The Shemwell Family

Lavella “Della” TuckerAge: 92 years18941987

Name
Lavella “Della” Tucker
Given names
Lavella
Surname
Tucker
Married name
Lavella Shemwell
Nickname
Della
Birth April 19, 1894
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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
MarriageElbert C ShemwellView this family
November 20, 1912 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Rachel Ozella Shemwell
August 7, 1916 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

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 son
#2
Lenos Shelby Shemwell
July 25, 1918 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 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 23 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 1, 1920 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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 35 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil Ray McPherson
December 8, 1937 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Alinda Fay McPherson
July 16, 1945 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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 granddaughter
#3
Brenda Diane McPherson
March 6, 1951 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 grandson
#4
Waymon Lee McPherson
July 29, 1955 (Age 61 years)
Death of a grandsonWaymon Lee McPherson
July 29, 1955 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandElbert C Shemwell
February 23, 1973 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 daughterRachel Ozella Shemwell
March 29, 1984 (Age 89 years)
Death January 16, 1987 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Owensboro Memorial Gardens
Family with Elbert C Shemwell - View this family
husband
Elbert C Shemwell
Birth: February 17, 1891 30 23Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lavella “Della” Tucker
Birth: April 19, 1894Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 16, 1987Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 20, 1912Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
2 years
son
Lenos Shelby Shemwell
Birth: July 25, 1918 27 24Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 4, 2001Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, Ky

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
Elbert ShemwellheadMW28MKYKYKYLaborerCoal mine
Della ShemwellwifeFW24MKYKYKY
Rachel ShemwelldaughterFW3SKYKYKY
Lenos ShemwellsonMW1SKYKYKY
Lee MarksboarderMW9SKYKYKY

Notes: Mother-brother same census

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbert C. Shemwell - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Elbert C. ShemwellheadMW39M22KYKYKYLaborerCoal mine
Della ShemwellwifeFW36M19KYKYKY
Rachel O ShemwelldaughterFW13S-KYKYKY
Lenos S ShemwellsonMW11S-KYKYKY
Eudoxie DriskillmotherFW63W-KYKYKY

Notes: Elmo next door