The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	January 23, 1879
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 years) Cuba 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
Birth of a son #1	Billie C Askew about 1912 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter #2	Margaret P Askew about 1914 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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/
Death	June 25, 1919 (Age 40 years) Paris, Benton, Tennessee, United States

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Family with Laura Porter Campbell - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Laura Porter Campbell Billie C Askew Margaret P Askew Rupert Askew Birth: January 23, 1879 Death: June 25, 1919 — Paris, Benton, Tennessee, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rupert Askew Billie C Askew Margaret P Askew Family with spouse Artie M Shemwell Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell Laura Porter Campbell Birth: August 1, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1943 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Billie C Askew Birth: about 1912 32 27 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Margaret P Askew Birth: about 1914 34 29 Death:
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Artie M Shemwell + Laura Porter Campbell - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Laura Porter Campbell Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rupert Askew Billie C Askew Margaret P Askew Family with spouse Artie M Shemwell Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell Laura Porter Campbell Birth: August 1, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1943 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: November 4, 1922 —
8 months step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virginia Lee Palmer John Michael “Mike” Shemwell Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell Birth: July 1, 1923 40 38 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1974 — Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

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Family with Laura Porter Campbell
himself Parents (unknown)	Rupert Askew 1879–1919
wife Parents William Campbell Carrie Porter	Laura Porter Campbell 1884–1943
son Family (none)	Billie C Askew 1912–
daughter Family (none)	Margaret P Askew 1914–
daughter Family (none)	Private
Artie M Shemwell + Laura Porter Campbell
wife’s husband Parents John Thomas Shemwell A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy	Artie M Shemwell 1883–1936
wife Parents William Campbell Carrie Porter	Laura Porter Campbell 1884–1943
step-son Family Virginia Lee Palmer John Michael “Mike” Shemwell Private Private	Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell 1923–1974