Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr.Age: 93 years1916–2010
- Name
- Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr.
- Given names
- Victor Boyd
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | May 26, 1916 27 21 |
 Military | Col., U.S. Army, Ret. |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 7 months)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 19 months)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 14, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 13 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 10, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Mildred Long June 9, 1937 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Lewis Walter Boyd September 6, 1937 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Walter Shemwell October 3, 1938 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Walter Shemwell April 17, 1942 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 mother | Mamie Gertrude Boyd November 21, 1949 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Harry Fountain Shemwell — Sarah Lee Bryant — View this family after 1950 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Judith Ann Shemwell October 1, 1952 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 | Harry Fountain Shemwell December 16, 1967 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 |
| Adoption of a son | James Walter Shemwell October 2, 1947 (Age 31 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents |
| Adoption of a daughter | Judith Ann Shemwell August 21, 1953 (Age 37 years) Adoption: Adopted by both parents Note: naturalized U.S. citizen |
| Death of a daughter | Judith Ann Shemwell October 27, 1987 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | James Walter Shemwell March 19, 2008 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a wife | Antonette Lily Bidock May 5, 2009 (Age 92 years) |
 Death | February 16, 2010 (Age 93 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| mother |
Mamie Gertrude Boyd Birth: December 29, 1894 27 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| elder brother |
James Walter Shemwell Birth: August 28, 1911 22 16 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1938 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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5 years himself |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. Birth: May 26, 1916 27 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 2010 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| sister |
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| Father’s family with Sarah Lee Bryant |
| father |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Lee Bryant Birth: December 8, 1906 Death: January 12, 1988 — Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States |
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Marriage: after 1950 — |
| Family with Antonette Lily Bidock |
| himself |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. Birth: May 26, 1916 27 21 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 2010 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Antonette Lily Bidock Birth: January 6, 1917 — Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Death: May 5, 2009 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
| son |
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| son |
James Walter Shemwell Adoption: October 2, 1947 31 30 — Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Birth: April 17, 1942 25 25 — Hartshorne, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Death: March 19, 2008 — Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Judith Ann Shemwell Adoption: August 21, 1953 37 36 — Nurenberg, Germany Birth: October 1, 1952 36 35 — Bamberg, Germany Death: October 27, 1987 — Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
Victor Boyd Shemwell Sr. has 34 first cousins recorded
Father's family (34)
Parents Otis Lewis + Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Parents Clarence Walls + Ada May Shemwell
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Parents George Harrison Turnbull + Ethel Alice Shemwell
Parents Leonard Mason Shemwell + Eulah Swan Gunn
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Parents Albert Ennis Shemwell + Tennessee Callie “Tennie” Payne
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Parents Charles Howard Shemwell + Violet Marie Burgess
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harry Fountain Shemwell - Household
648 Cavalry Ave Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
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