James Eldridge Shemwell Sr.Age: 83 years1930–2014
- Name
- James Eldridge Shemwell Sr.
- Given names
- James Eldridge
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | October 3, 1930 51 39 twin: Thomas Elmer Shemwell
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| Birth | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 3, 1930 51 39 |
 Military | Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 3, 1930 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary F Shemwell December 17, 1932 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell June 7, 1936 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell October 26, 1936 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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 6, 1950 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Elmer Shemwell October 1952 (Age 21 years) Cause: M.I.A. - Korea |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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 | Clifton Harmon Shemwell June 4, 1956 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Beuna Eartha Stavely August 21, 1956 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Thomas D Shemwell December 27, 1962 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | William Harm “Willie” Shemwell 1965 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | Mardis Calvin Shemwell December 22, 1969 (Age 39 years) Cause: Killed in car wreck going to work |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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 sister | Beatrice P Shemwell October 14, 1983 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Clarence Franklin Shemwell March 5, 1994 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell June 5, 1994 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | James Dallas Shemwell December 10, 1994 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 29, 1998 (Age 67 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Benjamin Rice Shemwell July 31, 1998 (Age 67 years) Address: Plot: Plot: C 0 97 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mound City National Cemetery |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Ethel Carnahan July 15, 2002 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell December 8, 2008 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | March 26, 2014 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lake View Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Beuna Eartha Stavely Birth: 1891 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 21, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| elder sister |
Charlene Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: November 27, 1919 40 28 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 8, 2008 — Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Beatrice P Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1921 42 30 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 14, 1983 — Glenview, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
Benjamin Rice Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1922 43 31 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 29, 1998 — Logan, Franklin, Illinois, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Clifton Harmon Shemwell Birth: January 9, 1924 44 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 4, 1956 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Mardis Calvin Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1926 47 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1969 — Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
| brother |
Private |
| twin brother |
Thomas Elmer Shemwell Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1952 — Korea |
| himself |
James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 2014 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary F Shemwell Birth: December 17, 1932 53 41 — Dover, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 2021 — Tomahawk, Lincoln, Wisconsin, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Charles Joe “Charley” Shemwell Birth: October 26, 1936 57 45 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 5, 1994 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Kate “Katie” Everett |
| father |
Charles Hiram “Charley” Shemwell Birth: January 10, 1879 32 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1936 — Fort Henry, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Kate “Katie” Everett Birth: August 26, 1881 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 13, 1918 |
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Marriage: July 27, 1902 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
James Dallas Shemwell Birth: July 2, 1903 24 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 10, 1994 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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13 months half-brother |
William Harm “Willie” Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1904 25 22 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1965 |
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3 years half-brother |
Clarence Franklin Shemwell Birth: March 4, 1907 28 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1994 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Ivy Lee “Lucy” Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1912 33 30 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years half-sister |
… Shemwell Birth: May 13, 1918 39 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1918 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Sarah Ethel Carnahan |
| himself |
James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 3, 1930 51 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 26, 2014 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Ethel Carnahan Birth: July 10, 1940 Death: July 15, 2002 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| son |
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| son |
Thomas D Shemwell Birth: December 27, 1962 32 22 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: October 16, 2015 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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James Eldridge Shemwell Sr. has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Charles Lott Carney + Nellie A Shemwell
Parents George Fisher + Daisy Shemwell
Parents John Paul McMillan + Florence Lee Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Beuna Eartha Stavely - Household
Benton, Tennessee
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Mardis Calvin Shemwell - Household
2905 Roosevelt Granite City, Madison, Illinois
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