Jefferson Davis ShemwellAge: 84 years1900–1984
- Name
- Jefferson Davis Shemwell
- Given names
- Jefferson Davis
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | August 16, 1900 43 30 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | William W Bell January 21, 1903 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 3 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Birth of a sister | Helen Shemwell December 26, 1905 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell October 23, 1906 (Age 6 years) Address: Pitman's Ferry |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Luanza Campbell November 1, 1908 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 9 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 sister | Helen Shemwell June 28, 1917 (Age 16 years) |
 Military | WWI Draft Registration September 12, 1918 (Age 18 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/ |
| Census | January 24, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Adolph Rahm — Luella Bell — View this family March 4, 1921 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Vera Adlade Short — View this family September 4, 1921 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 2, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Military | WWII Draft Registration between 1940 and 1945 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 6, 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 |
| Death of a mother | Luella Bell October 23, 1947 (Age 47 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 sister | Florence Nightingale Shemwell June 17, 1966 (Age 65 years) Cause: Breast Cancer |
| Death of a brother | John Lloyd Shemwell September 22, 1973 (Age 73 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 | October 7, 1984 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maynard Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1856 36 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 23, 1906 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 1, 1890 — Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Infant Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1891 34 21 Death: September 15, 1891 |
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13 months elder sister |
Ola Mable Shemwell Birth: October 17, 1892 36 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 10, 1895 — Arkansas, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
John Lloyd Shemwell Birth: September 13, 1894 37 24 — Pitman, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: September 22, 1973 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Forest Shemwell Birth: February 28, 1896 39 25 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 15, 1898 — Arkansas, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Florence Nightingale Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1897 40 27 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 17, 1966 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
Jefferson Davis Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1900 43 30 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 7, 1984 — Arkansas, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Helen Shemwell Birth: December 26, 1905 49 35 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: June 28, 1917 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Adolph Rahm |
| step-father |
Adolph Rahm Birth: August 30, 1847 — Switzerland Death: September 26, 1928 |
| mother |
Luella Bell Birth: July 26, 1870 42 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 23, 1947 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1921 — |
| Family with Vera Adlade Short |
| himself |
Jefferson Davis Shemwell Birth: August 16, 1900 43 30 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: October 7, 1984 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Vera Adlade Short Birth: September 21, 1903 42 37 — Middlebrook, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: April 13, 1990 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: September 4, 1921 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
Jefferson Davis Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (26)
Parents Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell + Martha Angeline Lyles
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Peter Pinkney Shemwell + Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance
Parents Judge Robert Lee Shemwell + Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Luella Bell - Household
Little Black, Randolph, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luella Bell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Jefferson Davis Shemwell - Household
503 E 6th. Texarkana, Miller, Arkansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - H L McDonald - Household
110 Sans Martin Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas
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