The Shemwell Family

Thompsie Jane BarberAge: 56 years18851941

Name
Thompsie Jane Barber
Given names
Thompsie Jane
Surname
Barber
Married name
Thompsie Jane Yandell
Married name
Thompsie Jane Shemwell
Birth February 12, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 44 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
MarriageSamuel Christian ShemwellView this family
July 27, 1933 (Age 48 years)

Census April 5, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Death September 24, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wiley's Chapel Cemetery
Family with Samuel Christian Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Thompsie Jane Barber
Birth: February 12, 1885Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 24, 1941Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: July 27, 1933
Samuel Christian Shemwell + Bird Clio “Birdie” Hinton - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Bird Clio “Birdie” Hinton
Birth: January 27, 1882Deer Lick, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 1920Deer Lick, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1901
17 years
step-son
Howard Shemwell
Birth: October 18, 1918 36 36Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 18, 1918Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
19 months
step-daughter
Samuel Christian Shemwell + Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: April 13, 1921Clifty Hill, Webster, Kentucky, United States
11 months
step-son
21 months
step-son
Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell
Birth: December 16, 1923 41 24Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 13, 2012Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Samuel Christian Shemwell + Julie Hamby - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 20, 1950Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Christian Shemwell - Household

Off Highway 171 To Crafts Store Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, SamuelheadMW58MKYSame placeLaborerRoad Construction
Shemwell, ThompsieXwifeFW55MKYSame place
Shemwell, LilburnsonMW16SKYSame place
Shemwell, EvelyndaughterFW14SKYSame place