Samuel Richard ShemwellAge: 74 years1875–1949
- Name
- Samuel Richard Shemwell
- Given names
- Samuel Richard
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 16, 1875 34 33 |
 Education | Couldn't read or write |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
 Occupation | Coal Digger October 1892 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Clarence Richard Shemwell June 28, 1893 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)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 16, 1900 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a brother | Redic Young Shemwell 1904 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham April 18, 1912 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence Richard Shemwell — Clara May Popham — View this family February 19, 1917 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Richard Shemwell Sr. November 10, 1917 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Verlie Edith Shemwell April 18, 1919 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Shirley Madeline Shemwell July 22, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Clarence Richard “Junior” Shemwell Jr. May 25, 1922 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Dorothy May Shemwell May 4, 1924 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a father | James Lewis Shemwell January 21, 1926 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 |
| Death of a wife | Hettie J “Etta” McBride February 5, 1932 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Sherman “Will” Shemwell November 23, 1933 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 70 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 | May 29, 1949 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Lewis Shemwell Birth: May 4, 1840 34 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1926 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Ann “Lizia” Latham Birth: December 1841 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Redic Young Shemwell Birth: September 1861 21 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
William Sherman “Will” Shemwell Birth: July 18, 1867 27 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1933 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: May 1869 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1949 — Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Talitha Jennie Shemwell Birth: November 13, 1872 32 30 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 25, 1953 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Hettie J “Etta” McBride |
| himself |
Samuel Richard Shemwell Birth: April 16, 1875 34 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1949 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Hettie J “Etta” McBride Birth: June 13, 1874 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1932 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| son |
Clarence Richard Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1893 18 19 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 1962 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Samuel Richard Shemwell has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (46)
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Barbara Jane Shemwell
Parents John L Tabb + Martha Ellen Shemwell
Parents William Pidcock + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents John Franklin Driskill + Nancy Isabella Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Elizabeth Jane Tomerlin
Parents Samuel Black Shemwell + Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock
Parents John Pidcock + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents John Patrick Shemwell Jr. + Mary Hester Sherrod
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Lewis Shemwell - Household
Paradise, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household
Caseyville Union Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Richard Shemwell - Household
Pearl Street Boulder, Colorado
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