The Shemwell Family

Gladys Pauline WoodisAge: 87 years19121999

Name
Gladys Pauline Woodis
Given names
Gladys Pauline
Surname
Woodis
Married name
Gladys Pauline Shemwell
Birth April 17, 1912
Occupation
Home nurse

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
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
MarriageLoyce Alpha ShemwellView this family
November 24, 1932 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Jr.
April 1936 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sonLoyce Alpha Shemwell Jr.
May 7, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bobbie Woodis Shemwell
January 24, 1938 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Bettie Ann Shemwell
September 26, 1939 (Age 27 years)
Death of a daughterBettie Ann Shemwell
March 28, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#4
Donald Joseph Shemwell
March 8, 1941 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Paul Dean Shemwell
May 25, 1942 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Lou Ann Shemwell
February 5, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Rhonda Alvena Shemwell
February 5, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Death of a daughterLou Ann Shemwell
February 14, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Death of a daughterRhonda Alvena Shemwell
February 14, 1944 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Peggy Sue Shemwell
January 7, 1945 (Age 32 years)
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
Birth of a daughter
#9
Patsie K Shemwell
December 4, 1945 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterPatsie K Shemwell
March 6, 1946 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Sherry Lynn Shemwell
August 14, 1949 (Age 37 years)
Census April 17, 1950 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 husbandLoyce Alpha Shemwell
March 2, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Burial of a husbandLoyce Alpha Shemwell
1960 (Age 47 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 sonPaul Dean Shemwell
October 2, 1984 (Age 72 years)
Death August 25, 1999 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Todd County Meadow Haven Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
herself
brother
Private
Family with Loyce Alpha Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 24, 1932Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Loyce Alpha Shemwell Jr.
Birth: April 1936 27 23Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 7, 1936Todd, Kentucky, United States
22 months
son
Bobbie Woodis Shemwell
Birth: January 24, 1938 29 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 16, 2000Fayette, Kentucky, United States
20 months
daughter
Bettie Ann Shemwell
Birth: September 26, 1939 30 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1940Todd, Kentucky, United States
17 months
son
Donald Joseph Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1941 32 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 2005Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
15 months
son
Paul Dean Shemwell
Birth: May 25, 1942 33 30Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: October 2, 1984Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
20 months
daughter
Lou Ann Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Rhonda Alvena Shemwell
Birth: February 5, 1944 35 31Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1944Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
11 months
daughter
Peggy Sue Shemwell
Birth: January 7, 1945 36 32Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: September 3, 2018Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
Patsie K Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1945 36 33Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 6, 1946Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Sherry Lynn Shemwell
Birth: August 14, 1949 40 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 3, 2019Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Loyce Alpha Shemwell + Elvira A Casey - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: estimated 1925Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Divorce: before 1932
23 months
step-son
Clarence Loyce Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1926 17 20Knight, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
Death: July 31, 2000Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Loyce Alpha Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove Todd Ky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Lois ShemwellheadMW32KYSkilled LaborerRock Drill
Pauline ShemwellwifeFW27KY
Bobbie Woodis ShemwellsonMW2KY

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Loyce Alpha Shemwell - Household

Highway 41 W Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Loyce AheadMW41MarKYDairymanDairy
Shemwell, Gladys PwifeFW36MarKY
Shemwell, Bobbie WsonMW12NevKY
Shemwell, Donald JsonMW9NevKY
Shemwell, Paul DsonMW7NevOH
Shemwell, Peggy SdaughterFW5NevIN
Shemwell, Sherry LdaughterFWAugNevKY