Vera Orine ShemwellAge: 87 years1914–2002
- Name
- Vera Orine Shemwell
- Given names
- Vera Orine
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Vera Orine Penrod
 Birth | June 10, 1914 30 28 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 months)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Birth of a brother | Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell January 13, 1917 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John William Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 14, 1920 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James E Shemwell June 9, 1921 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a brother | James E Shemwell September 6, 1922 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret E Shemwell August 10, 1923 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 15 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Phineas Elwood “Bill Joe” Penrod August 23, 1933 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Shelby Lee Penrod April 11, 1936 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Darrell Ray Penrod July 28, 1937 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Shirley Ann Penrod April 19, 1938 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Margaret Joyce “Jan” Penrod August 11, 1940 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Geraldean Penrod October 31, 1941 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Coy Hugh Penrod April 22, 1943 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Judy K Penrod November 3, 1944 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 daughter #9 | Brenda Lois Penrod December 8, 1946 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Gayla Penrod Penrod April 10, 1948 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 mother | Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell November 21, 1965 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Marcus Delumuel Shemwell December 14, 1965 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 sister | Laura Mabel Shemwell March 20, 1978 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell May 6, 1980 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Leander Tobias Penrod November 1, 1984 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Geraldean Penrod January 1985 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles E DeArmond — Shelby Lee Penrod — View this family April 13, 1986 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Joyce “Jan” Penrod February 7, 1987 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marcus D Shemwell August 29, 1992 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Shelby Lee Penrod July 7, 1993 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a son | Coy Hugh Penrod May 1, 1995 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a son | Phineas Elwood “Bill Joe” Penrod March 30, 2000 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret E Shemwell December 15, 2000 (Age 86 years) |
 Death | January 27, 2002 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wyatts Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Marcus Delumuel Shemwell Birth: January 16, 1884 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1965 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Emily “Emma” Blackwell Birth: September 16, 1885 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1965 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 6, 1904 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
Thomas O Shemwell Birth: September 20, 1905 21 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1906 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Laura Mabel Shemwell Birth: June 22, 1907 23 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 20, 1978 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Marcus D Shemwell Birth: August 22, 1910 26 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 29, 1992 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
George William Shemwell Birth: May 8, 1912 28 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1913 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years herself |
Vera Orine Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1914 30 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 2002 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Clarence Aaron “Pud” Shemwell Birth: January 13, 1917 32 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 6, 1980 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
James E Shemwell Birth: June 9, 1921 37 35 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 6, 1922 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret E Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1923 39 37 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 15, 2000 — Belleville, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Leander Tobias Penrod |
| husband |
Leander Tobias Penrod Birth: May 21, 1911 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1, 1984 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Vera Orine Shemwell Birth: June 10, 1914 30 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 2002 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Phineas Elwood “Bill Joe” Penrod Birth: August 23, 1933 22 19 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 2000 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Shelby Lee Penrod Birth: April 11, 1936 24 21 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 7, 1993 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
Darrell Ray Penrod Birth: July 28, 1937 26 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 2008 — Clarendon Hills, DuPage, Illinois, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Shirley Ann Penrod Birth: April 19, 1938 26 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 5, 2012 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Margaret Joyce “Jan” Penrod Birth: August 11, 1940 29 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 7, 1987 — Cicero, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Geraldean Penrod Birth: October 31, 1941 30 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 1985 — Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States |
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18 months son |
Coy Hugh Penrod Birth: April 22, 1943 31 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 1, 1995 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Judy K Penrod Birth: November 3, 1944 33 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 2012 — Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Brenda Lois Penrod Birth: December 8, 1946 35 32 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 4, 2013 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Gayla Penrod Penrod Birth: April 10, 1948 36 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 2013 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Marcus D Shemwell - Household
Skilesville, Muhlenberg, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Marcus D. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Leander Tobias Penrod - Household
Unincorporated Mining Camp Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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