John Daniel ShemwellAge: 61 years1895–1957
- Name
- John Daniel Shemwell
- Given names
- John Daniel
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | July 29, 1895 35 28 |
 Military | WW I |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Lovelace Wellington Shemwell March 8, 1897 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Moses Wurth Shemwell August 1897 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 20 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 21 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 22 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/ |
 Marriage | Lucy May Johnson — View this family December 27, 1919 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | Milous Green Shemwell December 7, 1921 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | John Nell Shemwell June 17, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 34 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 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mordecia “Decia” Thompson August 31, 1931 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 46 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 54 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 50 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 | March 17, 1957 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mordecia “Decia” Thompson Birth: February 1867 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 31, 1931 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1891 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Lovie Shemwell Birth: October 24, 1893 33 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1988 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months himself |
John Daniel Shemwell Birth: July 29, 1895 35 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1957 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Moses Wurth Shemwell Birth: August 1897 37 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1961 — Vanzora, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Emma Holmes |
| father |
Milous Green Shemwell Birth: July 1860 37 35 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1921 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Emma Holmes Birth: 1870 Death: 1891 |
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Marriage: January 23, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
Elzy Clifford Shemwell Birth: December 27, 1889 29 19 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1987 — Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| Family with Lucy May Johnson |
| himself |
John Daniel Shemwell Birth: July 29, 1895 35 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 17, 1957 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucy May Johnson Birth: August 19, 1900 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 2004 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 27, 1919 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
John Nell Shemwell Birth: June 17, 1924 28 23 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1982 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Private + Lucy May Johnson |
| wife’s husband |
Private |
| wife |
Lucy May Johnson Birth: August 19, 1900 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 2004 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
John Daniel Shemwell has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents William Elza “Bill” Shemwell + Martha Matilda Donelson
Parents Charles Lee “Charlie” Shemwell + Alice Starks
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Green Miles Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Milous Greene Shemwell - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Green Miles Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Ky.
Notes: Living next door to William, Rex & Martha Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John D. Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Daniel Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Ky.
Notes: Living next door to Almon |