Lola Gertrude ShemwellAge: 86 years1888–1974
- Name
- Lola Gertrude Shemwell
- Given names
- Lola Gertrude
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Lola Gertrude Wilson
 Birth | March 18, 1888 22 22 |
 Birth of a brother | John Lymon Shemwell March 11, 1890 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Flora Belle Shemwell January 15, 1893 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 12 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Benjamin Franklin Wilson — View this family about 1914 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Edward Wilson September 3, 1914 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 7, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 8, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 father | Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell May 17, 1947 (Age 59 years) Cause: chronic arthritis |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan April 14, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 husband | Benjamin Franklin Wilson May 14, 1961 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Lymon Shemwell December 16, 1970 (Age 82 years) Address: Methodist Hospital |
| Burial of a brother | John Lymon Shemwell December 18, 1970 (Age 82 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 | November 4, 1974 (Age 86 years) |
 Burial | November 7, 1974 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell Birth: December 25, 1865 50 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 17, 1947 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1887 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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9 months herself |
Lola Gertrude Shemwell Birth: March 18, 1888 22 22 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Lymon Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1890 24 24 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1970 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Flora Belle Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1893 27 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1982 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Benjamin Franklin Wilson |
| husband |
Benjamin Franklin Wilson Birth: December 11, 1884 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 14, 1961 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Lola Gertrude Shemwell Birth: March 18, 1888 22 22 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: about 1914 — |
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8 months son |
Charles Edward Wilson Birth: September 3, 1914 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 2003 — Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Midway town Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Zachariah Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
902 Prospect Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Frank Wilson - Household
902 Central Collinsville, Madison, Illinois
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