The Shemwell Family

Mary Mattie BomarAge: 86 years18961983

Name
Mary Mattie Bomar
Given names
Mary Mattie
Surname
Bomar
Married name
Mary Mattie Shemwell
Married name
Mary Mattie Bell
Birth August 23, 1896 35 33
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 months)
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
MarriageRay Edgar ShemwellView this family
September 7, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Luther Shemwell
January 15, 1917 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 33 years)
Death of a motherOlive Denie “Ollie” Shell
May 2, 1930 (Age 33 years)
MarriageWilliam Washington BellView this family
after 1931 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Robert Luther Shemwell Jr.
August 28, 1935 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherThornton Robert Bomar
September 2, 1935 (Age 39 years)
Death of a husbandRay Edgar Shemwell
December 7, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Nancy Jane Shemwell
May 30, 1939 (Age 42 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 husbandWilliam Washington Bell
November 29, 1953 (Age 57 years)
Burial of a husbandWilliam Washington Bell
November 30, 1953 (Age 57 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Cemetery
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 sonRobert Luther Shemwell
July 28, 1972 (Age 75 years)
Address: VA Hospital,
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 grandsonRobert Luther Shemwell Jr.
July 12, 1978 (Age 81 years)
Death April 30, 1983 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Olive Denie “Ollie” Shell
Birth: March 20, 1863Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 2, 1930Dickson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage:
herself
Family with Ray Edgar Shemwell - View this family
husband
Ray Edgar Shemwell
Birth: June 25, 1897 22 21Tennessee, United States
Death: December 7, 1938Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
herself
Marriage: September 7, 1915Henry, Tennessee, United States
16 months
son
Robert Luther Shemwell
Birth: January 15, 1917 19 20Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1972Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Family with William Washington Bell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: after 1931
William Washington Bell + Florence Hinson - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: September 25, 1904Houston, Tennessee, United States
Divorce: between 1920 and 1930
22 months
step-son
Precell Hinson “Jack” Bell
Birth: July 14, 1906 30 22Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1967San Francisco, California, United States
23 months
step-daughter
Valerie Fay Bell
Birth: June 6, 1908 32 24Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1993Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Regina Bell
Birth: September 2, 1911 35 27Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 17, 1983Clark, Nevada, United States

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ray Edgar Shemwell - Household

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, R EheadMW22MTNTNTNInsuranceLife
Shemwell, Mary MwifeFW23MTNTNTN
Shemwell, Robert LsonMW3STNTNTN

Next door or in Farher in laws household. -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Edgar Shemwell - Household

Dist. 1 Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Shemwell, Luther Ehead3000MW56M22TNTNTNConductorRail Road
Shemwell, Sayde HwifeFW54M20INININMerchantCafe
Shemwell, Arthur LsonMW20M17TNTNINAsst. ManagerCafe
Shemwell, Ray EsonMW32M18TNTNINOperatorCafe
Shemwell, Mary Mdaughter in lawFW33M19TNTNTN
Shemwell, Robert LgrandsonMW13S-TNTNTN

Notes: Owners Shemwell Cafe Paris Tn. Enum. by Arthur Luther Shemwell

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Louise Jones - Household

Paris, Henry, Tennessee The Caldwell Hotel

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Bell, Will (absent)lodgerMW65MTNsameplaceConductorRailroad
Bell, Mary MattiewifeFW42MTNsameplace