Dorothy May ShemwellAge: 89 years1924–2013
- Name
- Dorothy May Shemwell
- Given names
- Dorothy May
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Dorothy May Dardeen
 Birth | May 4, 1924 30 24 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | George Popham February 14, 1927 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 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 18, 1930 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hettie J “Etta” McBride February 5, 1932 (Age 7 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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 paternal grandfather | Samuel Richard Shemwell May 29, 1949 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 father | Clarence Richard Shemwell August 1962 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara May Popham October 27, 1967 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Richard Shemwell Sr. May 3, 1972 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 sister | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 29, 1989 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Shirley Madeline Shemwell May 22, 1999 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. April 12, 2009 (Age 84 years) |
 Death | October 1, 2013 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lindale Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1917 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months elder brother |
George Richard Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Shirley Madeline Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1920 27 20 — Boulder, Colorado, United States Death: May 22, 1999 — Loomis, Placer, California, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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23 months herself |
Dorothy May Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Virgil Francis “Jigs” Dardeen |
| husband |
Virgil Francis “Jigs” Dardeen Birth: July 14, 1924 — St. Francisville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States Death: April 23, 2014 — Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Dorothy May Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
South 23 St. Herrin, Williamson, Ilinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
Energy, Williamson County, Illinois
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