Emma Elizabeth ShemwellAge: 67 years1880–1948
- Name
- Emma Elizabeth Shemwell
- Given names
- Emma Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Emma Elizabeth Farris
 Birth | October 6, 1880 33 26 |
 Birth of a brother | Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell February 13, 1884 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 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 18, 1900 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Norburn Ragon Farris — View this family December 8, 1909 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Norburn Allen Farris February 23, 1912 (Age 31 years) Note: Headstone inscribed with birth year "1915" - Source: Find A Grave |
| Birth of a son #2 | Dr. Joseph A “Joe” Farris October 16, 1914 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris October 6, 1916 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 35 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 36 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 37 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/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Hibbs “Jim” Farris October 5, 1919 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell March 31, 1923 (Age 42 years) Cause: bronchial pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 48 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 8, 1930 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | Norburn Ragon Farris December 29, 1932 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris — Marjory R Ralls — View this family October 7, 1938 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Josephine “Josie” Hibbs July 14, 1939 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1940 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 65 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 | August 13, 1948 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Address: Plot: Addition Old, Section 14, Lot 210 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1847 42 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 31, 1923 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Josephine “Josie” Hibbs Birth: November 18, 1853 — Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1939 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1879 — |
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21 months herself |
Emma Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: October 6, 1880 33 26 — Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1948 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell Birth: February 13, 1884 36 30 — Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1952 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Norburn Ragon Farris |
| husband |
Norburn Ragon Farris Birth: August 5, 1876 24 21 — Salem, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1932 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Emma Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: October 6, 1880 33 26 — Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1948 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 8, 1909 — Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Norburn Allen Farris Birth: February 23, 1912 35 31 — Salem, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1967 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Dr. Joseph A “Joe” Farris Birth: October 16, 1914 38 34 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: May 25, 1975 |
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2 years son |
Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris Birth: October 6, 1916 40 36 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1985 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Hibbs “Jim” Farris Birth: October 5, 1919 43 38 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 2013 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Emma Elizabeth Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Thomas M “Tom” Ralls + Mary Alice Shemwell
Parents John R Evans + Martha Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell - Household
Dyer Hill, Livingston, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Norburn Ragon Farris - Household
Salem, Livingston, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Norburn Ragon Farris - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Emma Elizabeth Farris - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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