The Shemwell Family

Ruth ShemwellAge: 72 years18961969

Name
Ruth Shemwell
Given names
Ruth
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Ruth Lewis
Married name
Ruth Wallace
Birth July 16, 1896 47 42
Birth of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
February 8, 1898 (Age 18 months)

Census June 16, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherRobert Levi Shemwell
August 1, 1901 (Age 5 years)

Cause: Dysentery
Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge Morton Shemwell
July 29, 1904 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterGertrude Shemwell
November 22, 1908 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Census April 18, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherDelilah Adeline Lee
September 2, 1910 (Age 14 years)
Religious marriageLloyd Leeland LewisView this family
November 23, 1915 (Age 19 years)
Death of a fatherAlexander Taylor Shemwell
July 24, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Death of a husbandLloyd Leeland Lewis
1918 (Age 21 years)

Census January 9, 1920 (Age 23 years)
MarriageWilliam Charles WallaceView this family
1923 (Age 26 years)
Death of a half-brotherWarren Thompson Wassell
January 1, 1923 (Age 26 years)
Census April 1930 (Age 33 years)
Death of a motherMelvina Pamelia Thompson
May 18, 1935 (Age 38 years)
Cause: Cardiac Arrhythmia
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Charles Wallace
January 5, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Death of a half-sisterEmily “Emma” Wassell
June 25, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Burial of a half-sisterEmily “Emma” Wassell
June 28, 1956 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Death of a brotherGeorge Alexander Shemwell
February 6, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Burial of a brotherGeorge Alexander Shemwell
February 8, 1960 (Age 63 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Death of a half-sisterNancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
March 27, 1964 (Age 67 years)
Death of a half-sisterLola V “Lady V” Wassell
June 14, 1968 (Age 71 years)
Death January 9, 1969 (Age 72 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 1889Missouri, United States
1 year
elder sister
Gertrude Shemwell
Birth: September 23, 1890 41 36Lamine, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 22, 1908Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
23 months
elder sister
17 months
elder brother
George Alexander Shemwell
Birth: January 3, 1894 44 39Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1960Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
19 months
younger brother
Mother’s family with Charles Dimock Wassell - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: June 8, 1876Randolph, Illinois, United States
10 months
half-sister
Emily “Emma” Wassell
Birth: April 4, 1877 25 22Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: June 25, 1956Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
21 months
half-sister
Nancy Lee “Nannie” Wassell
Birth: December 23, 1878 26 24Nashville, Washington, Illinois, United States
Death: March 27, 1964Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
19 months
half-brother
19 months
half-sister
Family with Lloyd Leeland Lewis - View this family
husband
herself
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: November 23, 1915California, Moniteau, Missouri, United States
Family with William Charles Wallace - View this family
husband
William Charles Wallace
Birth: February 15, 1887Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: January 5, 1956Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
herself
Ruth Shemwell
Birth: July 16, 1896 47 42Missouri, United States
Death: January 9, 1969Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: 1923Missouri, United States

Ruth Shemwell has 36 first cousins recorded

Father's family (36)

Parents William David Shemwell + Lucy Elizabeth Platt
2Ida Mae Shemwell18691959
10Infant Shemwell18871887
Parents John William Shemwell + Madora Cramer
Parents Sylvester Penic Shemwell + Eva Ann Cramer
2Ella J Shemwell18811964
Parents William Nicholas McMahan + Anna Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell
4Annie McMahan18911900
Parents Ishamel Higdon Whitlow + Sarah M “Sallie” Shemwell
1Flora Dell Whitlow18801959
2Nellie Whitlow18821902
5Nettie Whitlow18891927
6Orpha Whitlow18921901
7Henry Clay Whitlow18941972
8John Whitlow18981983
Parents James Finley Burris + Mary Louisa Shemwell
1Burris1883
2Dorval Burris18851963
3Ora Raymond Burris18871954
4Etta Lee Burris18911979
Parents George William Brady + Louella “Lula” Carrie Shemwell
3Andrew Louis Brady18951942

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Lamine Township, Lamine Village, Cooper, MO.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Taylor ShemwellheadWMMar184951M10KYKYKYFarmer
Armelia M ShemwellwifeWFMay185446M10109KYKYKY
Gertrude ShemwelldaughterWFSep18909SMOKYKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterWFAug18927SMOKYKY
George A ShemwellsonWMJan18946SMOKYKY
Ruth ShemwelldaughterWFJul18963SMOKYKY
Levi R ShemwellsonWMFeb18982SMOKYKY
Nancy L Vassellstep daughterWFDec187821SILILIL
Warren T Vassellstep sonWMJul188019SILILILFarm Laborer
Lola V Vassellstep daughterWFFeb188218SILILIL

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Alexander Taylor Shemwell - Household

Railroad Ave Blackwater Cooper MO.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Alexander Taylor ShemwellheadMW61M120KYKYKYLandlordHotel
Permeliia J ShemwellwifeFW56M220107ILILKY
Alta M ShemwelldaughterFW17SMOKYIL
George A ShemwellsonMW16SMOKYIL
Ruth ShemwelldaughterFW14SMOKYIL
Nannie WasselFW28SILILILSeamstessAt Home

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Melvina Pamelia Thompson - Household

Black Water, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, MelvinaheadFW66WdILKYKY
Shemwell, George AsonMW27SMOILILLaborerFarm
Lewis, RuthdaughterFW24WdMOILILClerkDry goods store
Wassel, NanniedaughterFW40SILILILClerkDry goods store

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Charles Wallace - Household

105 E 40th. Kansas City, Jackson, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wallace, William CheadMW43M23NJNYCNStruc. Engr.Dteel Co.
Wallace, RuthwifeFW34M18MOKYIL
Shemwell, Melvina Pmother in lawFW75MILKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Charles Wallace - Household

2105 Alfred Ave St. Louis, MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wallace, William CheadMW53MNJSame PlaceOwn BusinessArchitect & Builder
Wallace, RuthwifeFW44MMOSame Place