Dallas Hedger ShemwellAge: 71 years1893–1964
- Name
- Dallas Hedger Shemwell
- Given names
- Dallas Hedger
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 15, 1893 39 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. October 7, 1895 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 years)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 7 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Idell Ward — View this family 1917 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Geraldine Shemwell August 29, 1918 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 26, 1920 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell January 3, 1921 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 15, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 48 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
 Military | WW2 Draft April 27, 1942 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 sister | Leah Leota Shemwell February 16, 1964 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 | June 16, 1964 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: LaCenter Gardens 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 Idell Ward |
| himself |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Idell Ward Birth: May 27, 1897 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1970 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1917 — |
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20 months daughter |
Geraldine Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2012 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1921 27 23 — Illinois, United States Death: March 12, 1994 |
Dallas Hedger 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 - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
S Goebell Ave Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
2210 Walnut Avenue Cairo, Alexander, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
9052 Chestnut Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois
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