July 6, 1980 (Age 56 years)
Death of a husbandJames Edward Stone
October 6, 1983 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childBarry Lynn FuchsJoAnn DraperView this family
October 25, 1986 (Age 62 years)
Death of a motherEulah Swan Gunn
April 13, 1988 (Age 64 years)
Death of a granddaughterCarol Dene Stone
January 22, 1995 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sonDallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper
August 7, 1997 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherLeonard Donald Shemwell
September 16, 1997 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterIda Abigail Shemwell
May 29, 1999 (Age 75 years)
Cause: Uremia
Death of a sisterEula Mae Shemwell
February 3, 2009 (Age 85 years)
Death February 4, 2010 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grovertown Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder sister
Ida Abigail Shemwell
Birth: February 8, 1916 24 18Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 29, 1999Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States
22 months
elder sister
Allie Gray Shemwell
Birth: December 19, 1917 26 20Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1918Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
21 months
elder brother
Leonard Donald Shemwell
Birth: September 8, 1921 30 24Kentucky, United States
Death: September 16, 1997Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
17 months
younger sister
Eula Mae Shemwell
Birth: July 5, 1925 34 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 3, 2009Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States
4 years
younger sister
brother
Private
sister
Private
sister
Private
Family with James “Dallas” Draper - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: estimated 1940
11 months
daughter
JoAnn Draper
Birth: December 14, 1940 17 16Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 10, 2016South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States
4 years
son
Dallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper
Birth: January 19, 1945 21 20Illinois, United States
Death: August 7, 1997Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Family with James Edward Stone - View this family
husband
James Edward Stone
Birth: June 17, 1925 48 34Versailles, Brown, Illinois, United States
Death: October 6, 1983Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States
herself
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private
son
Private

Claudene Shemwell has 37 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household

Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, LeonardheadMW39M23KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, EulahwifeFW32M15KYKYKY
Shemwell, AbigaildaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, EdwinsonMW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, L DsonMW8SKYKYKY
Shemwell, ClaudenedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Eula MdaughterFW5SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Laura JdaughterFW1SKYKYKY