The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 22, 1931 20 18 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Sharon Corinne Gentle February 29, 1936 (Age 4 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Howard Burton Gentle Jr. February 22, 1940 (Age 8 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Census	April 17, 1940 (Age 8 years) St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Gentle, Howard head M W 29 M KY Same place Operator Wholesale Shoes Gentle, Velma X wife F W 27 M MO Same place Gentle, Richard son M W 8 S MO Same place Gentle, Sharon daughter F W 4 S Missouri United States Gentle, Howard son M W 2m S MO
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mattie Stella Hester May 6, 1949 (Age 17 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death	March 31, 1961 (Age 29 years) Jackson, Missouri, United States Cause of death: Drowning
Burial	Liberty Cemetery, Greene, Arkansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Liberty Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Velma Sophia Jones Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Sharon Corinne Gentle Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Family with spouse Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Birth: March 10, 1911 29 25 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1984 — Big Run, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Sharon Corinne Gentle Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Family with spouse James Raymond McMurry Velma Sophia Jones Birth: January 9, 1913 — Grandin, Carter, Missouri, United States Death: February 29, 2008 — Edina, Knox, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: —
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1961 — Jackson, Missouri, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alfred D Harding Sharon Corinne Gentle Birth: February 29, 1936 24 23 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 2001 — Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States
4 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Laveta Klocke Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Birth: February 22, 1940 28 27 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: February 8, 2015 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States

Father’s family with Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Velma Sophia Jones Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Sharon Corinne Gentle Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Family with spouse Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Birth: March 10, 1911 29 25 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1984 — Big Run, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs Birth: August 24, 1919 Death: July 22, 2004
	Marriage: —

Mother’s family with James Raymond McMurry - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Velma Sophia Jones James Raymond McMurry Birth: May 11, 1903 Death: January 26, 1993
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Sharon Corinne Gentle Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Family with spouse James Raymond McMurry Velma Sophia Jones Birth: January 9, 1913 — Grandin, Carter, Missouri, United States Death: February 29, 2008 — Edina, Knox, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: —

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1961 — Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife	Private

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1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Gentle, Howard head M W 29 M KY Same place Operator Wholesale Shoes Gentle, Velma X wife F W 27 M MO Same place Gentle, Richard son M W 8 S MO Same place Gentle, Sharon daughter F W 4 S Missouri United States Gentle, Howard son M W 2m S MO

Family with parents
father Parents Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle Mattie Stella Hester	Howard Burton Gentle Sr. 1911–1984
mother Parents (unknown)	Velma Sophia Jones 1913–2008
himself Family Private	Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle 1931–1961
younger sister Family Alfred D Harding Private Private Private	Sharon Corinne Gentle 1936–2001
younger brother Family Laveta Klocke Private Private Private Private Private	Howard Burton Gentle Jr. 1940–2015
Father’s family with Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs
father Parents Nuton Augustus “Gus” Gentle Mattie Stella Hester	Howard Burton Gentle Sr. 1911–1984
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs 1919–2004
Mother’s family with James Raymond McMurry
step-father Parents (unknown)	James Raymond McMurry 1903–1993
mother Parents (unknown)	Velma Sophia Jones 1913–2008
Family with Private
himself Parents Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Velma Sophia Jones	Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle 1931–1961
wife Parents (unknown)	Private