Laura Gertrude ShemwellAge: 83 years1907–1990
- Name
- Laura Gertrude Shemwell
- Given names
- Laura Gertrude
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Laura Gertrude Culbertson
 Birth | 1907 22 21 |
 Birth of a sister | Irma Shemwell September 1, 1908 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a sister | Irma Shemwell August 1, 1909 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | April 24, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Foy Shemwell February 10, 1912 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dermot “Bud” Shemwell Jr. March 17, 1915 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Daughter Shemwell July 6, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Infant Daughter Shemwell July 6, 1916 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 9 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 10 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 11 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 17, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Gertrude V Cochran July 25, 1923 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 |
| Newspaper Article | Engagement Announcement February 3, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Baxter Shemwell May 31, 1932 (Age 25 years) Cause: Gun shot wound to abdomen |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 43 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 father | Dermot Shemwell January 11, 1966 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 39 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 mother | Mary Cornelia “May” Foy June 13, 1982 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | December 23, 1990 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dermot Shemwell Birth: May 25, 1884 26 20 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 11, 1966 — Sumter, Georgia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Cornelia “May” Foy Birth: August 3, 1885 33 24 — Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, United States Death: June 13, 1982 — Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
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Marriage: October 18, 1905 — Barbour, Alabama, United States |
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2 years herself |
Laura Gertrude Shemwell Birth: 1907 22 21 — Alabama, United States Death: December 23, 1990 — Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Irma Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1908 24 23 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 1, 1909 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Foy Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1912 27 26 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 21, 2005 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Dermot “Bud” Shemwell Jr. Birth: March 17, 1915 30 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 1996 — Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Infant Daughter Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1916 32 30 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 6, 1916 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Ewell Robert “Dooley” Culbertson |
| husband |
Ewell Robert “Dooley” Culbertson Birth: March 15, 1906 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: September 26, 1997 — Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
| herself |
Laura Gertrude Shemwell Birth: 1907 22 21 — Alabama, United States Death: December 23, 1990 — Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
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Laura Gertrude Shemwell has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dermot Shemwell - Household
Lexington, Davidson, NC State St.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Fred W Calvert - Household
Boarders - Pine St Albany, Dougherty, Georgia
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dermot Shemwell - Household
Dawson Rd Dougherty, GA
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