Roxie Anne ShemwellAge: 41 years1906–1948
- Name
- Roxie Anne Shemwell
- Given names
- Roxie Anne
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Roxie Anne Kannier
- Married name
- Roxie Anne Wells
 Birth | September 12, 1906 27 19 |
 Marriage | Edgar Kannier — View this family unknown |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a half-sister | Myrtle Ann Glenn May 16, 1911 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Marvin Clay Shemwell October 31, 1913 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 1, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Chester Lee Kannier December 26, 1925 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage | Fredrick Clyde Wells — View this family January 14, 1928 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Alice Mae Wells March 2, 1928 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 22 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 11, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jasper Frank Higgins 1935 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Edward Shemwell February 15, 1937 (Age 30 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Marriage of a parent | Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell — Emma H Higgins — View this family estimated 1938 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna Kiza “Coon” Roe 1939 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 | June 28, 1948 (Age 41 years) Note: Her Marriage license says she married Clyde E Wells but her death certificate says Frederick Wells. She died in Ohio but lived in Brooklyn. |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Emma H Higgins Birth: February 20, 1887 35 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1905 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months herself |
Roxie Anne Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1948 — Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Marvin Clay Shemwell Birth: October 31, 1913 34 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Ollie Shaw Glenn |
| father |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Ollie Shaw Glenn Birth: December 8, 1884 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 6, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Dallas Glenn Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1989 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Myrtle Ann Glenn Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1988 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell |
| step-father |
Sylvester Lewis “Cy” Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1888 32 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1971 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Emma H Higgins Birth: February 20, 1887 35 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 30, 1978 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1938 — |
| Family with Edgar Kannier |
| husband |
Edgar Kannier Birth: May 24, 1903 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1986 |
| herself |
Roxie Anne Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1948 — Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Chester Lee Kannier Birth: December 26, 1925 22 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1999 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Fredrick Clyde Wells |
| husband |
Fredrick Clyde Wells Birth: calculated 1907 — Ohio, United States Death: |
| herself |
Roxie Anne Shemwell Birth: September 12, 1906 27 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1948 — Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: January 14, 1928 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 months daughter |
Alice Mae Wells Birth: March 2, 1928 21 21 — Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Death: August 15, 1988 |
| Edgar Kannier + Bessie McElwain |
| husband |
Edgar Kannier Birth: May 24, 1903 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 24, 1986 |
| husband’s wife |
Bessie McElwain Birth: December 14, 1901 Death: March 17, 1992 |
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Marriage: — |
Roxie Anne Shemwell has 27 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents John Henry Hall + Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
Parents James Thomas Kenner + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents … … + Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell
Parents James William “Jimmy” Glenn + Katie Lofene Shemwell
Parents James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell + Addie Lucy Clary
Parents Charles Emmet Shemwell + Lida Higgins
Mother's family (5)
Parents Charles Emmet Shemwell + Lida Higgins
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Edward Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clyde E Wells - Household
Jefferson Ave Brooklyn, Kings, NY
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| Death | Her Marriage license says she married Clyde E Wells but her death certificate says Frederick Wells. She died in Ohio but lived in Brooklyn. |