Elbert C ShemwellAge: 82 years1891–1973
- Name
- Elbert C Shemwell
- Given names
- Elbert C
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 17, 1891 30 23 |
 Birth of a brother | Elmo Shemwell October 12, 1895 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 paternal grandfather | William Henry Shemwell May 14, 1900 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a father | James H Shemwell November 18, 1906 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill — Eudoxie Roberson — View this family November 15, 1908 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Lavella “Della” Tucker — View this family November 20, 1912 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Rachel Ozella Shemwell August 7, 1916 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Lenos Shelby Shemwell July 25, 1918 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 1, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 1, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eudoxie Roberson December 8, 1933 (Age 42 years) Cause: lobar pneumonia |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Cecil Ray McPherson December 8, 1937 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Alinda Fay McPherson July 16, 1945 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Brenda Diane McPherson March 6, 1951 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Waymon Lee McPherson July 29, 1955 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Waymon Lee McPherson July 29, 1955 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 | February 23, 1973 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Owensboro Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James H Shemwell Birth: February 12, 1861 30 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 18, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eudoxie Roberson Birth: July 10, 1867 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1933 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 20, 1890 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months himself |
Elbert C Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Elmo Shemwell Birth: October 12, 1895 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1974 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill |
| step-father |
John Seymore “Johnnie” Driskill Birth: May 3, 1862 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1931 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eudoxie Roberson Birth: July 10, 1867 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1933 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 15, 1908 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lavella “Della” Tucker |
| himself |
Elbert C Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lavella “Della” Tucker Birth: April 19, 1894 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1987 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 20, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Rachel Ozella Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1916 25 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1984 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Lenos Shelby Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1918 27 24 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2001 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James H. Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John S. Driskill - Household
Rachester & Elrton Rd. Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: Mother-brother same census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Elmo next door |