William Herschel ShemwellAge: 43 years1891–1935
- Name
- William Herschel Shemwell
- Given names
- William Herschel
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 1891 23 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Ora May Shemwell July 6, 1893 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Ellie A Shemwell April 23, 1896 (Age 4 years) |
 Occupation | Cooper |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leonard Homer Shemwell Sr. February 10, 1907 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Ora E McIntosh — View this family October 8, 1914 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ora E McIntosh September 30, 1915 (Age 24 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage | Ida Lillian Powers — View this family June 20, 1917 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ulvesford William Shemwell September 18, 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ora Louise Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Henrietta Shemwell October 13, 1923 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell November 12, 1925 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 38 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 17, 1930 (Age 38 years) |
 Residence | between 1930 and 1935 (Age 38 years) |
 Death | July 20, 1935 (Age 43 years) Address: 2481 Princeton St. Cause of death: rheumatic heart disease |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Identification number | LDB8-19Z 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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 Ora E McIntosh |
| himself |
William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ora E McIntosh Birth: October 7, 1894 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1915 — Cumberland City, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1914 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Ida Lillian Powers |
| himself |
William Herschel Shemwell Birth: September 1891 23 24 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1935 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ida Lillian Powers Birth: November 23, 1896 32 22 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1962 |
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Marriage: June 20, 1917 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 months son |
Ulvesford William Shemwell Birth: September 18, 1917 26 20 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 14, 1982 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Ora Louise Shemwell Birth: April 5, 1919 27 22 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1997 |
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5 years daughter |
Henrietta Shemwell Birth: October 13, 1923 32 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 29, 2012 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell Birth: November 12, 1925 34 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 2018 — Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William H. Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Notes: Next door to John Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 - William Herschel Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.
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