George Richard Shemwell Sr.Age: 54 years1917–1972
- Name
- George Richard Shemwell Sr.
- Given names
- George Richard
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | November 10, 1917 24 17 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 52 days)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 sister | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 18, 1919 (Age 17 months) |
 Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rachel Yancey June 1, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Shirley Madeline Shemwell July 22, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. May 25, 1922 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy May Shemwell May 4, 1924 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Popham February 14, 1927 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 18, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hettie J “Etta” McBride February 5, 1932 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 paternal grandfather | Samuel Richard Shemwell May 29, 1949 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1950 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 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 |
| Death of a father | Clarence Richard Shemwell August 1962 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara May Popham October 27, 1967 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | May 3, 1972 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Egyptian Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Clara May Popham Birth: November 13, 1899 45 40 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States Death: October 27, 1967 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1917 — Nettleton, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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9 months himself |
George Richard Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Verlie Edith Shemwell Birth: April 18, 1919 25 19 — Illinois, United States Death: April 29, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Shirley Madeline Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1920 27 20 — Boulder, Colorado, United States Death: May 22, 1999 — Loomis, Placer, California, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. Birth: May 25, 1922 28 22 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: April 12, 2009 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Dorothy May Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1924 30 24 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 2013 — Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Agnes Louise Wade |
| himself |
George Richard Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 10, 1917 24 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 3, 1972 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Agnes Louise Wade Birth: October 12, 1918 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 2017 — Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
S. 21st St. Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Richard Shemwell - Household
South 23 St. Herrin, Williamson, Ilinois
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