Katherine Sunshine “Shine” ShemwellAge: 93 years1925–2018
- Name
- Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell
- Given names
- Katherine Sunshine
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Katherine Sunshine Thompson
- Nickname
- Shine
 Birth | November 12, 1925 34 28 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 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 4 years) |
 Death of a father | William Herschel Shemwell July 20, 1935 (Age 9 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause: rheumatic heart disease |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Archie Barnabus Powers December 11, 1942 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 maternal grandmother | Penelope Edward “Pennie” Vaughn January 9, 1950 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 27 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Judy Katherine Thompson November 9, 1953 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 24 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 | Ida Lillian Powers January 10, 1962 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 brother | Ulvesford William Shemwell February 14, 1982 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ora Louise Shemwell July 23, 1997 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Henrietta Shemwell October 29, 2012 (Age 86 years) Address: Sterling House |
| Burial of a sister | Henrietta Shemwell October 31, 2012 (Age 86 years) Address: West Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West |
| Death of a husband | Robert Albert “Bob” Thompson January 29, 2014 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | December 10, 2018 (Age 93 years) |
| Cremation | unknown |
| Family with parents |
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William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ida Lillian Powers Birth: November 23, 1896 32 22 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1962 |
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Marriage: June 20, 1917 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 months elder brother |
Ulvesford William Shemwell Birth: September 18, 1917 26 20 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1982 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Ora Louise Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1919 27 22 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1997 |
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5 years elder sister |
Henrietta Shemwell Birth: October 13, 1923 32 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 2012 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years herself |
Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1925 34 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 2018 — Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Ora E McIntosh |
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William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Ora E McIntosh Birth: October 7, 1894 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1915 — Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1914 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Robert Albert “Bob” Thompson |
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Robert Albert “Bob” Thompson Birth: March 27, 1924 31 21 — Mt. Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 2014 — Madison, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1925 34 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 2018 — Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Judy Katherine Thompson Birth: November 9, 1953 29 27 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 21, 2024 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (13)
Parents James Herbert Nash + Ellie A Shemwell
Parents Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. + Elsie Mae Williams
Parents Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. + Hazel E Godwin
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Mother's family (21)
Parents Rice Dunreth Holmes + Ethel Gladys Powers
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Parents Oliver William “Olie” Howell + Eddie Gertrude Powers
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Parents Ernest Douglas Powers + Laura Odessa Gray
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Parents Herbert Clements + Lessie Lorene Powers
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Parents Roy Jennings Clements + Thelma Louise Powers
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Parents William Dalton Powers + Edith Jane Hogan
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Herschel Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dalton Powers - Household
Civil District 6. outside Cumberland City, Bear Springs, Carlisle Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Ida Living with brother & Parents |