Gradie Odella ShemwellAge: 91 years1899–1991
- Name
- Gradie Odella Shemwell
- Given names
- Gradie Odella
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Gradie Odella Walker
 Birth | August 20, 1899 36 26 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 9 months) |
 Marriage of a parent | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell — Linnie Bell Ralls — View this family May 30, 1905 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Marguerite Elaine Shemwell February 15, 1906 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Minerva Jane McClain November 3, 1907 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Bernice Lorraine Shemwell 1909 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | 1910 (Age 10 years) Address: with Grandfather Hancock |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell April 20, 1911 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John Harris Wade Shemwell June 17, 1914 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell January 10, 1915 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker — View this family January 9, 1916 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ova Bee Clarice Walker December 16, 1916 (Age 17 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 daughter #2 | Eloise Maloi Walker May 14, 1919 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mollie Juanita Walker December 8, 1922 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James H Hancock November 12, 1923 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Brandon “Mac” Walker July 30, 1929 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 11, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Norma Jean Walker August 6, 1934 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 50 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 mother | Lela Bell Hancock August 30, 1954 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a husband | Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker July 14, 1962 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell July 17, 1970 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 half-sister | Marguerite Elaine Shemwell March 7, 1985 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John Harris Wade Shemwell September 13, 1987 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | August 3, 1991 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Lela Bell Hancock Birth: October 12, 1872 29 25 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1954 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1895 — |
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4 years herself |
Gradie Odella Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Linnie Bell Ralls |
| father |
Dr. Joseph Wade “Joe” Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1862 55 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1915 — Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
Linnie Bell Ralls Birth: November 14, 1879 31 30 — Bear Spring, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 19, 1968 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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Marriage: May 30, 1905 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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9 months half-sister |
Marguerite Elaine Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1906 43 26 — Colorado, United States Death: March 7, 1985 — Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Bernice Lorraine Shemwell Birth: 1909 46 29 — Colorado, United States Death: June 3, 1994 — Fort Myers, Lee, Florida, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Joseph Carlton “Joe” Shemwell Birth: April 20, 1911 48 31 — Colorado, United States Death: July 17, 1970 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
John Harris Wade Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1914 51 34 — Sheridan, Grant, Arkansas, United States Death: September 13, 1987 — Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker |
| husband |
Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker Birth: November 29, 1894 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 14, 1962 — Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Gradie Odella Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1899 36 26 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1991 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1916 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Ova Bee Clarice Walker Birth: December 16, 1916 22 17 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 23, 1998 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eloise Maloi Walker Birth: May 14, 1919 24 19 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 2008 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mollie Juanita Walker Birth: December 8, 1922 28 23 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 2013 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Brandon “Mac” Walker Birth: July 30, 1929 34 29 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 2004 |
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5 years daughter |
Norma Jean Walker Birth: August 6, 1934 39 34 Death: February 17, 2020 — Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States |
Gradie Odella Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Henry Hall Shemwell + Mattie E Clinard
Parents Rev. Roland W Shemwell + Hettie Boyd “Etta” Layman
Parents Rev. Martin Luther Shemwell + Nannie Cherry
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Wade Shemwell - Household
ED 62 Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard McDaniel “Mack” Walker - Household
Stewart, Tenn
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