Etta Bell ShemwellAge: 69 years1872–1942
- Name
- Etta Bell Shemwell
- Given names
- Etta Bell
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Etta Bell Asher
Note: Eddie
 Birth | August 4, 1872 35 24 |
 Death of a sister | Willie Shemwell estimated 1875 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Henry Shemwell January 4, 1876 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 5 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Nellie Shemwell 1879 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Sherrod after June 18, 1880 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Piety E Horn after June 18, 1880 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Christian Shemwell March 31, 1882 (Age 9 years) |
 Marriage | James Thomas Asher — View this family 1892 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leslie Elbert Asher July 2, 1894 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ellis Elvin Asher October 6, 1895 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher February 13, 1898 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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 9, 1900 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Riley Asher September 19, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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 7, 1920 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ellis Elvin Asher — Faye Thomas Kennerly — View this family October 4, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Henry Shemwell November 11, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Joe Kennerly Asher July 11, 1921 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Hester Sherrod January 7, 1922 (Age 49 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
| Marriage of a child | John Riley Asher — Drusilla Chloe Kennerly — View this family January 16, 1922 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eddie Sears — Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher — View this family March 12, 1929 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 23, 1930 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Thomas Asher March 19, 1939 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 69 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 | April 25, 1942 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
11 months elder brother |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years elder sister |
Willie Shemwell Birth: estimated 1871 34 23 Death: estimated 1875 |
|
19 months herself |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years younger brother |
George Henry Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1920 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
4 years younger sister |
Nellie Shemwell Birth: 1879 42 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| sister |
Ann Shemwell Death: |
| sister |
Jessie Shemwell Death: |
| younger brother |
Samuel Christian Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1882 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1963 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Thomas Asher |
| husband |
James Thomas Asher Birth: July 9, 1872 36 30 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1939 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: 1892 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
3 years son |
Leslie Elbert Asher Birth: July 2, 1894 21 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1965 |
|
15 months son |
Ellis Elvin Asher Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1945 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years daughter |
Hettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher Birth: February 13, 1898 25 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 1944 |
|
3 years son |
John Riley Asher Birth: September 19, 1900 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Jr. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 77 Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, USA
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household
Old Spa. Road Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Etta Bell Shemwell - Household
Logan, Kentucky
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Eddie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | She may have had a different mother, other than Hester (Mary) Sherrod.
There were either 3 or 4 male children, but unsure of number and names. |