The Shemwell Family

John Pryor ShemwellAge: 87 years18991986

Name
John Pryor Shemwell
Given names
John Pryor
Surname
Shemwell
Birth October 30, 1899 40 27
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Ann “Mattie” Feezor
February 27, 1900 (Age 3 months)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a sisterNancy Laura “Nannie” Shemwell
August 18, 1901 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a brotherClyde V Shemwell
November 27, 1903 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherNannie Bola Pryor
January 27, 1904 (Age 4 years)
Death of a brotherClyde V Shemwell
February 17, 1904 (Age 4 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parentIsaac Newton ShemwellFlorence Wood WilkersonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
March 27, 1912 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a half-sisterRuby Mae Shemwell
June 30, 1913 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherHenry George Shemwell
December 23, 1914 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 4, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterBettie Bola Shemwell
November 18, 1920 (Age 21 years)

Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Ellen “Nannie” Puryear
July 6, 1922 (Age 22 years)
Education
Education
July 28, 1922 (Age 22 years)

Note: Bowling Green Business University
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Elbert Pryor
May 30, 1927 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 29 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 7, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherIsaac Newton Shemwell
January 24, 1936 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Franklin “Jack” Shemwell
August 5, 1938 (Age 38 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 brotherWilliam Isaac “Bill” Shemwell
December 5, 1969 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 half-sisterBettie Bola Shemwell
June 22, 1978 (Age 78 years)

Death November 26, 1986 (Age 87 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 27, 1894Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
10 months
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
William Isaac “Bill” Shemwell
Birth: October 31, 1897 38 25Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 5, 1969Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
2 years
himself
John Pryor Shemwell
Birth: October 30, 1899 40 27Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1986Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
22 months
younger sister
Nancy Laura “Nannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 18, 1901 42 29Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 22, 1999Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger brother
Clyde V Shemwell
Birth: November 27, 1903 44 32Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 17, 1904Graves, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Florence Wood Wilkerson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: March 27, 1912Graves, Kentucky, United States
15 months
half-sister
Ruby Mae Shemwell
Birth: June 30, 1913 54 32Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 9, 2004St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
18 months
half-brother
Henry George Shemwell
Birth: December 23, 1914 55 34Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 2007Graves, Kentucky, United States
6 years
half-sister
Family with Doris M Bray - View this family
himself
John Pryor Shemwell
Birth: October 30, 1899 40 27Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 26, 1986Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
wife
Doris M Bray
Birth: September 28, 1910Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Death: September 26, 1989Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
son
John Franklin “Jack” Shemwell
Birth: August 5, 1938 38 27Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 2, 1998Seattle, King, Washington, United States
daughter
Private

John Pryor Shemwell has 24 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Newton Shemwell - Household

Dist. 8 Graves,Kentucky, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
Isaac Newton ShemwellHeadWMJun 185940M5--KYNCTNFarmer
Nannie Bola ShemwellwifeWFNov 187128M532KYKYKY
William Isaac ShemwellsonWMOct 18972S---KYKYKY
John Pryor ShemwellsonWMOct 18997mS---KYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Elbert Pryor - Household

Dist. 7 Graves,Kentucky, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
William Elbert PryorheadMW63M43--KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Nancy Ellen PuryearwifeFW61M4383KYVANC
William Isaac ShemwellgrandsonMW12S---KYKYKYFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
John Pryor ShemwellgrandsonMW10S---KYKYKYFarm LaborerGeneral Farm
Nancy Laura ShemwellgranddaughterFW8S---KYKYKYNone
Willard L CouncilCousinMW16S---KYKYKYFarm LaborerGeneral Farm

Notes: Children of Isaac & Mattie Shemwell living with G-parents

Education
Bowling Green Business University
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Pryor Shemwell - Household

1313 Laclede Station Road Richmond Heights, St. Louis, Missouri

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, JohnheadMW40MKYSt. LouisMOAssistant OfficeTransit Company
Shemwell, DorisXwifeFW29MCTRichmond HSt. LouisMO
Shemwell, JohnsonMW1SMO