The Shemwell Family

Leslie Elbert AsherAge: 71 years18941965

Name
Leslie Elbert Asher
Given names
Leslie Elbert
Surname
Asher
Birth July 2, 1894 21 21
MarriageEula Susan KennerlyView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherEllis Elvin Asher
October 6, 1895 (Age 15 months)
Birth of a sisterHettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher
February 13, 1898 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 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 9, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Riley Asher
September 19, 1900 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Riley Asher
January 20, 1904 (Age 9 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPatience Jane Blake
October 14, 1912 (Age 18 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Patrick Shemwell Jr.
January 14, 1913 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 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 22 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 23 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/
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Hester Sherrod
January 7, 1922 (Age 27 years)
Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 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
Death of a fatherJames Thomas Asher
March 19, 1939 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherEtta Bell Shemwell
April 25, 1942 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterHettie Gertrude “Gertie” Asher
October 13, 1944 (Age 50 years)

Death of a brotherEllis Elvin Asher
May 19, 1945 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 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 brotherJohn Riley Asher
January 2, 1965 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 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 July 7, 1965 (Age 71 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1892Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
himself
15 months
younger brother
Ellis Elvin Asher
Birth: October 6, 1895 23 23Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 19, 1945Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
John Riley Asher
Birth: September 19, 1900 28 28Kentucky, United States
Death: January 2, 1965Logan, Kentucky, United States
Family with Eula Susan Kennerly - View this family
himself
wife
Eula Susan Kennerly
Birth: July 28, 1895 49 31Kentucky, United States
Death: Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:

Leslie Elbert Asher has 14 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household

Clifty, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Asher, James TheadWMJul187127M8KYKYKYFarmer
Asher, Etta BwifeWFAug187127M833KYKYKY
Asher, Leslie EsonWMJul18935SKYKYKY
Asher, Ellis EsonWMOct18954SKYKYKY
Asher, Hettie GdaughterWFFeb18982SKYKYKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas Asher - Household

Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Asher, James TheadMW37M17KYKYKYFarmerHome farm
Asher, Etta BwifeFW37M1744KYKYKY
Asher, Leslie EsonMW16SKYKYKY
Asher, Ellis EsonMW14SKYKYKY
Asher, Hettie GdaughterFW12SKYKYKY
Asher, John RsonMW10SKYKYKY