The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 23, 1938 25 22 Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Census	April 18, 1940 (Age 2 years) Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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
Birth of a sister	Manzia Helen Sherrill August 28, 1946 (Age 8 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Census	April 11, 1950 (Age 12 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 years) South Korea 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 maternal grandmother	Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson January 28, 1959 (Age 21 years) Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	John Sherman Selby July 6, 1966 (Age 28 years) Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death of a father	Samuel Sherrill December 16, 1968 (Age 30 years) Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 years) Vietnam 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	June 21, 1994 (Age 56 years)
Burial	Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Acres Memorial Gardens

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martha Jane “Sis” Selby Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill Laura Faith Sherrill Manzia Helen Sherrill Samuel Sherrill Birth: February 11, 1912 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1968 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Sherrill Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill Laura Faith Sherrill Manzia Helen Sherrill Family with spouse Martha Jane “Sis” Selby Birth: August 10, 1915 34 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 2001 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
sister	Private
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Genella Joyce Stokes Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill Birth: October 6, 1936 24 21 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 2001 — Arkansas, United States
16 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Laura Faith Sherrill Birth: January 23, 1938 25 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 21, 1994
9 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Michael Wesley Walker Manzia Helen Sherrill Birth: August 28, 1946 34 31 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 2008 — Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States

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step-father	Private
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Sherrill Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill Laura Faith Sherrill Manzia Helen Sherrill Family with spouse Martha Jane “Sis” Selby Birth: August 10, 1915 34 33 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 2001 — Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

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husband	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Laura Faith Sherrill Birth: January 23, 1938 25 22 — Cumberland, Tennessee, United States Death: June 21, 1994

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Samuel Sherrill 1912–1968
mother Parents John Sherman Selby Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson	Martha Jane “Sis” Selby 1915–2001
sister Family (none)	Private
elder brother Family Genella Joyce Stokes	Sherman Wilson “Bud” Sherrill 1936–2001
herself Family Private	Laura Faith Sherrill 1938–1994
younger sister Family Private Michael Wesley Walker Private	Manzia Helen Sherrill 1946–2008
Mother’s family with Private
step-father Parents (unknown)	Private
mother Parents John Sherman Selby Mamie Lou “Lula” Wilson	Martha Jane “Sis” Selby 1915–2001
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents Samuel Sherrill Martha Jane “Sis” Selby	Laura Faith Sherrill 1938–1994