The Shemwell Family

Sarah Francis ShemwellAge: 81 years19292011

Name
Sarah Francis Shemwell
Given names
Sarah Francis
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Sarah Francis Harrison
Birth October 29, 1929 34 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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 1, 1930 (Age 5 months)
Birth of a brotherThomas Maurice “Tom” Shemwell
March 23, 1932 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherEarl Glenn Shemwell
February 26, 1935 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Jo Shemwell
May 2, 1938 (Age 8 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterLinda June Shemwell
June 14, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherJames McHenry “Jimmy Mac” Shemwell
July 13, 1942 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20, 1950 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 20 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 fatherFrank Glenn Shemwell
March 20, 1958 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 motherOsie Violette Allen
August 5, 1984 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterLinda June Shemwell
September 19, 2002 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterJuanita Mae Shemwell
February 21, 2005 (Age 75 years)

Death of a sisterLoleta Fay Shemwell
February 5, 2006 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterGlenna Sue Shemwell
August 23, 2008 (Age 78 years)
Death April 24, 2011 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: July 8, 1922Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
elder sister
17 months
elder sister
22 months
elder sister
Glenna Sue Shemwell
Birth: September 1, 1926 31 23Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 2008Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
3 years
herself
Sarah Francis Shemwell
Birth: October 29, 1929 34 26Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 24, 2011Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Thomas Maurice “Tom” Shemwell
Birth: March 23, 1932 37 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 21, 2012Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Earl Glenn Shemwell
Birth: February 26, 1935 39 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 2012Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Mary Jo Shemwell
Birth: May 2, 1938 43 34Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 19, 2021Waleska, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
2 years
younger sister
Linda June Shemwell
Birth: June 14, 1940 45 37Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 2002Butler, Ohio, United States
2 years
younger brother
James McHenry “Jimmy Mac” Shemwell
Birth: July 13, 1942 47 39Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 14, 2021Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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husband
herself
Sarah Francis Shemwell
Birth: October 29, 1929 34 26Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 24, 2011Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Frank G ShemwellheadM35M27KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Ocie V ShemwellwifeF27M19KYKYKY
Loleta F ShemwelldaughterF6S-KYKYKY
Juanita M ShemwelldaughterF5S-KYKYKY
Glenna S ShemwelldaughterF3.5S-KYKYKY
Sarah F ShemwelldaughterF5mS-KYKYKY
T Monroe Allenfather-in-lawM48S-KYKYKYLaborerRoad construction

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Logan, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Frank ShemwellheadMW45KYPump OperatorRailroad
Osie ShemwellwifeFW36KY
Loleta ShemwelldaughterFW16KYStudentHigh School
Juanita ShemwelldaughterFW15KYStudentHigh School
Sue ShemwelldaughterFW13KY
Francis ShemwelldaughterFW10KY
Thomas ShemwellsonMW8KY
Earl ShemwellsonMW5KY
Mary Jo ShemwelldaughterFW1KY
T M Allenfather-in-lawMW61KYLaborerFarm

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Blue Cuts Road Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Frank GheadMW55MarKYPumps WaterL&N Railroad
Shemwell, OsiewifeFW46MarKY
Shemwell, SarahdaughterFW20NevKYSewingGarment Factory
Shemwell, ThomassonMW18NevKYOffbears?Sawmill
Shemwell, EarlsonMW15NevKY
Shemwell, Mary JdaughterFW12NevKY
Shemwell, LindadaughterFW10NevKY
Shemwell, James MsonMW8NevKY