The Shemwell Family

Lillian O'Dell ShemwellAge: 90 years19031993

Name
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell
Given names
Lillian O'Dell
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Lillian O'Dell Yerkey
Birth April 5, 1903 45 29
Birth of a brotherJames Edwin Shemwell
December 3, 1905 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRoxie Blanche Shemwell
April 29, 1908 (Age 5 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherVictor Eugene Shemwell
September 22, 1911 (Age 8 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/
Census January 6, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Shemwell
November 27, 1925 (Age 22 years)
Religious marriageAubrey Austin YerkeyView this family
April 4, 1926 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Paul George Yerkey
about 1928 (Age 24 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 7, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonPaul George Yerkey
April 23, 1930 (Age 27 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Birth of a son
#2
Aubrey Neal Yerkey
February 4, 1938 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#3
David Lee Yerkey
January 8, 1940 (Age 36 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Neal Shemwell
June 25, 1940 (Age 37 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 19, 1950 (Age 47 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 motherMary Elizabeth Crowell
October 28, 1966 (Age 63 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
Death of a husbandAubrey Austin Yerkey
April 24, 1976 (Age 73 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Estella Shemwell
April 19, 1977 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Novella Shemwell
March 24, 1986 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherVictor Eugene Shemwell
October 23, 1987 (Age 84 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edwin Shemwell
July 6, 1988 (Age 85 years)
Death June 27, 1993 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillside Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 2, 1896Marshall, Kentucky, United States
1 year
elder sister
Sarah Estella Shemwell
Birth: September 7, 1897 39 23Kentucky, United States
Death: April 19, 1977Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Nancy Novella Shemwell
Birth: September 27, 1899 41 25Kentucky, United States
Death: March 24, 1986Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States
16 months
elder brother
2 years
herself
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell
Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 1993Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
James Edwin Shemwell
Birth: December 3, 1905 48 31Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 6, 1988Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Roxie Blanche Shemwell
Birth: April 29, 1908 50 34Kentucky, United States
Death: December 16, 2002Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Victor Eugene Shemwell
Birth: September 22, 1911 53 37Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 23, 1987Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Family with Aubrey Austin Yerkey - View this family
husband
Aubrey Austin Yerkey
Birth: July 18, 1901Glenville, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
Death: April 24, 1976Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
herself
Lillian O'Dell Shemwell
Birth: April 5, 1903 45 29Symnsonia, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 27, 1993Wingo, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: April 4, 1926Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
3 years
son
Paul George Yerkey
Birth: about 1928 26 24
Death: April 23, 1930Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
10 years
son
Aubrey Neal Yerkey
Birth: February 4, 1938 36 34Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States
Death: July 30, 2023
23 months
son
David Lee Yerkey
Birth: January 8, 1940 38 36Ohio, United States
Death: October 23, 1999Harris, Texas, United States

Lillian O'Dell Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household

Graves, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, George WheadMW53M13KYNCTNfarmer
Shemwell, Mary wifeFW36M1366KYKYKY
Shemwell, EstelladaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Shemwell, NovelladaughterFW10MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Albert sonMW9MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Lillian daughterFW7SKYKYKY
Shemwell, EdwinsonMW4MKYKYKY
Shemwell, BlanchedaughterFW11 monthsSKYKYKY
Shemwell, EarlnephewMW18SKYKYKYfarm laborer

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Shemwell - Household

Lebanon Street Wingo, Graves, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, GeorgeheadMW63MKYKYKYMerchantGrocery
Shemwell, MarywifeFW42MKYKYKY
Shemwell, EstelladaughterFW22SKYKYKYTeacherCom School
Shemwell, NovelladaughterFW20SKYKYKYTeacherCom School
Shemwell, AlbertsonMW18SKYKYKYClerkGrocery
Shemwell, LilliandaughterFW16SKYKYKY
Shemwell, EdwinsonMW14SKYKYKY
Shemwell, BlanchedaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Shemwell, VictorsonMW9SKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

Summit, Ohio, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Yerkey, Aubrey AheadMW28M25WVWVWVtire finisherrubber factory
Yerkey, Lillian OwifeFW26M22KYKYKY
Yerkey, Paul GsonMW2SOHWVKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Yerkey, Aubrey AheadMW38MWVtread bookerrubber manufacturer
Yerkey, Lillian OwifeFW37MKY
Yerkey, Aubrey NsonMW2SOH
Yerkey, David LsonMW2 monthsSOH
Shemwell, Nancy Nsister in lawFW40SKYinspectorrubber manufacturer

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Aubrey Austin Yerkey - Household

2420 HamiltonStreet Akron, Summit, Ohio

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Yerkey, AubreyheadMW48MarWVBooking TreadsRubber Industry
Yerkey, LillianwifeFW47MarKY
Yerkey, NeilsonMW12NevOH
Yerkey, DavidsonMW10NevOH