The Shemwell Family

Osie Violette AllenAge: 81 years19031984

Name
Osie Violette Allen
Given names
Osie Violette
Surname
Allen
Married name
Osie Violette Shemwell
Birth May 14, 1903
Birth of a brotherOscar Maurice Allen
August 12, 1907 (Age 4 years)

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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/
MarriageFrank Glenn ShemwellView this family
July 8, 1922 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Loleta Fay Shemwell
June 7, 1923 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Juanita Mae Shemwell
October 22, 1924 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Glenna Sue Shemwell
September 1, 1926 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Sarah Francis Shemwell
October 29, 1929 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Thomas Maurice “Tom” Shemwell
March 23, 1932 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Earl Glenn Shemwell
February 26, 1935 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Mary Jo Shemwell
May 2, 1938 (Age 34 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Linda June Shemwell
June 14, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Edwin Phillip Whitescarver Jr.
March 5, 1942 (Age 38 years)
Death of a grandsonEdwin Phillip Whitescarver Jr.
March 5, 1942 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Earl “Billy” Adler
June 25, 1942 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#9
James McHenry “Jimmy Mac” Shemwell
July 13, 1942 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Brenda Jane Adler
June 13, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Death of a granddaughterBrenda Jane Adler
June 18, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 husbandFrank Glenn Shemwell
March 20, 1958 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Joseph Earl “Joey” Adler
June 24, 1966 (Age 63 years)

Birth of a grandson
#5
James Chadwick “Chad” Shemwell
March 8, 1971 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Chadwick “Chad” Shemwell
July 15, 1971 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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
Religion
Methodist
before 1984 (Age 80 years)

Death August 5, 1984 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
4 years
younger brother
Family with Frank Glenn Shemwell - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 8, 1922Logan, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
17 months
daughter
22 months
daughter
Glenna Sue Shemwell
Birth: September 1, 1926 31 23Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 23, 2008Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
3 years
daughter
Sarah Francis Shemwell
Birth: October 29, 1929 34 26Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 24, 2011Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Thomas Maurice “Tom” Shemwell
Birth: March 23, 1932 37 28Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 21, 2012Horse Cave, Hart, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Earl Glenn Shemwell
Birth: February 26, 1935 39 31Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 7, 2012Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Mary Jo Shemwell
Birth: May 2, 1938 43 34Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 19, 2021Waleska, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
2 years
daughter
Linda June Shemwell
Birth: June 14, 1940 45 37Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 19, 2002Butler, Ohio, United States
2 years
son
James McHenry “Jimmy Mac” Shemwell
Birth: July 13, 1942 47 39Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 14, 2021Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Frank G ShemwellheadM35M27KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Ocie V ShemwellwifeF27M19KYKYKY
Loleta F ShemwelldaughterF6S-KYKYKY
Juanita M ShemwelldaughterF5S-KYKYKY
Glenna S ShemwelldaughterF3.5S-KYKYKY
Sarah F ShemwelldaughterF5mS-KYKYKY
T Monroe Allenfather-in-lawM48S-KYKYKYLaborerRoad construction

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Logan, Ky.

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Frank ShemwellheadMW45KYPump OperatorRailroad
Osie ShemwellwifeFW36KY
Loleta ShemwelldaughterFW16KYStudentHigh School
Juanita ShemwelldaughterFW15KYStudentHigh School
Sue ShemwelldaughterFW13KY
Francis ShemwelldaughterFW10KY
Thomas ShemwellsonMW8KY
Earl ShemwellsonMW5KY
Mary Jo ShemwelldaughterFW1KY
T M Allenfather-in-lawMW61KYLaborerFarm

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Frank Glenn Shemwell - Household

Blue Cuts Road Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, Frank GheadMW55MarKYPumps WaterL&N Railroad
Shemwell, OsiewifeFW46MarKY
Shemwell, SarahdaughterFW20NevKYSewingGarment Factory
Shemwell, ThomassonMW18NevKYOffbears?Sawmill
Shemwell, EarlsonMW15NevKY
Shemwell, Mary JdaughterFW12NevKY
Shemwell, LindadaughterFW10NevKY
Shemwell, James MsonMW8NevKY