The Shemwell Family

Eddie Lewis ShemwellAge: 72 years18921964

Name
Eddie Lewis Shemwell
Given names
Eddie Lewis
Surname
Shemwell
Birth April 10, 1892 48 37
Birth of a brotherFrank Glenn Shemwell
March 21, 1895 (Age 2 years)
Occupation
Carpenter

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
Death of a brotherInfant Shemwell
before 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherBenjamin Franklin Shemwell
November 11, 1905 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Catherine Hall
November 14, 1905 (Age 13 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a motherSarah Permelia Shemwell
before April 1910 (Age 17 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 18 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
Military service
Pvt., Bttry F 136th Field Artillery
between 1917 and 1919 (Age 24 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam McKinley Shemwell
November 25, 1917 (Age 25 years)
Cause: Pneumonia & Paralysis
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
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 25 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 24, 1920 (Age 27 years)
MarriageLola Mae TuckerView this family
June 3, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Louis Shemwell
April 24, 1923 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Nelson “Red” Shemwell
September 25, 1926 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Ray Shemwell
July 22, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Twin: Velma Mae Shemwell
Birth of a daughter
#4
Velma Mae Shemwell
July 22, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Twin: Elmer Ray Shemwell
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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
Death of a sonElmer Ray Shemwell
November 1, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Cholera
Death of a daughterVelma Mae Shemwell
November 5, 1929 (Age 37 years)
Cause: Cholera
Census April 5, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Kenneth Gene Shemwell
January 1, 1931 (Age 38 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Louis Shemwell Jr.
February 19, 1945 (Age 52 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Louis Shemwell Jr.
February 19, 1945 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 brotherJoseph Lee “Joe” Shemwell
January 21, 1948 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Louis ShemwellJane W WhitsellView this family
after 1950 (Age 57 years)

Death of a sisterAda Dell Shemwell
April 7, 1953 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 brotherFrank Glenn Shemwell
March 20, 1958 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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
Religion
Baptist
before 1964 (Age 71 years)

Death September 17, 1964 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 10, 1873Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
7 months
elder sister
Mattie Shemwell
Birth: October 10, 1876 32 21Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880Todd, Kentucky, United States
23 months
elder sister
Ethel Shemwell
Birth: September 1, 1878 34 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1880Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
elder brother
Infant Shemwell
Birth: May 1880 36 25Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1900Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
4 years
elder sister
Eva M Shemwell
Birth: August 1889 45 34Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death:
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Family with Lola Mae Tucker - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 3, 1922Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
Elmer Ray Shemwell
Birth: July 22, 1929 37 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 1929Logan, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Velma Mae Shemwell
Birth: July 22, 1929 37 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 5, 1929Logan, Kentucky, United States
17 months
son
Kenneth Gene Shemwell
Birth: January 1, 1931 38 25Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 1975Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Eddie Lewis Shemwell has 77 first cousins recorded

Father's family (38)

Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents James Caswell Shemwell + Sarah Ellen Roley
Parents John Russell Rukes + Elphina Ella Shemwell
2Retta R Rukes18811972
3Bessie Irene Rukes18931962
Parents Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson + Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
2Ora Lee Richardson18831971
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
1Infant Son Moorman18791879
5Myrtle Mae Moorman18851975
7Ira Milton Moorman18891958
9Ida Ruth Moorman18951976
10Mary Ethel Moorman18981982
Parents Edward M Richardson + Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
2Eva Lee Richardson18851971
5Ethel M Richardson18941975
7Edith G Richardson18991910

Mother's family (39)

Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
2Thomas A Harris18691871
3Samuel Taft Harris18711933
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
2Ruth Shemwell18931943
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
9Mamie J Gilliam18901893
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
1Mattie V Harris18721933
2Ida Pearl Harris18751955
3Elvis Lote Harris18781965
5Inez Clyde Harris18871957
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
2Effie E Shemwell18801949
10Nina Pearl Shemwell19001981
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William McKenley Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
William McKenley ShemwellheadWMDec 184554M26--KYKYKYFarmer
Sarah P ShemwellwifeWFMar 185644M26106KYKYKY
Joseph L ShemwellsonWMMar 187723S---KYKYKYDay Laborer
Ada D. ShemwelldaughterWFMay 188218S---KYKYKY
Mary E ShemwelldaughterWFApr 188614S---KYKYKY
Eva M. ShemwelldaughterWFAug 188910S---KYKYKY
Eddie L ShemwellsonWMApr 18928S---KYKYKY
Frank G ShemwellsonWMMar 18955S---KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William McKenley Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
William M ShemwellheadMW63W---KYKYKYFarmerHome farm
Ada D. ShemwelldaughterFW27S---KYKYKY
Mollie E ShemwelldaughterFW24S---KYKYKY
Eddie L ShemwellsonMW18S---KYKYKYFarm laborerWorking out
Frank G ShemwellsonMW15S---KYKYKYFarm laborerHome Farm

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPFBPMBPOccupationIndEmp
Eddie ShemwellheadMW27SKYKYKYLaborerRailroad Station
Frank ShemwellbrotherMW24SKYKYKYLaborerRailroad Station
Mollie LyonssisterFW33WKYKYKY
Delma LyonsneiceFW6SKYKYKY

Mispelled -Shewell

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eddie E ShemwellheadMW37M29KYKYKYFarmerFarming
Lola M ShemwellwifeFW54M17KYKYKY
William L ShemwellsonMW6SKYKYKY
James N ShemwellsonMW3-6mSKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household

Mill street Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, E LXheadMW47MKYRLaborerBridge ?? WPA
Shemwell, Lola MaewifeFW34MKYR
Shemwell, William LewissonMW16SKYsame house
Shemwell, James NelsonsonMW13SKYsame house
Shemwell, Kenneth JeansonMW9SKYR