Lessie Lydia SikesAge: 90 years1903–1993
- Name
- Lessie Lydia Sikes
- Given names
- Lessie Lydia
- Surname
- Sikes
- Married name
- Lessie Lydia Shemwell
 Birth | September 9, 1903 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/ |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Orlan Shemwell November 8, 1921 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a son | James Orlan Shemwell December 25, 1921 (Age 18 years) |
| Burial of a son | James Orlan Shemwell December 25, 1921 (Age 18 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Infant Shemwell April 19, 1923 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Shemwell July 18, 1923 (Age 19 years) |
| Burial of a daughter | Infant Shemwell July 19, 1923 (Age 19 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery |
| Birth of a son #3 | Charles Logan Shemwell October 9, 1927 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 9, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Everett Dean Shemwell December 18, 1931 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Dallas Gene Shemwell June 2, 1934 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Wilton Leo Shemwell January 4, 1939 (Age 35 years) Twin: Hilton Leon Shemwell
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| Birth of a son #7 | Hilton Leon Shemwell January 4, 1939 (Age 35 years) Twin: Wilton Leo Shemwell
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| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 36 years) Address: Dist. 7 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 3, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Duane Shemwell June 27, 1952 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Alan Randall “Randy” Shemwell September 17, 1953 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 son | Hilton Leon Shemwell May 12, 1956 (Age 52 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Hilton Dean Shemwell August 22, 1957 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Daniel Bailey “Danny” Shemwell April 24, 1959 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Mark Devin Shemwell Sr. September 26, 1962 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 grandson | Jimmy Shemwell 1980 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a son | Wilton Leo Shemwell April 24, 1981 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a son | Everett Dean Shemwell February 1, 1987 (Age 83 years) Cause: Heart attack |
 Death | November 2, 1993 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Trinity Cemetery |
| Family with James Dallas Shemwell |
| husband |
James Dallas Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1903 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1994 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Lessie Lydia Sikes Birth: September 9, 1903 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 2, 1993 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| son |
James Orlan Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1921 18 18 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1921 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Infant Shemwell Birth: April 19, 1923 19 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 18, 1923 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Charles Logan Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1927 24 24 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: May 8, 2007 — Germantown, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
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4 years son |
Everett Dean Shemwell Birth: December 18, 1931 28 28 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 1987 — La Porte, Harris, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Dallas Gene Shemwell Birth: June 2, 1934 30 30 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: November 23, 2012 — Maryville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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Private |
| son |
Wilton Leo Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1939 35 35 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1981 — Illinois, United States |
| son |
Hilton Leon Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1939 35 35 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 12, 1956 |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Dallas Shemwell - Household
2031 Missouri Ave Granite City, Madison, Illinois
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