Laura Porter CampbellAge: 58 years1884–1943
- Name
- Laura Porter Campbell
- Given names
- Laura Porter
- Surname
- Campbell
- Married name
- Laura Porter Askew
- Married name
- Laura Porter Shemwell
 Birth | August 1, 1884 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Billie C Askew about 1912 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret P Askew about 1914 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/ |
| Death of a husband | Rupert Askew June 25, 1919 (Age 34 years) |
 Marriage | Artie M Shemwell — View this family November 4, 1922 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell July 1, 1923 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 45 years) |
| Death of a husband | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 | March 22, 1943 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Campbell Death: |
| mother |
Carrie Porter Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Laura Porter Campbell Birth: August 1, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1943 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Rupert Askew |
| husband |
Rupert Askew Birth: January 23, 1879 Death: June 25, 1919 — Paris, Benton, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Laura Porter Campbell Birth: August 1, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1943 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Billie C Askew Birth: about 1912 32 27 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Margaret P Askew Birth: about 1914 34 29 Death: |
| daughter |
Private |
| Family with Artie M Shemwell |
| husband |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Laura Porter Campbell Birth: August 1, 1884 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1943 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 4, 1922 — |
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8 months son |
Maj. John Thomas “Tom” Shemwell Birth: July 1, 1923 40 38 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1974 — Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Laura Campbell - Household
219 11th Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
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