The Shemwell Family

Jettye Irene MalloryAge: 100 years19042005

Name
Jettye Irene Mallory
Given names
Jettye Irene
Surname
Mallory
Married name
Jettye Irene Shemwell
Birth December 14, 1904
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 brotherJames Richard Mallory
July 18, 1921 (Age 16 years)
MarriageLawrence ShemwellView this family
1923 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 8, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandLawrence Shemwell
July 31, 1953 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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
Burial of a husbandLawrence Shemwell
1953 (Age 48 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 October 19, 2005 (Age 100 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glenwood Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
younger brother
James Richard Mallory
Birth: July 18, 1921Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 14, 2010Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
-17 years
herself
Jettye Irene Mallory
Birth: December 14, 1904Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 2005Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
brother
Private
sister
Private
Family with Lawrence Shemwell - View this family
husband
Lawrence Shemwell
Birth: August 7, 1904 30 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 31, 1953Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
herself
Jettye Irene Mallory
Birth: December 14, 1904Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 19, 2005Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: 1923Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household

Allensville, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, LawrenceheadMW26M22KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Shemwell, IrenewifeFW26M22KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household

Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, LawrenceheadMW35MKYSame houseOperatorFarm
Shemwell, Jettye IrenewifeFW35MKYSame house

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Shemwell - Household

312 Jefferson Street Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, LawrenceheadMW45MarKYManagerRetail Grocery
Shemwell, IrenewifeFW45MarKYClerkRetail Grocery