Francis Pearl “Fannie” ShemwellAge: 91 years1881–1973
- Name
- Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Francis Pearl
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Francis Pearl Mitchell
- Married name
- Francis Pearl Banovic
- Married name
- Francis Pearl Staton
- Nickname
- Fannie
Note: I can't find where she ever married other than William T Mitchell Jun 1898,and Frank Banovic.. Fanny was born in Oct 98. By 1900 she was back home with parents. All other records indicate she remarried after children were born all with the surname Shemwell. -b
 Birth | December 5, 1881 27 17 |
 Marriage | Grover Cleveland Staton — View this family unknown |
| Marriage | Frank Banovic — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Eclas Shemwell September 2, 1892 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage | William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell — View this family June 1, 1898 (Age 16 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 daughter #1 | Fanny Mitchell October 12, 1898 (Age 16 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones December 6, 1900 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Alton Echolas Shemwell January 29, 1905 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell November 19, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a husband | William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell before 1910 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Wilbur Shemwell July 2, 1912 (Age 30 years) Note: All other data concludes the date in the Kentucky Vital Record Indexes is incorrect –b. I'm almost certain his date of birth is 07/02/1912. - Barry Grogan. |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a brother | Eclas Shemwell November 17, 1917 (Age 35 years) Cause: gunshot to bowels |
| Death of a father | John L Shemwell December 8, 1917 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | May Magdalene Staton May 6, 1919 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | May Magdalene Staton October 10, 1919 (Age 37 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 40 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a daughter | Fanny Mitchell March 25, 1922 (Age 40 years) Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Marriage of a child | Alton Echolas Shemwell — Mildred Mae Gies — View this family March 30, 1929 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dixie Mae Shemwell December 25, 1929 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ruby Waldon Shemwell March 13, 1935 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Esther Pearl Shemwell June 2, 1935 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Esther Pearl Shemwell August 27, 1935 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Uvella Euphreda Joyce Shemwell October 14, 1936 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Georgia Faye Shemwell February 13, 1938 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | June Vondell Shemwell September 28, 1939 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Shirley Jelian Shemwell November 14, 1941 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 #8 | Patricia Gayle Shemwell April 15, 1947 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Patsy L Shemwell November 20, 1948 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 #10 | Vickie Karen Shemwell February 12, 1954 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ruby Waldon Shemwell December 28, 1961 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rosa Lee Shemwell May 18, 1964 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a husband | Frank Banovic April 18, 1971 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 | September 23, 1973 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John L Shemwell Birth: August 1854 21 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 1917 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones Birth: December 8, 1863 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: December 6, 1900 |
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Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Rosa Lee Shemwell Birth: October 20, 1879 25 15 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1964 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years herself |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Eclas Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1892 38 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 1917 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell |
| husband |
William Thomas “Tom” Mitchell Birth: 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1910 |
| herself |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 1, 1898 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 months daughter |
Fanny Mitchell Birth: October 12, 1898 19 16 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1922 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with … … |
| husband |
… … Death: |
| herself |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Alton Echolas Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1905 23 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 20, 1992 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
Beryl A “Burlie” Shemwell Birth: November 19, 1908 26 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 29, 1985 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Wilbur Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1912 30 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1986 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Grover Cleveland Staton |
| husband |
Grover Cleveland Staton Birth: March 25, 1893 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1976 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
May Magdalene Staton Birth: May 6, 1919 26 37 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1919 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Frank Banovic |
| husband |
Frank Banovic Birth: 1887 Death: April 18, 1971 |
| herself |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell Birth: December 5, 1881 27 17 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 23, 1973 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
Francis Pearl “Fannie” Shemwell has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents James Washington Shemwell + Laura Lee Brinkley
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John L. Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John L. Shemwell - Household
Bevier, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
Notes: Living with Fannie - both are widowed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Grover O Staton - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Francis Pearl Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: S. 3rd. St. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Francis Pearl Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Ky
Notes: W 4th St. - Divorced | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | I can't find where she ever married other than William T Mitchell Jun 1898,and Frank Banovic.. Fanny was born in Oct 98. By 1900 she was back home with parents. All other records indicate she remarried after children were born all with the surname Shemwell. -b |