Eclas ShemwellAge: 25 years1892–1917
- Name
- Eclas Shemwell
- Given names
- Eclas
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 2, 1892 38 28 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones December 6, 1900 (Age 8 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)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 24 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
 Death | November 17, 1917 (Age 25 years) Cause of death: gunshot to bowels |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery Note: Old Company Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones Birth: December 8, 1863 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1900 |
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Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Rosa Lee Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1879 25 15 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1964 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years himself |
Eclas Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1892 38 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1917 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John L. Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph H. Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Next door to Brother John | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Old Company Cemetery |