Porter Clark ShemwellAge: 76 years1884–1960
- Name
- Porter Clark Shemwell
- Given names
- Porter Clark
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | May 7, 1884 35 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Berta Laurine Shemwell December 10, 1887 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lee Shemwell November 30, 1890 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lelia May Shemwell November 30, 1890 (Age 6 years) Associate: Lee Shemwell
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| Death of a sister | Lee Shemwell June 26, 1891 (Age 7 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Lee Shemwell 1891 (Age 6 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Birth of a sister | Florence E Shemwell April 23, 1892 (Age 7 years) |
 School Census Age 11 | School Census 1895 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell January 2, 1896 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 1, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell August 30, 1914 (Age 30 years) Note: or July 31, 1914 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 12, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman May 8, 1931 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Jean A Shemwell July 13, 1936 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
 Military | WW2 Draft October 2, 1942 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 brother | Albert Bell Shemwell January 31, 1949 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie E Shemwell May 6, 1949 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 6, 1960 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Christopher Columbus “Bud” Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1848 37 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1914 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| mother |
Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman Birth: March 8, 1858 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1931 |
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Marriage: December 1, 1875 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Mattie E Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1877 29 19 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1949 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Albert Bell Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 31 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 31, 1949 |
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4 years himself |
Porter Clark Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1884 35 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1960 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Berta Laurine Shemwell Birth: December 10, 1887 39 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1969 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lee Shemwell Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32 Death: June 26, 1891 — Kentucky, United States |
| younger sister |
Lelia May Shemwell Birth: November 30, 1890 42 32 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1968 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Florence E Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1892 43 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1980 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Henry Clay “Harry” Shemwell Birth: January 2, 1896 47 37 — Saron Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 2, 1985 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Family with Gladys V Ferris |
| himself |
Porter Clark Shemwell Birth: May 7, 1884 35 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1960 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Gladys V Ferris Birth: November 25, 1898 — Washington, United States Death: December 29, 1980 — Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Jean A Shemwell Birth: July 13, 1936 52 37 Death: August 21, 2016 — Walla Walla, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Christopher Columbus Shemwell - Household
Mill Creek, Wala Wala, WA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman - Household
Upper Mill Creek Road Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Malvina Elvina “Mollie” Rickman - Household
Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington
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