Rachel Ozella ShemwellAge: 67 years1916–1984
- Name
- Rachel Ozella Shemwell
- Given names
- Rachel Ozella
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Rachel Ozella McPherson
 Birth | August 7, 1916 25 22 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a brother | Lenos Shelby Shemwell July 25, 1918 (Age 23 months) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 4 months)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 16 months)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 1, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 1, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Eudoxie Roberson December 8, 1933 (Age 17 years) Cause: lobar pneumonia |
| Birth of a son #1 | Cecil Ray McPherson December 8, 1937 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Alinda Fay McPherson July 16, 1945 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 |
| Census | April 15, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Brenda Diane McPherson March 6, 1951 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 |
| Birth of a son #4 | Waymon Lee McPherson July 29, 1955 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Waymon Lee McPherson July 29, 1955 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | Elbert C Shemwell February 23, 1973 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | March 29, 1984 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jackson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Elbert C Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1891 30 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lavella “Della” Tucker Birth: April 19, 1894 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1987 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 20, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Rachel Ozella Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1916 25 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1984 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Lenos Shelby Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1918 27 24 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2001 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ewin McPherson |
| husband |
Ewin McPherson Birth: January 4, 1914 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 16, 2003 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Rachel Ozella Shemwell Birth: August 7, 1916 25 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1984 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
Cecil Ray McPherson Birth: December 8, 1937 23 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 2012 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Alinda Fay McPherson Birth: July 16, 1945 31 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
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Brenda Diane McPherson Birth: March 6, 1951 37 34 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 2004 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Waymon Lee McPherson Birth: July 29, 1955 41 38 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
Rachel Ozella Shemwell has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Elmo Shemwell + Betty Tucker
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: Mother-brother same census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household
Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Elmo next door |