Pearl “Pearlie” ShemwellAge: 88 years1900–1988
- Name
- Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Pearl
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Pearl Boley
- Nickname
- Pearlie
 Birth | September 22, 1900 26 21 |
 Birth of a brother | Elmer Shemwell August 25, 1902 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Thomas Shemwell March 18, 1903 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lawrence Shemwell August 7, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Loyce Alpha Shemwell December 17, 1908 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Earl Baker Shemwell January 1, 1912 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Romie Derrell Boley — View this family January 15, 1915 (Age 14 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 #1 | Romie Derrell Boley June 28, 1918 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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 10, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Gracie Nell Boley June 4, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 28 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 16, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Shemwell July 23, 1934 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jasper Frank Higgins 1935 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna Kiza “Coon” Roe 1939 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Charles Emmet Shemwell — Etta B Tabb — View this family about 1941 (Age 40 years) Note: Says 1931 in FAG.. I can't find any sources they ever married. -b |
| Death of a mother | Lida Higgins June 30, 1943 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 father | Charles Emmet Shemwell April 23, 1950 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lawrence Shemwell July 31, 1953 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 |
| Burial of a brother | Lawrence Shemwell 1953 (Age 52 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Loyce Alpha Shemwell March 2, 1960 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Loyce Alpha Shemwell 1960 (Age 59 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Earl Baker Shemwell June 1962 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a son | Romie Derrell Boley January 4, 1965 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | Romie Derrell Boley January 10, 1973 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 | December 1, 1988 (Age 88 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 herself |
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 younger brother |
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 |
| Family with Romie Derrell Boley |
| husband |
Romie Derrell Boley Birth: June 29, 1893 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 10, 1973 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: January 15, 1915 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Romie Derrell Boley Birth: June 28, 1918 24 17 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1965 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Gracie Nell Boley Birth: June 4, 1920 26 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1996 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
Pearl “Pearlie” Shemwell has 23 first cousins recorded
Father's family (21)
Parents John Henry Hall + Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents James Thomas Kenner + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents … … + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents James William “Jimmy” Glenn + Katie Lofene Shemwell
Parents James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell + Addie Lucy Clary
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Emma H Higgins
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn
Mother's family (2)
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Emma H Higgins
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Emmet Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Romie Derrell Boley - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Romie Derrell Boley - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Romie Derrell Boley - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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