Thomas Thurman ShemwellAge: 80 years1916–1997
- Name
- Thomas Thurman Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas Thurman
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 13, 1916 26 28 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 9 months)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 21 months)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 sister | Sarah Elizabeth Shemwell January 6, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alma Marie Shemwell November 11, 1923 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Violet Mae Shemwell June 23, 1927 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 10, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Washington White February 8, 1932 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Leona V Ferguson — View this family about 1939 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Permelia Sherrod May 8, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell December 5, 1953 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 father | Noble John Shemwell January 19, 1965 (Age 48 years) |
 Residence | 1965 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage | Pauline Cloutier — View this family May 11, 1966 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cora Jane White January 19, 1971 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell February 22, 1991 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | February 10, 1997 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Noble John Shemwell Birth: August 3, 1889 19 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Cora Jane White Birth: March 5, 1888 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1971 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1910 — |
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11 months elder sister |
Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell Birth: September 28, 1911 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1991 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Alma Marie Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1913 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1923 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Thomas Thurman Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1997 — Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1919 29 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 17, 2002 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Violet Mae Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1927 37 39 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 2009 — Concord, Jackson, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Leona V Ferguson |
| himself |
Thomas Thurman Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1997 — Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Leona V Ferguson Birth: July 10, 1919 — Michigan, United States Death: November 19, 2011 — Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: about 1939 — Michigan, United States |
| Family with Pauline Cloutier |
| himself |
Thomas Thurman Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1997 — Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
| wife |
Pauline Cloutier Birth: November 22, 1916 Death: July 13, 2010 — Davisburg, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: May 11, 1966 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
Thomas Thurman Shemwell has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Marcellus C “Cell” Slaughter + Delia P Shemwell
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Parents Walter Jackson White + Mary Betty Shemwell
Parents Milburn Coy Dorris + Etta Mae Shemwell
Parents Zelma Lee Phillips + Laurene Carrie Shemwell
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Parents Finis N Shemwell + Mary Virginia Snead
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Mother's family (3)
Parents Walter Jackson White + Mary Betty Shemwell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Noble John Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Noble John Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Thurmond Shemwell - Household
Roubank Road Pontaic, Oakland, Michigan
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