Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr.Age: 78 years1930–2009
- Name
- Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr.
- Given names
- Leonard Homer
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Jr.
 Birth | September 15, 1930 23 19 |
 Birth of a brother | George William Shemwell January 23, 1932 (Age 16 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell December 18, 1933 (Age 3 years) |
 Residence | Grew Up 1935 (Age 4 years)Note: He grew up in the Binghampton Neighborhood and was a deacon in the Merton Avenue Baptist Church. Raised by his grand mother Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge. -b |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell December 4, 1939 (Age 9 years) Note: Homer Sr. denied Ginger was his daughter. Elsie said he would "sneak" over. -b |
 Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 9 years) Address: 2474 Autumn Note: Dad told me Clara (Mama) took him at early age. He was not in Elsie's household. |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 9 years) Note: Ginger & Homer are in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households -b |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Ronald Wynn Shemwell July 10, 1947 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 23 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Garry Lee Shemwell January 18, 1957 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | Garry Lee Shemwell January 23, 1957 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Russell Shemwell December 30, 1960 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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 maternal grandmother | Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge April 22, 1982 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William David “Billy” Heise October 26, 1986 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elsie Mae Williams September 5, 1990 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a father | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. November 29, 1993 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert Russell Shemwell August 19, 1997 (Age 66 years) |
| Cremation of a son | Robert Russell Shemwell after August 20, 1997 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | March 23, 2009 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain Home National Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elsie Mae Williams Birth: April 24, 1911 23 17 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: September 5, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year himself |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 2009 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
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16 months younger brother |
George William Shemwell Birth: January 23, 1932 24 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 2017 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Thomas Gilbert “Tommy” Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1933 26 22 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2009 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Francis Virginia “Ginger” Shemwell Birth: December 4, 1939 32 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 2016 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Hazel E Godwin |
| father |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Hazel E Godwin Birth: April 5, 1921 34 18 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States Death: September 2, 2007 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Ronald Wynn Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1947 40 26 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1947 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| half-brother |
Private |
| half-sister |
Private |
| Family with Sandra Lou Weinberg |
| himself |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. Birth: September 15, 1930 23 19 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: March 23, 2009 — Opelika, Lee, Alabama, United States |
| wife |
Sandra Lou Weinberg Birth: April 1, 1936 30 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 12, 2015 — Holston Valley Medical Center, Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
Garry Lee Shemwell Birth: January 18, 1957 26 20 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1957 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Robert Russell Shemwell Birth: December 30, 1960 30 24 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: August 19, 1997 — Woodstock, Cherokee, Georgia, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Jr. has 13 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Herschel Shemwell + Ida Lillian Powers
Parents James Herbert Nash + Ellie A Shemwell
Mother's family (3)
Parents Edward Russell “Eddie” Lockard + Frances Edgar Williams
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Parents Private + Juanita Virginia Williams
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| Residence | He grew up in the Binghampton Neighborhood and was a deacon in the Merton Avenue Baptist Church. Raised by his grand mother Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elsie Mae Williams - Household
Civil Dist. 2, Block 12, Ward 33 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | Dad told me Clara (Mama) took him at early age. He was not in Elsie's household. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Decker - Household
2602 Autumn Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | Ginger & Homer are in both Elsie & J.R, Decker Households -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Clara Virginia “Daisy” Lockridge - Household
2602 Autumn Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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