George Alexander ShemwellAge: 66 years1894–1960
- Name
- George Alexander Shemwell
- Given names
- George Alexander
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 3, 1894 44 39 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruth Shemwell July 16, 1896 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Levi Shemwell February 8, 1898 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Levi Shemwell August 1, 1901 (Age 7 years) Cause: Dysentery |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Morton Shemwell July 29, 1904 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Gertrude Shemwell November 22, 1908 (Age 14 years) Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Delilah Adeline Lee September 2, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
 Military | WW1 Draft June 5, 1917 (Age 23 years) |
| Military service | PFC 242 Mil. Police between 1917 and 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Alexander Taylor Shemwell July 24, 1917 (Age 23 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
 Occupation | Laborer-Mo-Pacific Railroad 1917 (Age 22 years) |
 Inducted | WWI December 3, 1917 (Age 23 years)Note: Jefferson Barracks |
| European Theatre | European Theatre between June 30, 1918 and June 16, 1919 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Warren Thompson Wassell January 1, 1923 (Age 28 years) |
 Marriage | Ida Clark — View this family January 27, 1925 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 14, 1930 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Melvina Pamelia Thompson May 18, 1935 (Age 41 years) Cause: Cardiac Arrhythmia |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Emily “Emma” Wassell June 25, 1956 (Age 62 years) Citation details: https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1956/1956_00022469.PDF |
| Burial of a half-sister | Emily “Emma” Wassell June 28, 1956 (Age 62 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
 Death | February 6, 1960 (Age 66 years) Cause of death: Pneumonia |
 Burial | February 8, 1960 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander Taylor Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1849 24 18 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1917 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Melvina Pamelia Thompson Birth: May 27, 1854 23 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1935 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1889 — Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Gertrude Shemwell Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36 — Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: November 22, 1908 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Alta M Shemwell Birth: August 1892 43 38 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 29, 1996 |
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17 months himself |
George Alexander Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1960 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42 — Missouri, United States Death: January 9, 1969 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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19 months younger brother |
Robert Levi Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1898 48 43 Death: August 1, 1901 |
| Mother’s family with Charles Dimock Wassell |
| step-father |
Charles Dimock Wassell Birth: February 27, 1852 41 33 — Illinois, United States Death: 1887 |
| mother |
Melvina Pamelia Thompson Birth: May 27, 1854 23 17 — Illinois, United States Death: May 18, 1935 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: June 8, 1876 — Randolph, Illinois, United States |
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10 months half-sister |
Emily “Emma” Wassell Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22 — Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: June 25, 1956 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24 — Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States Death: March 27, 1964 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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19 months half-brother |
Warren Thompson Wassell Birth: July 26, 1880 28 26 — Illinois, United States Death: January 1, 1923 — Otoe, Nebraska, United States |
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19 months half-sister |
Lola V “Lady V” Wassell Birth: February 16, 1882 29 27 — Illinois, United States Death: June 14, 1968 — Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Family with Ida Clark |
| himself |
George Alexander Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: February 6, 1960 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Ida Clark Birth: 1895 Death: |
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Marriage: January 27, 1925 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
George Alexander Shemwell has 36 first cousins recorded
Father's family (36)
Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household
Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household
Railroad Ave Blackwater Cooper MO.
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| Inducted | Jefferson Barracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Melvina Pamelia Thompson - Household
Black Water, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Alexander Shemwell - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Alexander Shemwell - Household
Kansas City, Jackson, MO
Lodger in Casimer Shippy household |