Evelyn L ShemwellAge: 73 years1911–1985
- Name
- Evelyn L Shemwell
- Given names
- Evelyn L
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Evelyn L Harrison
 Birth | December 16, 1911 27 20 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 12, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Iris Moss Shemwell May 21, 1923 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 1, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 30 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 38 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 | Katie Thomas Moss April 30, 1960 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Marvin Browden Shemwell June 22, 1964 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | September 24, 1985 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Antioch Baptist Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Katie Thomas Moss Birth: 1891 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 30, 1960 — LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1908 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Senora Alberta Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1909 24 18 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1995 — Elkhart, Indiana, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Catherine Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1910 25 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 2002 — LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months herself |
Evelyn L Shemwell Birth: December 16, 1911 27 20 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1985 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years younger sister |
Iris Moss Shemwell Birth: May 21, 1923 38 32 — LaCenter, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 2004 — Melborn, Brevard, Florida, United States |
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Evelyn L Shemwell Birth: December 16, 1911 27 20 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1985 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
Evelyn L Shemwell has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Clayborn Edward Gooch + Zillia Ann Shemwell
Parents Gaither Henry Adison Moore + Kerna Elliot Shemwell
Parents Luther Cashman Shemwell + Thelbert B Jones
Parents Luther Cashman Shemwell + Frances W Hathaway
Parents Dallas Hedger Shemwell + Idell Ward
Parents Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. + Lou Anna Rollings
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Parents Curtis Lee Shemwell + Louise Aletha “Larie” Simmons
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Marvin B Shemwell - Household
Hinkleville, Ballard, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Marvin B. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Ballard, Ky.
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