Ruby ShemwellAge: 87 years1896–1984
- Name
- Ruby Shemwell
- Given names
- Ruby
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ruby Laster
 Birth | December 9, 1896 24 25 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a brother | John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell April 30, 1901 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Thomas Shemwell March 18, 1903 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Abbett Homer Shemwell February 19, 1904 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell June 24, 1907 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Cecil Shemwell June 17, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell April 23, 1913 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell May 1, 1913 (Age 16 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Calvin Felix Shemwell 1913 (Age 16 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| 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 |
| 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/ |
 Marriage | James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster — View this family 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Louise Laster September 10, 1923 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Armina M “Mina” Shemwell December 28, 1928 (Age 32 years) Address: Near Sharon Grove |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 7, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Addie Lucy Clary 1936 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Dorris Wayne Trainer February 5, 1949 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| 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 father | James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell February 13, 1958 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Gary Edward Trainer February 26, 1958 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell January 30, 1959 (Age 62 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Walter Clyde Shemwell 1959 (Age 62 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Death of a husband | James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster October 31, 1963 (Age 66 years) |
| Burial of a husband | James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster November 2, 1963 (Age 66 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Death of a grandson | Dorris Wayne Trainer March 18, 1970 (Age 73 years) |
| 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 brother | Herbert Shemwell June 9, 1983 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | April 22, 1984 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1872 36 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 13, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Addie Lucy Clary Birth: October 1871 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1936 |
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Marriage: February 4, 1894 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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-10 months elder brother |
Herbert Shemwell Birth: March 25, 1893 20 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 9, 1983 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years herself |
Ruby Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1896 24 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
John Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1901 28 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1990 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Abbett Homer Shemwell Birth: February 19, 1904 31 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter Clyde Shemwell Birth: June 24, 1907 35 35 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1959 — Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Cecil Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1910 38 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 11, 2004 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Calvin Felix Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1913 40 41 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 1, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster |
| husband |
James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster Birth: November 24, 1896 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 31, 1963 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Ruby Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1896 24 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 22, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1920 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Louise Laster Birth: September 10, 1923 26 26 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 15, 1998 |
Ruby Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
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 Charles Emmet Shemwell + Lida Higgins
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Emma H Higgins
Parents Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon and Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Hershel “Jimmie” Laster - Household
Kranville Rd. Todd, Kentucky
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