William Hedger ShemwellAge: 73 years1876–1949
- Name
- William Hedger Shemwell
- Given names
- William Hedger
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | October 2, 1876 35 31 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Birth of a sister | Lula Shemwell August 1879 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah A Ralston September 24, 1886 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 years)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 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Joseph A Shemwell after 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Joseph Algie Shemwell October 5, 1911 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Neth Pauline Shemwell July 8, 1915 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 | February 17, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Joseph Farley March 4, 1942 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 sister | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 69 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell September 2, 1946 (Age 69 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 | December 26, 1949 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph A Shemwell Birth: June 6, 1841 22 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1910 |
| mother |
Sarah A Ralston Birth: 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1886 — Barren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Mary Susan “Susie” Shemwell Birth: November 6, 1873 32 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 2, 1946 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Lula Shemwell Birth: August 1879 38 34 — Barren, Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Family with Mattie Lee Church |
| himself |
William Hedger Shemwell Birth: October 2, 1876 35 31 — Marion, Kentucky, United States Death: December 26, 1949 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Joseph Algie Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1911 35 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1975 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Neth Pauline Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1915 38 35 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2000 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Thomas Leonard Sights + Mattie Lee Church |
| wife’s husband |
Thomas Leonard Sights Birth: August 4, 1881 Death: February 8, 1906 |
| wife |
Mattie Lee Church Birth: March 23, 1880 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 25, 1959 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 10, 1900 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months step-daughter |
Lizzie Mae Sights Birth: November 15, 1901 20 21 Death: December 3, 1973 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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6 years step-son |
Thomas P Sights Birth: about 1907 25 26 Death: |
William Hedger Shemwell has 45 first cousins recorded
Father's family (45)
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Roseville, Barren, KY
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph A. Shemwell - Household
Sebree, Webster, KY
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