The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	December 13, 1919 28 22 Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a brother	Leonard Donald Shemwell September 8, 1921 (Age 20 months) Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Claudene Shemwell January 31, 1924 (Age 4 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Eula Mae Shemwell July 5, 1925 (Age 5 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 6 years) Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 7 years) Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a sister	Laura Joetta Shemwell March 31, 1929 (Age 9 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 9 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	May 3, 1930 (Age 10 years) Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Shemwell, Leonard head M W 39 M 23 KY KY KY Farmer General farm Shemwell, Eulah wife F W 32 M 15 KY KY KY Shemwell, Abigail daughter F W 14 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Edwin son M W 10 S KY KY KY Shemwell, L D son M W 8 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Claudene daughter F W 6 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Eula M daughter F W 5 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Laura J daughter F W 1 S KY KY KY
Marriage	Margaret Cook — View this family estimated 1939 (Age 19 years)
Census	May 2, 1940 (Age 20 years) Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 maternal grandmother	Ida Mae Blythe December 21, 1948 (Age 29 years) Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Andrew Jackson Gunn March 7, 1949 (Age 29 years) Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 14, 1950 (Age 30 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 years) South Korea 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
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 years) Vietnam 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	November 29, 1969 (Age 49 years) Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Burial	Miller Cemetery, Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Eulah Swan Gunn Ida Abigail Shemwell Allie Gray Shemwell Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Leonard Donald Shemwell Claudene Shemwell Eula Mae Shemwell Laura Joetta Shemwell Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Leonard Mason Shemwell Ida Abigail Shemwell Allie Gray Shemwell Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Leonard Donald Shemwell Claudene Shemwell Eula Mae Shemwell Laura Joetta Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn Birth: May 6, 1897 29 25 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: April 13, 1988 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Edward Mathis Hershal Raymond Mathis Ida Abigail Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1916 24 18 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1999 — Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States
22 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Allie Gray Shemwell Birth: December 19, 1917 26 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
21 months younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Donnie Lee Doss Leonard Donald Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1921 30 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1997 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James “Dallas” Draper JoAnn Draper Dallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper Family with spouse James Edward Stone Claudene Shemwell Birth: January 31, 1924 32 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 2010 — Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, United States
17 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lozelle Stone Leonard Lozelle “Stoney” Stone Eula Mae Shemwell Birth: July 5, 1925 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 2009 — Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Maurice Brown Maddox Family with spouse Family with spouse Family with spouse Jesse Hillard Laura Joetta Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1929 38 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 2014 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
brother	Private
sister	Private
sister	Private

Family with Margaret Cook - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Margaret Cook Birth: November 27, 1916 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 10, 2003 — West Alexandria, Preble, Ohio, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1939 —

Family with Christine Cooper - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Christine Cooper Birth: December 24, 1924 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 17, 2014 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
daughter	Private
son	Private
son	Private

Family with Lillian Wilma Travis - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cook Family with spouse Christine Cooper Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Family with spouse John Makepeace Storbeck Lillian Wilma Travis Birth: December 7, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1997 — Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
son	Private

John Makepeace Storbeck + Lillian Wilma Travis - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lillian Wilma Travis John Makepeace Storbeck Birth: June 23, 1919 — Saint James, Watonwan, Minnesota, United States Death: November 24, 2016 — Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Family with spouse John Makepeace Storbeck Lillian Wilma Travis Birth: December 7, 1918 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1997 — Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
step-son	Private

Show all sources

Show all notes

Census View

1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Shemwell, Leonard head M W 39 M 23 KY KY KY Farmer General farm Shemwell, Eulah wife F W 32 M 15 KY KY KY Shemwell, Abigail daughter F W 14 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Edwin son M W 10 S KY KY KY Shemwell, L D son M W 8 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Claudene daughter F W 6 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Eula M daughter F W 5 S KY KY KY Shemwell, Laura J daughter F W 1 S KY KY KY

Family with parents
father Parents James Washington Shemwell Laura Lee Brinkley	Leonard Mason Shemwell 1891–1979
mother Parents Andrew Jackson Gunn Ida Mae Blythe	Eulah Swan Gunn 1897–1988
elder sister Family George Edward Mathis Private Hershal Raymond Mathis	Ida Abigail Shemwell 1916–1999
elder sister Family (none)	Allie Gray Shemwell 1917–1918
himself Family Margaret Cook Christine Cooper Private Private Private Private Private Private Lillian Wilma Travis Private	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
younger brother Family Donnie Lee Doss Private Private Private	Leonard Donald Shemwell 1921–1997
younger sister Family James “Dallas” Draper JoAnn Draper Dallas Lee “Jimmy” Draper James Edward Stone Private Private Private Private	Claudene Shemwell 1924–2010
younger sister Family Lozelle Stone Leonard Lozelle “Stoney” Stone Private Private	Eula Mae Shemwell 1925–2009
younger sister Family Maurice Brown Maddox Private Private Private Private Private Jesse Hillard	Laura Joetta Shemwell 1929–2014
brother Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
sister Family (none)	Private
Family with Margaret Cook
himself Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
wife Parents (unknown)	Margaret Cook 1916–2003
Family with Christine Cooper
himself Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
wife Parents (unknown)	Christine Cooper 1924–2014
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
Family with Lillian Wilma Travis
himself Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell Eulah Swan Gunn	Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell 1919–1969
wife Parents (unknown)	Lillian Wilma Travis 1918–1997
son Family (none)	Private
John Makepeace Storbeck + Lillian Wilma Travis
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	John Makepeace Storbeck 1919–2016
wife Parents (unknown)	Lillian Wilma Travis 1918–1997
step-son Family (none)	Private