Rosa Lee ShemwellAge: 84 years1879–1964
- Name
- Rosa Lee Shemwell
- Given names
- Rosa Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Rosa Lee Tate
 Birth | October 20, 1879 25 15 |
 Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 7 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell December 5, 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Eclas Shemwell September 2, 1892 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | John William Timothy Tate — View this family December 1, 1895 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Bryan Elmer Tate September 25, 1896 (Age 16 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 7, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones December 6, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Bennett Burton Tate December 10, 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Bernice Beckham Tate February 28, 1905 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Buell Eckless Tate 1908 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | David Tate October 22, 1916 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a grandson | David Tate October 23, 1916 (Age 37 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 |
| Death of a brother | Eclas Shemwell November 17, 1917 (Age 38 years) Cause: gunshot to bowels |
| Death of a father | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nell Elizabeth Tate December 9, 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| 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 of a granddaughter | Nell Elizabeth Tate September 24, 1919 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bennett Burton Tate — Ruby Hazel Sampson — View this family estimated 1921 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 42 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Norman Derwood Tate March 12, 1922 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bernice Beckham Tate — Marie Davis — View this family June 9, 1923 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Ardice Givins Tate June 6, 1924 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | David Burton Tate February 22, 1926 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lynette I Tate November 23, 1926 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 5, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Janice Marie Tate May 6, 1936 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Jimmie Ray Tate August 8, 1943 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 |
| Death of a husband | John William Timothy Tate October 13, 1956 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jimmie Ray Tate May 31, 1961 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 | May 18, 1964 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones Birth: December 8, 1863 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1900 |
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Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months herself |
Rosa Lee Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1879 25 15 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1964 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Eclas Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1892 38 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1917 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with John William Timothy Tate |
| husband |
John William Timothy Tate Birth: September 17, 1875 22 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 1956 — Fairfield, Lake, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Rosa Lee Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1879 25 15 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1964 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 1, 1895 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months son |
Bryan Elmer Tate Birth: September 25, 1896 21 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1971 — Grayville, White, Illinois, United States |
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6 years son |
Bennett Burton Tate Birth: December 10, 1902 27 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1965 |
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2 years son |
Bernice Beckham Tate Birth: February 28, 1905 29 25 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 1987 — Volusia, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
Buell Eckless Tate Birth: 1908 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1981 — Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States |
Rosa Lee Shemwell has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents James Washington Shemwell + Laura Lee Brinkley
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John L Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John William Tate - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John William Tate - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John William Tate - Household
Cleaton Village Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John William Tate - Household
Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Census indicates Buell's family in same household |