The Shemwell Family

Myrtle Viola PhillipsAge: 74 years18781952

Name
Myrtle Viola Phillips
Given names
Myrtle Viola
Surname
Phillips
Married name
Myrtle Viola Shemwell
Birth March 15, 1878
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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
Religious marriageGeorge William ShemwellView this family
September 27, 1903 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Euphalee M Shemwell
December 1, 1906 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Coleman W Shemwell
August 23, 1909 (Age 31 years)
Census May 6, 1910 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 19, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 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 daughterEuphalee M Shemwell
April 28, 1937 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge William Shemwell
April 4, 1943 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 July 19, 1952 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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mother
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husband
herself
Marriage: September 27, 1903Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Euphalee M Shemwell
Birth: December 1, 1906 25 28Kentucky, United States
Death: April 28, 1937Gulbro, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George William Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, George WheadMW29M6KYKYKYFarmerGeneal farm
Shemwell, Myrtle VwifeFW32M622KYKYKY
Shemwell, EuphadaughterFW4SKYKYKY
Shemwell, ClemansonMW8mSKYKYKY
Shemwell, Jennieyounger sisterFW15SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George William Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, George WheadMW38MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Myrtle VwifeFW41MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Euthey MdaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Coleman WsonMW10SKYKYKY