James Edwin ShemwellAge: 82 years1905–1988
- Name
- James Edwin Shemwell
- Given names
- James Edwin
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 3, 1905 48 31 |
 Birth of a sister | Roxie Blanche Shemwell April 29, 1908 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Victor Eugene Shemwell September 22, 1911 (Age 5 years) |
 Occupation | Post Master |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/ |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | George Washington Shemwell November 27, 1925 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 23 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 25, 1930 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Albert Neal Shemwell June 25, 1940 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Ann Shemwell August 18, 1941 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 24, 1950 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 mother | Mary Elizabeth Crowell October 28, 1966 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ashley Shemwell October 6, 1974 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Ashley Shemwell October 8, 1974 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 sister | Sarah Estella Shemwell April 19, 1977 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Novella Shemwell March 24, 1986 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Victor Eugene Shemwell October 23, 1987 (Age 81 years) |
| Religion | Baptist before 1988 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | July 6, 1988 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wingo Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Washington Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1857 39 29 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: November 27, 1925 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Elizabeth Crowell Birth: January 15, 1874 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 28, 1966 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 2, 1896 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Sarah Estella Shemwell Birth: September 7, 1897 39 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 19, 1977 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy Novella Shemwell Birth: September 27, 1899 41 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 24, 1986 — Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months elder brother |
Albert Neal Shemwell Birth: February 5, 1901 43 27 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 25, 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29 — Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: June 27, 1993 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
James Edwin Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1905 48 31 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1988 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Roxie Blanche Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1908 50 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 2002 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Victor Eugene Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1911 53 37 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1987 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Evelyn Williams |
| himself |
James Edwin Shemwell Birth: December 3, 1905 48 31 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1988 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Evelyn Williams Birth: June 22, 1912 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 2014 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1941 35 29 — Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: February 6, 2022 — Richmond, Madison, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household
Lebanon Street Wingo, Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Edwin Shemwell - Household
Congo Street Tallmadge, Summit, Ohio
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Elizabeth Shemwell - Household
Adams Street Wingo, Graves, KY - Mary E Shemwell
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