The Shemwell Family

Dr. Allen Henry ShemwellAge: 67 years18841952

Name
Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell
Name prefix
Dr.
Given names
Allen Henry
Surname
Shemwell
Birth February 13, 1884 36 30
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 18, 1900 (Age 16 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military
WW1 Draft
September 12, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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
MarriageLillie Pearl “Lil” KeltonView this family
December 5, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 33 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 1920 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherDr. Frank Allen Shemwell
March 31, 1923 (Age 39 years)
Cause: bronchial pneumonia
Birth of a son
#1
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell
December 22, 1924 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 46 years)
Death of a motherJosephine “Josie” Hibbs
July 14, 1939 (Age 55 years)
Military
WWII Draft Registration
April 28, 1942 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 sisterEmma Elizabeth Shemwell
August 13, 1948 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 61 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 February 12, 1952 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Address: Plot: Old Section #14 Plot 210
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell
Birth: September 22, 1847 42 30Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 1923Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
mother
Josephine “Josie” Hibbs
Birth: November 18, 1853Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1939Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: calculated 1879
21 months
elder sister
3 years
himself
Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell
Birth: February 13, 1884 36 30Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1952Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Lillie Pearl “Lil” Kelton - View this family
himself
Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell
Birth: February 13, 1884 36 30Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1952Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Lillie Pearl “Lil” Kelton
Birth: August 4, 1897 22 17Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 28, 1981Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: December 5, 1918Forrest, Mississippi, United States
6 years
son
Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell
Birth: December 22, 1924 40 27Kentucky, United States
Death: July 24, 2006McCracken, Kentucky, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell - Household

Dyer Hill, Livingston, KY

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Frank A ShemwellheadWMSep185049M20TNKYKYPhysician
Josie ShemwellwifeWFNov185148M2022KYKYNC
Emma E ShemwelldaughterWFOct188019SKYTNTN
Henry A ShemwellsonWMFeb188416SKYTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell - Household

Livingston Ky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Frank A ShemwellheadMW61M130TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Josephine ShemwellwifeFW57M13022KYKYNC
Henry A ShemwellsonMW26SKYTNKYPhysician

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell - Household

Buckner Lane Massac, McCracken, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, Allen HheadMW43M32KYTNKYSer?General Practice
Shemwell, Lillie PwifeFW32M21KYTNIL
Shemwell, Frank AsonMW5SKYKYKY
Kitley, MerludaservantFNeg26DALALALServant