Helen Alice ShemwellAge: 59 years1909–1968
- Name
- Helen Alice Shemwell
- Given names
- Helen Alice
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Helen Alice Grey
 Birth | April 17, 1909 44 32 |
 Birth of a sister | Bessie Bell Shemwell February 17, 1910 (Age 10 months) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 11 months) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 1, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Alexander Shemwell February 1, 1922 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | James Henry Grey — View this family September 20, 1924 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 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 22, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | James Harvey Shemwell November 5, 1935 (Age 26 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 half-sister | Genevieve Shemwell January 20, 1947 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Bell Shemwell September 18, 1951 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Henry Grey April 14, 1953 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 mother | Mary Katherine Propp June 10, 1964 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 | September 21, 1968 (Age 59 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: East Lawn Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| mother |
Mary Katherine Propp Birth: March 1, 1877 — Bruendal, Germany Death: June 10, 1964 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1900 — Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Gladys Cordellia Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1901 35 23 — Colorado, United States Death: April 7, 2000 — Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Velvalee Virginia Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1902 37 25 — Falcon, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: March 23, 1977 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Frances Cassman Shemwell Birth: February 14, 1905 39 27 — Colorado, United States Death: April 18, 1982 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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4 years herself |
Helen Alice Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1909 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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10 months younger sister |
Bessie Bell Shemwell Birth: February 17, 1910 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 18, 1951 — Yolo, California, United States |
| Father’s family with Edith Blanche Martin |
| father |
James Harvey Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1865 19 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 5, 1935 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| step-mother |
Edith Blanche Martin Birth: April 25, 1874 22 19 — Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Death: April 13, 1905 — San Joaquin, California, United States |
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Marriage: June 19, 1894 — San Joaquin, Fresno, California, United States |
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Divorce: October 11, 1898 — Colorado, United States |
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23 months half-sister |
Genevieve Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1896 31 22 — Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States Death: January 20, 1947 — Lassen, California, United States |
| Family with James Henry Grey |
| husband |
James Henry Grey Birth: April 25, 1905 — Hickman, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1953 — Sacramento, California, United States |
| herself |
Helen Alice Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1909 44 32 — La Jara, Conejos, Colorado, United States Death: September 21, 1968 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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Marriage: September 20, 1924 — Pinal, Gila, Arizona, United States |
Helen Alice Shemwell has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (11)
Parents William David Shemwell + Henrietta Jane “Etta” Pring
Parents Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Maude Elanor Thompson
Parents Walter Winston Shemwell Sr. + Mary Emma Penland
Parents Emil Constant Ducommun + Bescelia Norine “Bessie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Harvey Shemwell - Household
La Jara, Conejos, Colorado
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Grey - Household
Orange Road Creighton, Maricopa, Arizona
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Grey - Household
601 W 5th Street Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona
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