The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	July 8, 1915 38 35 Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 months) 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 17 months) 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 2 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	February 17, 1920 (Age 4 years) Hebbardsville, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 29, 1940 (Age 24 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a son #1	Robert Joseph Farley March 4, 1942 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 father	William Hedger Shemwell December 26, 1949 (Age 34 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 years) South Korea 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 mother	Mattie Lee Church January 25, 1959 (Age 43 years) Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Lizzie Mae Sights December 3, 1973 (Age 58 years) Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States Cause: Heart
Burial of a half-sister	Lizzie Mae Sights December 5, 1973 (Age 58 years) Fairmont Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairmont Cemetery
Death of a brother	Joseph Algie Shemwell June 11, 1975 (Age 59 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 years) Vietnam 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 husband	George Edward Farley April 10, 1988 (Age 72 years)
Religion	1st Christian Church before 2000 (Age 84 years)
Death	March 21, 2000 (Age 84 years) Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Burial	Smith Cemetery, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mattie Lee Church Joseph Algie Shemwell Neth Pauline Shemwell William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Leonard Sights Lizzie Mae Sights Thomas P Sights Family with spouse William Hedger Shemwell Joseph Algie Shemwell Neth Pauline Shemwell Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ruby Jewell Joseph Algie Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1911 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1975 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
4 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Edward Farley Robert Joseph Farley Neth Pauline Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1915 38 35 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2000 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
sister	Private

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step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mattie Lee Church Lizzie Mae Sights Thomas P Sights Thomas Leonard Sights Birth: August 4, 1881 Death: February 8, 1906
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Leonard Sights Lizzie Mae Sights Thomas P Sights Family with spouse William Hedger Shemwell Joseph Algie Shemwell Neth Pauline Shemwell Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: October 10, 1900 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States
13 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Walter Beverly Eakins Walter Thomas Eakins Lizzie Mae Sights Birth: November 15, 1901 20 21 Death: December 3, 1973 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
6 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas P Sights Birth: about 1907 25 26 Death:

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Neth Pauline Shemwell Robert Joseph Farley George Edward Farley Birth: September 3, 1915 56 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1988
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Edward Farley Robert Joseph Farley Neth Pauline Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1915 38 35 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2000 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
son	Private
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert Joseph Farley Birth: March 4, 1942 26 26 Death: February 25, 2004
son	Private
son	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents Joseph A Shemwell Sarah A Ralston	William Hedger Shemwell 1876–1949
mother Parents Alzey Church Mary Harrollson	Mattie Lee Church 1880–1959
elder brother Family Ruby Jewell	Joseph Algie Shemwell 1911–1975
herself Family George Edward Farley Private Robert Joseph Farley Private Private	Neth Pauline Shemwell 1915–2000
sister Family (none)	Private
Mother’s family with Thomas Leonard Sights
step-father Parents (unknown)	Thomas Leonard Sights 1881–1906
mother Parents Alzey Church Mary Harrollson	Mattie Lee Church 1880–1959
half-sister Family Walter Beverly Eakins Walter Thomas Eakins Private	Lizzie Mae Sights 1901–1973
half-brother Family (none)	Thomas P Sights 1907–
Family with George Edward Farley
husband Parents John Edward Farley Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester	George Edward Farley 1915–1988
herself Parents William Hedger Shemwell Mattie Lee Church	Neth Pauline Shemwell 1915–2000
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Robert Joseph Farley 1942–2004
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private