The Shemwell Family

Coleman W ShemwellAge: 48 years19091958

Name
Coleman W Shemwell
Given names
Coleman W
Surname
Shemwell
Birth August 23, 1909 28 31
MarriagePauline BryanView this family
unknown

Census May 6, 1910 (Age 8 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 19, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 20 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
Death of a sisterEuphalee M Shemwell
April 28, 1937 (Age 27 years)
Census May 8, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Frances “Ma Sissie” Scott
May 17, 1941 (Age 31 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge William Shemwell
April 4, 1943 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 motherMyrtle Viola Phillips
July 19, 1952 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 January 15, 1958 (Age 48 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 27, 1903Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Euphalee M Shemwell
Birth: December 1, 1906 25 28Kentucky, United States
Death: April 28, 1937Gulbro, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Family with Pauline Bryan - View this family
himself
wife
Pauline Bryan
Birth: June 17, 1915Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 23, 2000Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George William Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, George WheadMW29M6KYKYKYFarmerGeneal farm
Shemwell, Myrtle VwifeFW32M622KYKYKY
Shemwell, EuphadaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Shemwell, ClemansonMW8mSKYKYKY
Shemwell, Jennieyounger sisterFW15SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George William Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, George WheadMW38MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Myrtle VwifeFW41MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Euthey MdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Coleman WsonMW10SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Coleman W Shemwell - Household

Montgomery, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Coleman WheadMW30MKYGuthrieToddKYDerrish? ForemanRail-road ? plant
Shemwell, PaulineXwifeFW24MTNGuthrieToddKY