Harry Fountain ShemwellAge: 78 years1889–1967
- Name
- Harry Fountain Shemwell
- Given names
- Harry Fountain
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 16, 1889 32 31 |
 Birth of a brother | Leonard Mason Shemwell March 8, 1891 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Ennis Shemwell May 6, 1894 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Howard Shemwell August 17, 1899 (Age 10 years) Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Walter Shemwell August 28, 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. May 26, 1916 (Age 27 years) |
| 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 14, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 32 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a sister | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 38 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 10, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Walter Shemwell — Elma Elien Koski — View this family June 12, 1937 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Beatrice Shemwell August 3, 1937 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | James Walter Shemwell October 3, 1938 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Walter Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 53 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 |
| Adoption of a grandson | James Walter Shemwell October 2, 1947 (Age 58 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
| Death of a wife | Mamie Gertrude Boyd November 21, 1949 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell July 3, 1950 (Age 61 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Lee Bryant — View this family after 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Judith Ann Shemwell October 1, 1952 (Age 63 years) |
| 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 |
| Adoption of a granddaughter | Judith Ann Shemwell August 21, 1953 (Age 64 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents Note: naturalized U.S. citizen |
| Death of a brother | William Joseph “Will” Shemwell February 20, 1955 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Howard Shemwell May 18, 1961 (Age 72 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 | December 16, 1967 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mansion Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
10 months elder sister |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
|
2 years elder brother |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
23 months elder sister |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years elder sister |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
|
17 months himself |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
|
2 years younger brother |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years younger brother |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
|
5 years younger brother |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Mamie Gertrude Boyd |
| himself |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd Birth: December 29, 1894 27 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| son |
James Walter Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1911 22 16 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1938 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
|
5 years son |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. Birth: May 26, 1916 27 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 2010 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Family with Sarah Lee Bryant |
| himself |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Lee Bryant Birth: December 8, 1906 Death: January 12, 1988 — Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States |
|
Marriage: after 1950 — |
Harry Fountain Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents John L Shemwell + Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Same page as John & Joseph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Fountain Shemwell - Household
648 Cavalry Ave Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
|