Ida Abigail ShemwellAge: 83 years1916–1999
- Name
- Ida Abigail Shemwell
- Given names
- Ida Abigail
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ida Abigail Mathis
 Birth | February 8, 1916 24 18 |
 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 | Allie Gray Shemwell December 19, 1917 (Age 22 months) |
| Death of a sister | Allie Gray Shemwell February 12, 1918 (Age 2 years) Cause: Bronchitis & Meningitis |
| Burial of a sister | Allie Gray Shemwell February 13, 1918 (Age 2 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 22 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/ |
| Birth of a brother | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell December 13, 1919 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leonard Donald Shemwell September 8, 1921 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Claudene Shemwell January 31, 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eula Mae Shemwell July 5, 1925 (Age 9 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) |
| Birth of a sister | Laura Joetta Shemwell March 31, 1929 (Age 13 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 | May 3, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Hershal Raymond Mathis April 25, 1937 (Age 21 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 maternal grandmother | Ida Mae Blythe December 21, 1948 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Andrew Jackson Gunn March 7, 1949 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 34 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 brother | Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell November 29, 1969 (Age 53 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 of a father | Leonard Mason Shemwell October 3, 1979 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eulah Swan Gunn April 13, 1988 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a son | Hershal Raymond Mathis December 8, 1996 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leonard Donald Shemwell September 16, 1997 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | May 29, 1999 (Age 83 years) Cause of death: Uremia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Burr Oak Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Eulah Swan Gunn Birth: May 6, 1897 29 25 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: April 13, 1988 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Ida Abigail Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1916 24 18 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1999 — Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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22 months younger sister |
Allie Gray Shemwell Birth: December 19, 1917 26 20 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 12, 1918 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Edwin Dixon “Buddy” Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1919 28 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1969 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Leonard Donald Shemwell Birth: September 8, 1921 30 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 16, 1997 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Claudene Shemwell Birth: January 31, 1924 32 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 2010 — Grovertown, Starke, Indiana, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Eula Mae Shemwell Birth: July 5, 1925 34 28 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 2009 — Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Laura Joetta Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1929 38 31 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 2014 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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| Family with George Edward Mathis |
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George Edward Mathis Birth: August 1, 1912 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 2002 — Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Ida Abigail Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1916 24 18 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1999 — Culver, Marshall, Indiana, United States |
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Hershal Raymond Mathis Birth: April 25, 1937 24 21 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: December 8, 1996 — Holiday, Pasco, Florida, United States |
Ida Abigail Shemwell has 37 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents Otis Lewis + Minnie Beatrice Shemwell
Parents Clarence Walls + Ada May Shemwell
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Parents George Harrison Turnbull + Ethel Alice Shemwell
Parents Harry Fountain Shemwell + Mamie Gertrude Boyd
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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 (10)
Parents John Mitchell Gunn + Denna Gladys Dunning
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Leonard Mason Shemwell - Household
Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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