Curtis Lee ShemwellAge: 81 years1897–1979
- Name
- Curtis Lee Shemwell
- Given names
- Curtis Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 22, 1897 44 38 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a sister | Nina Pearl Shemwell April 14, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WWI Draft Registration September 12, 1918 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
 Marriage | Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons — View this family estimated 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Thomas Shemwell March 19, 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 12, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 44 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 sister | Effie E Shemwell August 15, 1949 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 wife | Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons 1957 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a sister | Leah Leota Shemwell February 16, 1964 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marvin Browden Shemwell June 22, 1964 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zillia Ann Shemwell December 5, 1968 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Kerna Elliot Shemwell March 13, 1971 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luther Cashman Shemwell August 16, 1972 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | April 12, 1979 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Antioch Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
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2 years elder sister |
Zillia Ann Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1882 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1968 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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2 years himself |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nina Pearl Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1900 46 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons |
| himself |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons Birth: 1902 28 26 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: 1957 |
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Marriage: estimated 1919 — |
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3 months son |
Charles Thomas Shemwell Birth: March 19, 1919 21 17 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: August 20, 2009 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
Curtis Lee Shemwell has 38 first cousins recorded
Father's family (38)
Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Driscoll, Ballard, KY.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household
Hinkleville, Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household
Cairo Alexander Ill
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Curtis Lee Shemwell - Household
Ballard, Kentucky
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