The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Mae ShemwellAge: 86 years19322018

Name
Dorothy Mae Shemwell
Given names
Dorothy Mae
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Dorothy Mae Grace
Birth January 4, 1932 36 33
Death of a paternal grandmotherEudoxie Roberson
December 8, 1933 (Age 23 months)
Cause: lobar pneumonia
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 17 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 fatherElmo Shemwell
June 10, 1974 (Age 42 years)
Note: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA ???
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 13 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 brotherEdwin Neal Shemwell
January 2, 1987 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherBetty Tucker
July 18, 1989 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherWilbur Dayton Shemwell
June 8, 1994 (Age 62 years)
Death August 21, 2018 (Age 86 years)
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father
Elmo Shemwell
Birth: October 12, 1895 34 28Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 10, 1974Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother
Betty Tucker
Birth: February 23, 1898Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1989Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
elder brother
Edwin Neal Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1914 18 16Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1987Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
21 months
elder brother
James David Shemwell
Birth: June 2, 1916 20 18Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 5, 1917Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
22 months
elder brother
Wilbur Dayton Shemwell
Birth: March 22, 1918 22 20Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 8, 1994Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
14 years
herself
Dorothy Mae Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1932 36 33Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 2018Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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husband
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herself
Dorothy Mae Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1932 36 33Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 21, 2018Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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Dorothy Mae Shemwell has 2 first cousins recorded

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmo Shemwell - Household

Magisterial District 2 Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Elmo ShemwellheadMW44KYMinerCoal mine
Betty TuckerwifeFW42KY
Wilbur D. ShemwellsonMW22KYFarmerFarm
Dorothy ShemwelldaughterFW7KY