George Henry ShemwellAge: 44 years1876–1920
- Name
- George Henry Shemwell
- Given names
- George Henry
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 4, 1876 39 28 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a sister | Nellie Shemwell 1879 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Sherrod after June 18, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Piety E Horn after June 18, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Christian Shemwell March 31, 1882 (Age 6 years) |
 Marriage | Lucinda “Lou” Stinson — View this family March 13, 1895 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Daisy Pearl Shemwell February 18, 1896 (Age 20 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 1, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a father | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | George Bernard Gieseke January 5, 1916 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Carl Shemwell Gieseke February 18, 1918 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Carl Shemwell Gieseke February 18, 1918 (Age 42 years) |
 Military | WWI Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 grandson #3 | Thomas Paul Gieseke February 3, 1919 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Paul Gieseke February 3, 1919 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | January 22, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Vivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke May 20, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
 Death | November 11, 1920 (Age 44 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery Note: The tombstone is wrong. GS should be GH. -b |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Willie Shemwell Birth: estimated 1871 34 23 Death: estimated 1875 |
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19 months elder sister |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
George Henry Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1920 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nellie Shemwell Birth: 1879 42 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| sister |
Ann Shemwell Death: |
| sister |
Jessie Shemwell Death: |
| younger brother |
Samuel Christian Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1882 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1963 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lucinda “Lou” Stinson |
| himself |
George Henry Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1920 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson Birth: September 17, 1876 42 18 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 1960 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 13, 1895 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Daisy Pearl Shemwell Birth: February 18, 1896 20 19 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 6, 1960 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Elisha Elliot Collier + Lucinda “Lou” Stinson |
| wife’s husband |
Elisha Elliot Collier Birth: September 7, 1871 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1939 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson Birth: September 17, 1876 42 18 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 1960 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 1, 1927 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Jr. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 77 Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Henry Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 2, Sharon, Clifty Clifty, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Henry Shemwell - Household
Rumsey & Madisonville Road Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Henry Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Burial | The tombstone is wrong. GS should be GH. -b |