The Shemwell Family

Ellie A ShemwellAge: 86 years18961982

Name
Ellie A Shemwell
Given names
Ellie A
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Ellie A Nash
Birth April 23, 1896 28 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 months)
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
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherLeonard Homer Shemwell Sr.
February 10, 1907 (Age 10 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 13 years)
MarriageJames Herbert NashView this family
January 17, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Herbert Marion “Son” Nash
June 6, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 1, 1920 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Leslie Rudolph Nash
August 2, 1921 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash
December 10, 1924 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
William Berry “Bill” Nash
January 8, 1929 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Betty Nash
June 19, 1933 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Raymond Franklin “Buster” Nash Sr.
April 24, 1934 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Herschel Shemwell
July 20, 1935 (Age 39 years)
Address: 2481 Princeton St.
Cause: rheumatic heart disease
Death of a motherJudith “Jude” McMillan
December 20, 1936 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childHerbert Marion “Son” NashIrene Alma View this family
about 1939 (Age 42 years)

Census April 1, 1940 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Lynn Arthur Nash
September 17, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childClaud Allen HancockArthuretta “Sissy” NashView this family
November 28, 1942 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
#2
Claudine Hancock
October 17, 1946 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Edward James “Eddie” Hancock
November 12, 1948 (Age 52 years)
Census April 21, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Marriage of a childGranville “Mac” WarfieldMary Betty NashView this family
October 7, 1952 (Age 56 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell
September 24, 1953 (Age 57 years)
Cause: Heart Failure
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 sisterOra May Shemwell
May 1, 1965 (Age 69 years)
Burial of a sisterOra May Shemwell
May 3, 1965 (Age 69 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 husbandJames Herbert Nash
April 1, 1978 (Age 81 years)
Death July 17, 1982 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Hill Cemetery
Identification number
L6RX-K3P
Type: FamilySearch

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 23, 1886Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
Ora May Shemwell
Birth: July 6, 1893 25 25Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1, 1965Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
herself
11 years
younger brother
Family with James Herbert Nash - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 17, 1916Houston, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
4 years
son
Leslie Rudolph Nash
Birth: August 2, 1921 24 25Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 2, 2002Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
3 years
daughter
Arthuretta “Sissy” Nash
Birth: December 10, 1924 28 28Elk Creek, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 2005St. Louis, Missouri, United States
4 years
son
William Berry “Bill” Nash
Birth: January 8, 1929 32 32Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
Death: April 21, 2014Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States
4 years
daughter
Mary Betty Nash
Birth: June 19, 1933 36 37Elk Creek, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 13, 2012Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States
10 months
son
Raymond Franklin “Buster” Nash Sr.
Birth: April 24, 1934 37 38Elk Creek, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 20, 2015Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States

Ellie A Shemwell has 70 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (46)

Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
1Elizabeth Pulley18691880
4Mary Ann Pulley18731893
5John Henry Pulley18761891
7Lida Mae Pulley18801880
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
1Ollie Slaughter18841971
3Mabel Slaughter18871963
7Lora Slaughter18961973
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
1William F McMillan18791903
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
1Harry McMillan18831946
2Zora McMillan18841979
3Benton J McMillan18881981
4Carl McMillan18901910
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
1Eula Pearl Roby18861955
3Hattie Lou Roby18921967
4John Loyd Roby18941977
5Barton Neal Roby18991900
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
1John Paul McMillan18891972
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household

Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
William ShemwellHeadWMOct 186831M11--TNILTNCooper
Judith ShemwellwifeWFJul 186930M1133TNTNTN
Herschel ShemwellsonWMSep 18918S---TNTNTN
Ora ShemwelldaughterWFJul 18936S---TNTNTN
Ella ShemwelldaughterWFApr 18964S---TNTNTN

Notes: Next door to John Shemwell

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustryEmployEmNWksUEduHomeVetInfirm
Will H. ShemwellHeadMW42M21--TNILTNCooper
Julia ShemwellwifeFW42M2164TNTNTN
Herschel ShemwellsonMW19S---TNTNTN
Ora M. ShemwelldaughterFW16S---TNTNTN
Ellie A. ShemwelldaughterFW14S---TNTNTN
Leonard H. ShemwellsonMW2S---TNTNTN

Notes: Enum Dist. 56

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Nash - Household

Dist. 6, East Elk Creek Rd. Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
James Herbert NashheadOFMW22MTNTNTNYFarmingOwns Farm
Ellie A. ShemwellwifeFW22MTNTNTNY
Herbert Marion NashsonMW2STNTNTNY
Will NashfatherMW50STNTNTNY
Orlean Nashyounger sisterFW16STNTNTNY

Note: Herbert Marion Nash is listed as Herbert Jr.

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Nash - Household

Washington Ave. Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustry
Hurbert NashheadMW33M19TNTNTNAirmanSteel factory
Elsie ShemwellwifeFW33M19TNTNTN
Marion NashsonMW12S-TNTNTN
Leslie NashsonMW8S-TNTNTN
Patsy NashdaughterFW4S-TNTNTN
William B NashsonMW8mS-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Nash - Household

Granite City, Madison, Illinois, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
James H NashheadMW43TNLaborerSteel Co.
Ellie NashwifeFW43TN
Herbert NashsonMW22TNBakerBakery Co.
Leslie NashsonMW19TNWrapperBakery Co.
Arthur Etta NashdaughterFW15TN
Billie NashsonMW11IL
Mary NashdaughterFW8TN
Raymond NashsonMW6TN
Irene Nashdaughter-in-lawFW19IL

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - James Herbert Nash - Household

2622 East 27th Street Granite City, Madison, Illinois

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Nash, James HheadMW52MarTNGuardSteel Casting Plant
Nash, ElliewifeFW53MarTN
Nash, William BsonMW21NevIL
Nash, M BettydaughterFW16NevTN
Nash, Raymond FsonMW15NevTN