John Lymon ShemwellAge: 80 years1890–1970
- Name
- John Lymon Shemwell
- Given names
- John Lymon
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | March 11, 1890 24 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Flora Belle Shemwell January 15, 1893 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mahalia Adeline Dodd before October 1896 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WWI Draft May 6, 1917 (Age 27 years)Note: Broken Arm |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 | Kate Lorine Hussey — View this family January 29, 1919 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 40 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 57 years) Cause: chronic arthritis |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan April 14, 1950 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 55 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 |
| Religion | Arlington Cumberland Presbyterian Church before 1970 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | December 16, 1970 (Age 80 years) Address: Methodist Hospital |
 Burial | December 18, 1970 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights 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 elder sister |
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 himself |
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 Kate Lorine Hussey |
| himself |
John Lymon Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1890 24 24 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1970 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Kate Lorine Hussey Birth: 1895 Death: 1971 |
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Marriage: January 29, 1919 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
John Lymon Shemwell has 61 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Mark Monroe Weaks + Georgia Ann Shemwell
Parents William Henry Shemwell + Julia A McMillan
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Ida Lee Williams
Parents James Elbert Shemwell + Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller
Mother's family (47)
Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
| 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
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Military | Broken Arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Lymon Shemwell - Household
9th Dist. Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Boarders in C. J. & Annie Hood household | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Lymon Shemwell - Household
Civil District 1, Enu. 79-156 Bartlett, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Summerville St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Lymon Shemwell - Household
Memphis, Shelby Tn.
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