The Shemwell Family

Herbert ShemwellAge: 90 years18931983

Name
Herbert Shemwell
Given names
Herbert
Surname
Shemwell
Birth March 25, 1893 20 21
Marriage of parentsJames Thomas “Bud” ShemwellAddie Lucy ClaryView this family
February 4, 1894 (Age 10 months)
Birth of a sisterRuby Shemwell
December 9, 1896 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 8, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Thomas “Johnny” Shemwell
April 30, 1901 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherSamuel Thomas Shemwell
March 18, 1903 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherAbbett Homer Shemwell
February 19, 1904 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherWalter Clyde Shemwell
June 24, 1907 (Age 14 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Cecil Shemwell
June 17, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherCalvin Felix Shemwell
April 23, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Death of a brotherCalvin Felix Shemwell
May 1, 1913 (Age 20 years)
Burial of a brotherCalvin Felix Shemwell
1913 (Age 19 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Military service
World War 1
between 1917 and 1919 (Age 23 years)

Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 23 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 24 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 8, 1920 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Marie Shemwell
January 7, 1922 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sylvia Laurine Shemwell
August 11, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Margaret Evelyn Shemwell
October 11, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherArmina M “Mina” Shemwell
December 28, 1928 (Age 35 years)
Address: Near Sharon Grove
Birth of a son
#4
Clark Washington Shemwell
February 16, 1929 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 16, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherAddie Lucy Clary
1936 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Martha Helen Shemwell
November 4, 1938 (Age 45 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Lloyd Nelson Bryant
September 27, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Death of a grandsonLloyd Nelson Bryant
October 2, 1943 (Age 50 years)
Cause: Spina Bifida
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Fillis Ann Willis
October 19, 1944 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childJames Thomas WillisSylvia Laurine ShemwellView this family
about 1944 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Roger Dale Bryant
November 6, 1946 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Carl Thomas Willis
February 20, 1948 (Age 54 years)
Census April 12, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Nancy S Bryant
April 26, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Ronald Eugene “Ronnie” Rager
November 24, 1952 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Shelia L Rager
May 15, 1957 (Age 64 years)
Death of a fatherJames Thomas “Bud” Shemwell
February 13, 1958 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Linda Sue Mallory
April 15, 1958 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Clyde Shemwell
January 30, 1959 (Age 65 years)
Burial of a brotherWalter Clyde Shemwell
1959 (Age 65 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#9
Lonnie William Brooks
April 10, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Danny R Brooks
August 15, 1968 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 daughterMargaret Evelyn Shemwell
July 19, 1978 (Age 85 years)
Death June 9, 1983 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1894Todd, Kentucky, United States
-10 months
himself
4 years
younger sister
Ruby Shemwell
Birth: December 9, 1896 24 25Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 22, 1984Christian, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Walter Clyde Shemwell
Birth: June 24, 1907 35 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 30, 1959Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Cecil Shemwell
Birth: June 17, 1910 38 38Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 11, 2004Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Calvin Felix Shemwell
Birth: April 23, 1913 40 41Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 1, 1913Todd, Kentucky, United States
Family with Ermon Blake - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Dorothy Marie Shemwell
Birth: January 7, 1922 28 19Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 24, 2004Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Margaret Evelyn Shemwell
Birth: October 11, 1927 34 25Kentucky, United States
Death: July 19, 1978Christian, Kentucky, United States
16 months
son
Clark Washington Shemwell
Birth: February 16, 1929 35 27Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 19, 2021Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private
daughter
Martha Helen Shemwell
Birth: November 4, 1938 45 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 30, 2011Todd, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private

Herbert Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Shemwell - Household

Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
James Thomas ShemwellHeadWMJun 187227M6--KYMOKYFarmerYYY
Addie Lucy ShemwellwifeWFOct 187128M622TNTNTNYYY
Herbert ShemwellsonWMMar 18955S---KYKYTN
Ruby ShemwelldaughterWFDec 18963S---KYKYTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, James TheadMW37M116KYMOKYFarmerGen Farming
Shemwell, Addie LwifeFW39M11655KYTNTN
Shemwell, HerbertsonMW15SKYKYKYFarm LaborHome Farm
Shemwell, RubydaughterFW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Johnie TsonMW9SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Abbett HsonMW6SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Walter CsonMW2SKYKYKY
Clary, John Hfather in lawMW74WdTNVAVA

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, JamesheadMW47MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, AddiewifeFW46MKYKYKY
Shemwell, HerbertsonMW22SKYKYKY
Shemwell, RubydaughterFW20SKYKYKY
Shemwell, JohnniesonMW18SKYKYKY
Shemwell, HomersonMW12SKYKYKY
Shemwell, WaltersonMW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, CecilsonMW8SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Herbert Shemwell - Household

Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Herbert ShemwellHeadMW35M29KYKYTN
Ermon Blake ShemwellwifeFW27M19KYKYKY
Marie ShemwelldaughterFW8S-KYKYKY
Sidnie L. ShemwelldaughterFW5S-KYKYKY
Margaret Evelyn ShemwelldaughterFW3S-KYKYKY
Clark ShemwellsonMW1S-KYKYKY