Elmer ShemwellAge: 31 years1902–1934
- Name
- Elmer Shemwell
- Given names
- Elmer
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 25, 1902 28 23 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Thomas Shemwell March 18, 1903 (Age 6 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Lawrence Shemwell August 7, 1904 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Loyce Alpha Shemwell December 17, 1908 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Earl Baker Shemwell January 1, 1912 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Theft Charge | Newspaper September 1918 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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 2, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 26 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 | July 23, 1934 (Age 31 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lida Higgins Birth: July 14, 1879 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1943 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: about December 6, 1899 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1900 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 1, 1988 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months himself |
Elmer Shemwell Birth: August 25, 1902 28 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1934 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Lawrence Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1904 30 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 31, 1953 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1908 34 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 2, 1960 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Earl Baker Shemwell Birth: January 1, 1912 37 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1962 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Father’s family with Etta B Tabb |
| father |
Charles Emmet Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1874 38 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1950 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Etta B Tabb Birth: January 25, 1891 43 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 1969 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1941 — |
| Mother’s family with Private |
| step-father |
Private |
| mother |
Lida Higgins Birth: July 14, 1879 27 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1943 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Emmet Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Emmet Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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