The Shemwell Family

Roxie Lee “Bobbie” TurleyAge: 87 years19001988

Name
Roxie Lee “Bobbie” Turley
Given names
Roxie Lee
Nickname
Bobbie
Surname
Turley
Married name
Roxie Lee Shemwell
Birth November 2, 1900 33 33
Death of a maternal grandfatherCol. Christopher Columbus Higgerson
February 11, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Address: Near Boonville
Birth of a brotherWilliam Pearson “Billy” Turley
September 16, 1903 (Age 2 years)
Death of a motherMary Enola “Molly” Higgerson
1904 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentHarry Pearson TurleyIva “Ivy” UptonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
November 15, 1906 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 15 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Dade Turley
August 22, 1917 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 16 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 17 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Frances Herndon
May 15, 1920 (Age 19 years)
MarriageHerbert Alexander ShemwellView this family
July 12, 1920 (Age 19 years)
Address: Bingham Home
Birth of a son
#1
Herbert Turley Shemwell
April 12, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sonHerbert Turley Shemwell
April 12, 1921 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Theodocia Lee Shemwell
February 27, 1922 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Donald Turley Shemwell
November 21, 1924 (Age 24 years)
Residence 1924 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Ruth Adele Shemwell
September 13, 1926 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 28 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 13, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Phyllis Ann Shemwell
January 31, 1935 (Age 34 years)
Census May 16, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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 childJames Ritchey NewmanRuth Adele ShemwellView this family
Type: Civil marriage
September 4, 1946 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Frederick “Jimmy” Newman
October 24, 1947 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherHarry Pearson Turley
September 11, 1948 (Age 47 years)
Note: Name: Harry Turley
Census April 4, 1950 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 sisterJessie Enola “Nullie” Turley
November 15, 1956 (Age 56 years)
Death of a daughterTheodocia Lee Shemwell
July 26, 1961 (Age 60 years)
Cause: Acute Uremia
Burial of a daughterTheodocia Lee Shemwell
July 27, 1961 (Age 60 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Death of a grandsonJames Frederick “Jimmy” Newman
March 26, 1962 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Phillip Wayne Stone
April 18, 1964 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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 sisterMary Elizabeth “Bess” Turley
November 28, 1978 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherEmmett Hall “Pete” Turley
March 19, 1982 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Columbus Turley
September 26, 1985 (Age 84 years)

Death August 16, 1988 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Lamine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 3, 1888Cooper, Missouri, United States
8 months
elder sister
Jessie Enola “Nullie” Turley
Birth: May 25, 1889 22 22Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 15, 1956Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
20 months
elder brother
Emmett Hall “Pete” Turley
Birth: January 9, 1891 24 23Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: March 19, 1982Cooper, Missouri, United States
3 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
Margaret Williams “Peg” Turley
Birth: August 12, 1895 28 28Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: May 9, 1991Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Elizabeth “Bess” Turley
Birth: March 23, 1898 31 30Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: November 28, 1978Missouri, United States
3 years
herself
3 years
younger brother
William Pearson “Billy” Turley
Birth: September 16, 1903 36 36Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: January 24, 1994San Diego, California, United States
Father’s family with Iva “Ivy” Upton - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: November 15, 1906Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Family with Herbert Alexander Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 12, 1920Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
9 months
son
Herbert Turley Shemwell
Birth: April 12, 1921 18 20Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: April 12, 1921Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
11 months
daughter
Theodocia Lee Shemwell
Birth: February 27, 1922 19 21South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 26, 1961St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
3 years
son
Donald Turley Shemwell
Birth: November 21, 1924 22 24Arrow Rock, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: January 18, 2012Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States
22 months
daughter
Ruth Adele Shemwell
Birth: September 13, 1926 24 25Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: August 1, 2017Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
8 years
daughter
Phyllis Ann Shemwell
Birth: January 31, 1935 32 34Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 2000Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States

Roxie Lee “Bobbie” Turley has 13 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Alexander Shemwell - Household

Cooney Street Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Herbert AheadMW27M18MOMOMOCarpenterHouse
Shemwell, Roxie LwifeFW29M19MOMOMO
Shemwell, Theodocia LdaughterFW8SCAMOMO
Shemwell, Donald TsonMW5SMOMOMO
Shemwell, Ruth AdaughterFW3-7mSMOMOMO

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Alexander Shemwell - Household

Trigg Ave Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Herbert AheadMW37MMORCooperMOCarpenterHouse Construction
Shemwell, Roxie LwifeFW39MMORCooperMO
Shemwell, Theodocia LdaughterFW18SCARCooperMO
Shemwell, Donald TsonMW15SMORCooperMO
Shemwell, Ruth AdaughterFW13SMORCooperMO
Shemwell, PhyllisdaughterFW5SMORCooperMO

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Alexander Shemwell - Household

Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Herbert AheadMW47MMOCarpentercarpentering
Shemwell, Roxie LwifeFW49MMO
Shemwell, Theodocia LdaughterFW28SCA
Shemwell, Phyllis AdaughterFW15SMO