The Shemwell Family

Lola Mae TuckerAge: 79 years19051984

Name
Lola Mae Tucker
Given names
Lola Mae
Surname
Tucker
Married name
Lola Mae Shemwell
Birth April 15, 1905 38 31
Birth of a sisterHessie Willa Tucker
January 19, 1907 (Age 21 months)

Birth of a brotherDallas Cody Tucker
April 25, 1910 (Age 5 years)

Death of a brotherDallas Cody Tucker
April 25, 1910 (Age 5 years)

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/
MarriageEddie Lewis ShemwellView this family
June 3, 1922 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Louis Shemwell
April 24, 1923 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
James Nelson “Red” Shemwell
September 25, 1926 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Ray Shemwell
July 22, 1929 (Age 24 years)
Twin: Velma Mae Shemwell
Birth of a daughter
#4
Velma Mae Shemwell
July 22, 1929 (Age 24 years)
Twin: Elmer Ray Shemwell
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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
Death of a sonElmer Ray Shemwell
November 1, 1929 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Cholera
Death of a daughterVelma Mae Shemwell
November 5, 1929 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Cholera
Census April 5, 1930 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Kenneth Gene Shemwell
January 1, 1931 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMissouri Anna Conway
March 12, 1931 (Age 25 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Henry Tucker
December 22, 1937 (Age 32 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Louis Shemwell Jr.
February 19, 1945 (Age 39 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Louis Shemwell Jr.
February 19, 1945 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Louis ShemwellJane W WhitsellView this family
after 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 brotherDon Hugo Tucker
December 30, 1959 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMary Garland Kennedy
August 7, 1960 (Age 55 years)
Death of a husbandEddie Lewis Shemwell
September 17, 1964 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Eddie “Jimmy” Shemwell
July 25, 1965 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sonKenneth Gene Shemwell
June 23, 1975 (Age 70 years)
Cause: Manslaughter (ran over by drunk driver)
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 August 17, 1984 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Don Hugo Tucker
Birth: February 2, 1903 36 29Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 30, 1959Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
21 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
Family with Eddie Lewis Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: June 3, 1922Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
Elmer Ray Shemwell
Birth: July 22, 1929 37 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 1, 1929Logan, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Velma Mae Shemwell
Birth: July 22, 1929 37 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 5, 1929Logan, Kentucky, United States
17 months
son
Kenneth Gene Shemwell
Birth: January 1, 1931 38 25Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 23, 1975Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Eddie E ShemwellheadMW37M29KYKYKYFarmerFarming
Lola M ShemwellwifeFW54M17KYKYKY
William L ShemwellsonMW6SKYKYKY
James N ShemwellsonMW3-6mSKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Eddie Lewis Shemwell - Household

Mill street Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, E LXheadMW47MKYRLaborerBridge ?? WPA
Shemwell, Lola MaewifeFW34MKYR
Shemwell, William LewissonMW16SKYsame house
Shemwell, James NelsonsonMW13SKYsame house
Shemwell, Kenneth JeansonMW9SKYR