Irene ShemwellAge: 96 years1899–1995
- Name
- Irene Shemwell
- Given names
- Irene
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Irene Drumright
 Birth | March 28, 1899 34 31 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 14 months) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 11 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Tomlinson April 22, 1916 (Age 17 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ewing Chadwell “Chad” Drumright March 24, 1923 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ann Lee Drumright March 14, 1935 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Julia A McMillan October 3, 1935 (Age 36 years) Cause: coronary thrombosis |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 | William Henry Shemwell June 9, 1951 (Age 52 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 sister | Ruby Ann Shemwell March 1970 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 | Lorena Shemwell May 1991 (Age 92 years) |
 Death | June 26, 1995 (Age 96 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1864 49 29 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Julia A McMillan Birth: October 5, 1867 42 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 3, 1935 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1888 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Lorena Shemwell Birth: January 28, 1890 25 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1991 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years elder sister |
Ruby Ann Shemwell Birth: September 28, 1896 32 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1970 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Irene Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1899 34 31 — Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1995 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Ewing Chadwell Drumright |
| husband |
Ewing Chadwell Drumright Birth: January 19, 1893 35 37 — College Grove, Williamson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 5, 1995 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Irene Shemwell Birth: March 28, 1899 34 31 — Brownsville, Haywood, Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1995 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Ewing Chadwell “Chad” Drumright Birth: March 24, 1923 30 23 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 2, 2015 — Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Ann Lee Drumright Birth: March 14, 1935 42 35 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1999 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
Irene Shemwell has 20 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents Mark Monroe Weaks + Georgia Ann Shemwell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Parents Thomas Shemwell + Ida Lee Williams
Parents James Elbert Shemwell + Margaret Caroline “Maggie” Miller
Mother's family (6)
Parents Dr. William Hugh McMillan + Sophia Amelia Bratschi
Parents Daniel Baker McMillan + Susan Ann Bone
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Humbolt, Gibson Tn.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Henry Shemwell - Household
Ashburn Ln. Humbolt, Gibson Tn.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Emma G. Crapo - Household
Twenty Second Ave N. Nashville, Davidson Tn
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