Ora May ShemwellAge: 71 years1893–1965
- Name
- Ora May Shemwell
- Given names
- Ora May
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ora May Mosley
 Birth | July 6, 1893 25 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Ellie A Shemwell April 23, 1896 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. February 10, 1907 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 26 years) |
 Marriage | Cecil Clemith Mosley — View this family May 7, 1929 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 36 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Herschel Shemwell July 20, 1935 (Age 42 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause: rheumatic heart disease |
| Death of a mother | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 48 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 father | William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell September 24, 1953 (Age 60 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 56 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 | May 1, 1965 (Age 71 years) |
 Burial | May 3, 1965 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Identification number | L6RX-VN7 Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1867 42 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1953 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 23, 1886 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months herself |
Ora May Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1893 25 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1965 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ellie A Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1896 28 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 17, 1982 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. Birth: February 10, 1907 39 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1993 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Cecil Clemith Mosley |
| husband |
Cecil Clemith Mosley Birth: December 25, 1906 32 23 Death: September 26, 1983 |
| herself |
Ora May Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1893 25 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1965 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1929 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Cecil Clemith Mosley + Effie Cashion |
| husband |
Cecil Clemith Mosley Birth: December 25, 1906 32 23 Death: September 26, 1983 |
| husband’s wife |
Effie Cashion Birth: August 25, 1902 Death: December 2, 1994 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 4, 1975 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
Ora May Shemwell has 70 first cousins recorded
Father's family (24)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + Angeline “Angie” Gray
Parents John Thomas Shemwell + A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Mother's family (46)
Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Clemith Mosley - Household
Detroit, Wayne, MI.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Cecil Clemith Mosley - Household
Detroit, Wayne, MI.
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