The Shemwell Family

Thelbert B JonesAge: 44 years18911935

Name
Thelbert B Jones
Given names
Thelbert B
Surname
Jones
Married name
Thelbert B Shemwell
Birth July 12, 1891
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
MarriageLuther Cashman ShemwellView this family
March 5, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Howard W Shemwell
January 4, 1916 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 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 daughter
#2
Aria Annette Shemwell
August 10, 1918 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 1, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Martha Ellen Shemwell
March 5, 1922 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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 1, 1930 (Age 38 years)
Death September 14, 1935 (Age 44 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beechwood Cemetery
Note: aka Thistlewood
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Luther Cashman Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 5, 1913Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
Aria Annette Shemwell
Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: July 13, 1992Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Martha Ellen Shemwell
Birth: March 5, 1922 32 30Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: September 1, 1993Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Luther Cashman Shemwell + Frances W Hathaway - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Frances W Hathaway
Birth: January 26, 1913Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Marriage: about 1947
1 year
step-son
Darrell Ray Shemwell
Birth: January 12, 1948 58 34Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: January 24, 2021Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States
5 years
step-daughter
Jenny Lou Shemwell
Birth: July 31, 1952 63 39Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
Death: January 13, 2025Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household

Elm St. Cairo Ill.

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Luther ShemwellheadMW29MKYKYKYLaborerVeneer Mill
Thelbert ShemwellwifeFW27MKYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonMW4SILKYKY
Annette ShemwelldaughterFW1SILKYKYLaborerVeneer Mill
Felix Shemwellyounger brotherMW24SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household

Sycamore Ave. Cairo, Alexander, Ill.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Luther C ShemwellheadMW41M24KYKYKYProprietorBarbecue stand
Thelbert ShemwellwifeFW38M21KYKYKY
Howard ShemwellsonMW14S-ILKYKY
Annette ShemwelldaughterFW11S-ILKYKY
Martha ShemwelldaughterFW8S-ILKYKY

Burial
aka Thistlewood