The Shemwell Family

Donald Joseph ShemwellAge: 63 years19412005

Name
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Given names
Donald Joseph
Surname
Shemwell
Birth March 8, 1941 32 28
Birth of a brotherPaul Dean Shemwell
May 25, 1942 (Age 14 months)
Death of a paternal grandmotherLida Higgins
June 30, 1943 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterLou Ann Shemwell
February 5, 1944 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRhonda Alvena Shemwell
February 5, 1944 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterLou Ann Shemwell
February 14, 1944 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterRhonda Alvena Shemwell
February 14, 1944 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterPeggy Sue Shemwell
January 7, 1945 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 8 months)

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
Birth of a sisterPatsie K Shemwell
December 4, 1945 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterPatsie K Shemwell
March 6, 1946 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterSherry Lynn Shemwell
August 14, 1949 (Age 8 years)
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherCharles Emmet Shemwell
April 23, 1950 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 8 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 fatherLoyce Alpha Shemwell
March 2, 1960 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 4 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 of a brotherPaul Dean Shemwell
October 2, 1984 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherGladys Pauline Woodis
August 25, 1999 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherBobbie Woodis Shemwell
February 16, 2000 (Age 58 years)
Death of a half-brotherClarence Loyce Shemwell
July 31, 2000 (Age 59 years)
Cremation of a half-brotherClarence Loyce Shemwell
August 4, 2000 (Age 59 years)
Death February 8, 2005 (Age 63 years)
Burial February 12, 2005 (4 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Identification number
LBKW-VLD
Type: FamilySearch

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mother
Marriage: November 24, 1932Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Jr.
Birth: April 1936 27 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
Bobbie Woodis Shemwell
Birth: January 24, 1938 29 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 2000Fayette, Kentucky, United States
20 months
elder sister
Bettie Ann Shemwell
Birth: September 26, 1939 30 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1940Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
himself
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1941 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2005Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
15 months
younger brother
Paul Dean Shemwell
Birth: May 25, 1942 33 30Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: October 2, 1984Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
20 months
younger sister
Lou Ann Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
younger sister
Rhonda Alvena Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
11 months
younger sister
Peggy Sue Shemwell
Birth: January 7, 1945 36 32Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: September 3, 2018Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
11 months
younger sister
Patsie K Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1945 36 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1946Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Sherry Lynn Shemwell
Birth: August 14, 1949 40 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 2019Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Elvira A Casey - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: estimated 1925Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Divorce: before 1932
23 months
half-brother
Clarence Loyce Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1926 17 20Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: July 31, 2000Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
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himself
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1941 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2005Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
wife
Private
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himself
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1941 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2005Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
wife
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daughter
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step-son
Private
step-son
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step-son
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Donald Joseph Shemwell has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Loyce Alpha Shemwell - Household

Highway 41 W Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Loyce AheadMW41MarKYDairymanDairy
Shemwell, Gladys PwifeFW36MarKY
Shemwell, Bobbie WsonMW12NevKY
Shemwell, Donald JsonMW9NevKY
Shemwell, Paul DsonMW7NevOH
Shemwell, Peggy SdaughterFW5NevIN
Shemwell, Sherry LdaughterFWAugNevKY