Jessie Frances ShemwellAge: 93 years1889–1983
- Name
- Jessie Frances Shemwell
- Given names
- Jessie Frances
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Jessie Frances Porter
- Married name
- Jessie Frances Pool
 Birth | September 2, 1889 28 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Bland James “B J” Shemwell August 15, 1891 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Rexford Lee Shemwell October 4, 1892 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Vincent Bryan Shemwell July 2, 1898 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luke B Shemwell October 10, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell January 6, 1901 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah E Williamson September 10, 1913 (Age 24 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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 13, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Frances Donal Porter March 1, 1925 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | James Love Shemwell March 25, 1925 (Age 35 years) Cause: Tetanus - Infection caused by mashed fingers |
| Death of a husband | James Donald “J D” Porter July 25, 1925 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 16, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
 Religious marriage | Jess Irvin Pool — View this family November 28, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | May 15, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jess Irvin Pool January 17, 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Elizabeth Crowe May 26, 1945 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 brother | Bland James “B J” Shemwell November 16, 1947 (Age 58 years) Address: Near Cause: Auto Accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 | Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges June 30, 1955 (Age 65 years) Cause: Hypostatic Pneumonia |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Patrick Collins July 3, 1959 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Rexford Lee Shemwell February 13, 1973 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 brother | Barrett Talmadge Shemwell November 12, 1977 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | February 13, 1983 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Love Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1861 35 22 — Marshalltown, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1925 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Rosa Lee “Rosie” Hodges Birth: October 27, 1864 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1955 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1888 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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2 months elder brother |
Luke B Shemwell Birth: June 20, 1888 27 23 — Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1900 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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14 months herself |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Bland James “B J” Shemwell Birth: August 15, 1891 30 26 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 16, 1947 — Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Rexford Lee Shemwell Birth: October 4, 1892 31 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1973 |
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6 years younger brother |
Vincent Bryan Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1898 37 33 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 24, 1989 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Barrett Talmadge Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1901 39 36 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: November 12, 1977 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
| Family with James Donald “J D” Porter |
| husband |
James Donald “J D” Porter Birth: September 12, 1881 — Maryland, United States Death: July 25, 1925 — Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Frances Donal Porter Birth: March 1, 1925 43 35 — Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 28, 1989 — Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Jess Irvin Pool |
| husband |
Jess Irvin Pool Birth: September 26, 1888 — Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: January 17, 1942 — Hartville, Wright, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Jessie Frances Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1889 28 24 — Missouri, United States Death: February 13, 1983 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: November 28, 1930 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
Jessie Frances Shemwell has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (9)
Parents Lynn Boyd Shemwell + Margaret M “Maggie” Reid
Parents William Ferel Collie + Ella N Shemwell
Parents George Washington Shemwell + Minnie J Carlile
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Love Shemwell - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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