Howard W ShemwellAge: 57 years1916–1973
- Name
- Howard W Shemwell
- Given names
- Howard W
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | January 4, 1916 26 24 |
 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 |
 Birth of a sister | Aria Annette Shemwell August 10, 1918 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 23 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 1, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Ellen Shemwell March 5, 1922 (Age 6 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 1, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Thelbert B Jones September 14, 1935 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
 Marriage | Cornell Murray — View this family September 7, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Military service | C PHM U.S. Navy between 1941 and 1945 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 26 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Birth of a son #1 | Max Lee “Skip” Shemwell December 16, 1943 (Age 27 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Luther Cashman Shemwell — Frances W Hathaway — View this family about 1947 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Darrell Ray Shemwell January 12, 1948 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Jenny Lou Shemwell July 31, 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 | Luther Cashman Shemwell August 16, 1972 (Age 56 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 |
 Death | October 1, 1973 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Lawn Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Thelbert B Jones Birth: July 12, 1891 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: September 14, 1935 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: March 5, 1913 — Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Howard W Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1916 26 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 1973 |
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3 years younger sister |
Aria Annette Shemwell Birth: August 10, 1918 29 27 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: July 13, 1992 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Martha Ellen Shemwell Birth: March 5, 1922 32 30 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: September 1, 1993 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Frances W Hathaway |
| father |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
| step-mother |
Frances W Hathaway Birth: January 26, 1913 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: about 1947 — |
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1 year half-brother |
Darrell Ray Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1948 58 34 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: January 24, 2021 — Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Jenny Lou Shemwell Birth: July 31, 1952 63 39 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States Death: January 13, 2025 — Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Cornell Murray |
| himself |
Howard W Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1916 26 24 — Illinois, United States Death: October 1, 1973 |
| wife |
Cornell Murray Birth: January 17, 1920 Death: May 16, 1994 |
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Marriage: September 7, 1940 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Max Lee “Skip” Shemwell Birth: December 16, 1943 27 23 Death: May 21, 2009 — Bardwell, Carlisle, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Elm St. Cairo Ill.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Luther Cashman Shemwell - Household
Sycamore Ave. Cairo, Alexander, Ill.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard W Shemwell - Household
US Naval Hospital Shields, Lake, IL
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