Idell WardAge: 72 years1897–1970
- Name
- Idell Ward
- Given names
- Idell
- Surname
- Ward
- Married name
- Idell Shemwell
 Birth | May 27, 1897 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 months)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 |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Dallas Hedger Shemwell — View this family 1917 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Geraldine Shemwell August 29, 1918 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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 26, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell January 3, 1921 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 15, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 52 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 husband | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | March 13, 1970 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: LaCenter Gardens Cemetery |
| Family with Dallas Hedger Shemwell |
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Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Idell Ward Birth: May 27, 1897 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1970 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1917 — |
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20 months daughter |
Geraldine Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1918 25 21 — Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 2012 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Elizabeth Lucille Shemwell Birth: January 3, 1921 27 23 — Illinois, United States Death: March 12, 1994 |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
S Goebell Ave Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
2210 Walnut Avenue Cairo, Alexander, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dallas Hedger Shemwell - Household
9052 Chestnut Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois
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