The Shemwell Family

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Birth	August 20, 1904 19 18 Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage of parents	James Thomas “Tom” Webb — Minnie Dobyns — View this family about 1904 Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Eva Etta Webb about 1908 (Age 3 years) Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 years) Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brother	Lloyd Leon Webb November 8, 1917 (Age 13 years) Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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 half-sister	Ina Marie Webb January 31, 1921 (Age 16 years) Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	James Thomas “Tom” Webb — Opal Ruth Holland — View this family June 19, 1923 (Age 18 years) Los Angeles, California, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 25 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, 1940 (Age 35 years) Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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	Minnie Dobyns December 5, 1946 (Age 42 years) Los Angeles, California, United States
Census	April 12, 1950 (Age 45 years) Marion, Jasper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 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
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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	November 26, 1977 (Age 73 years) Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Burial	Webb Cemetery, Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Webb Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie Dobyns Virgil Keith Webb Eva Etta Webb Lloyd Leon Webb Family with spouse Opal Ruth Holland Ina Marie Webb James Thomas “Tom” Webb Birth: February 20, 1885 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: July 22, 1980 — Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Thomas “Tom” Webb Virgil Keith Webb Eva Etta Webb Lloyd Leon Webb Minnie Dobyns Birth: January 31, 1886 — Mt. Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: December 5, 1946 — Los Angeles, California, United States
	Marriage: about 1904 — Missouri, United States
8 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Pauline Lois Holland Virgil Keith Webb Birth: August 20, 1904 19 18 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1977 — Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Eva Etta Webb Birth: about 1908 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: December 6, 1980 — Golden, Barry, Missouri, United States
10 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lloyd Leon Webb Birth: November 8, 1917 32 31 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 2004 — Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States

Father’s family with Opal Ruth Holland - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie Dobyns Virgil Keith Webb Eva Etta Webb Lloyd Leon Webb Family with spouse Opal Ruth Holland Ina Marie Webb James Thomas “Tom” Webb Birth: February 20, 1885 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: July 22, 1980 — Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Thomas “Tom” Webb Ina Marie Webb Family with spouse Pauline Lois Holland Opal Ruth Holland Birth: December 29, 1895 23 19 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: July 30, 1970 — Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: June 19, 1923 — Los Angeles, California, United States
-2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Family with spouse David Harold Martin George William Martin James Lloyd “Buck” Martin Ruth Ann Martin Family with spouse Ina Marie Webb Birth: January 31, 1921 35 25 — Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1990 — San Bernardino, California, United States

Family with Pauline Lois Holland - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Pauline Lois Holland Virgil Keith Webb Birth: August 20, 1904 19 18 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1977 — Miller, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgil Keith Webb Pauline Lois Holland Birth: June 8, 1914 18 — Red Oak, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: February 19, 1999 — Springfield, Henry, Missouri, United States
daughter	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	James Thomas “Tom” Webb 1885–1980
mother Parents (unknown)	Minnie Dobyns 1886–1946
himself Family Pauline Lois Holland Private	Virgil Keith Webb 1904–1977
younger sister Family (none)	Eva Etta Webb 1908–1980
younger brother Family (none)	Lloyd Leon Webb 1917–2004
Father’s family with Opal Ruth Holland
father Parents (unknown)	James Thomas “Tom” Webb 1885–1980
step-mother Parents Charles Elmer “Charlie” Holland Mary “May” Overturf	Opal Ruth Holland 1895–1970
half-sister Family Private David Harold Martin George William Martin James Lloyd “Buck” Martin Ruth Ann Martin Private	Ina Marie Webb 1921–1990
Family with Pauline Lois Holland
himself Parents James Thomas “Tom” Webb Minnie Dobyns	Virgil Keith Webb 1904–1977
wife Parents Opal Ruth Holland step-father James Thomas “Tom” Webb	Pauline Lois Holland 1914–1999
daughter Family (none)	Private