The Shemwell Family

Rose H “Rosie” ShemwellAge: 81 years19031984

Name
Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell
Given names
Rose H
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Rose H Williams
Nickname
Rosie
Married name
Rose H Cole
Birth January 11, 1903 33 31
Birth of a sisterLaurene Carrie Shemwell
January 8, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherFinis N Shemwell
February 22, 1907 (Age 4 years)
Census May 5, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell Jr.
January 14, 1913 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 maternal grandfatherFinis Washington Sherrod
April 30, 1919 (Age 16 years)
Census January 19, 1920 (Age 17 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Hester Sherrod
January 7, 1922 (Age 18 years)
Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane “Bettie” Shemwell
August 16, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sisterEtta Mae Shemwell
May 20, 1928 (Age 25 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
MarriageGeorge Arnold ColeView this family
August 23, 1934 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherSarah Permelia Sherrod
May 8, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Death of a husbandGeorge Arnold Cole
June 28, 1946 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a parentWiley “Buck” ShemwellOllie Ann HildabrandView this family
after 1948 (Age 44 years)

Death of a fatherWiley “Buck” Shemwell
December 5, 1953 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 brotherNoble John Shemwell
January 19, 1965 (Age 62 years)
Death of a sisterMary Betty Shemwell
November 12, 1969 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 of a sisterDelia P Shemwell
July 11, 1976 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterLaurene Carrie Shemwell
May 7, 1980 (Age 77 years)
Death August 24, 1984 (Age 81 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 31, 1888Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
18 months
elder brother
15 months
elder sister
Delia P Shemwell
Birth: October 30, 1890 21 18Kentucky, United States
Death: July 11, 1976Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States
2 years
elder brother
Melvin M Shemwell
Birth: February 8, 1893 23 21Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 1893Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Betty Shemwell
Birth: February 8, 1896 26 24Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 12, 1969Logan, Kentucky, United States
5 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
13 months
younger brother
Finis N Shemwell
Birth: February 22, 1907 37 35Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 2, 2004Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Father’s family with Ollie Ann Hildabrand - View this family
father
step-mother
Ollie Ann Hildabrand
Birth: June 8, 1878 26 23Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 6, 1967Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: after 1948
Family with Private - View this family
husband
Private
herself
Family with George Arnold Cole - View this family
husband
George Arnold Cole
Birth: October 8, 1903Oakland, Michigan, United States
Death: June 28, 1946Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
herself
Marriage: August 23, 1934Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States

Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, WileyheadMW40M122KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, Sarah PwifeFW38M12287KYKYKY
Shemwell, Noble JsonMW20SKYKYKYFarm laborerHome farm
Shemwell, Mary BdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Etta MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Rosie HdaughterFW7SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Laurene CdaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Finis NsonMW3SKYKYKY
Tabb, Lesliehired handMWSKYKYKYFarm handWorking out

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, WileyheadMW50MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, MealywifeFW48MKYKYKY
Shemwell, RosadaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Shemwell, LaurenedaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, FinissonMW12SKYKYKY
Moore, NoraboarderFW26DKYKYKYSeamstressOverall Factory
Key, AgathaboarderFW5SKYKYKY