The Shemwell Family

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Birth	August 5, 1917 36 27 Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a mother	Lena Rivers Underwood June 28, 1919 (Age 22 months) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cause: Tuberculosis
Death of a paternal grandfather	Jamison Arvin February 18, 1925 (Age 7 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage of a parent	Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Addie Harper — View this family September 17, 1925 (Age 8 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 12, 1930 (Age 12 years) Elliottsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Elliotsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Irwin, L B head R Yes M W 74 M 40 No Yes KY KY KY Carpenter W Irwin, Addie wife F W 42 M 14 No Yes KY KY KY None Irwin, Imogene daughter F W 12 S Yes Yes KY KY KY None
Marriage of a parent	Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Rose Belle Baker — View this family February 10, 1932 (Age 14 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a half-brother	William Thomas Franklin Arvin December 28, 1932 (Age 15 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Raymond Elliot Arvin June 12, 1935 (Age 17 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage	Virgil Hubert Jewell — View this family December 4, 1935 (Age 18 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a half-sister	Helen Frances Arvin July 6, 1937 (Age 19 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 23, 1940 (Age 22 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Hubert Jewell - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Hubert Jewell - Household Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Jewell, Virgil H head M W 24 M 8 KY Jewell, Minnie I wife F W 22 M 7 KY Shemwell, Mary sister in law F W 27 M 7 KY Shemwell, James H son M W 8 S 1 KY
Marriage of a parent	Little Berry Arvin Sr. — Maude Lee Fuller — View this family May 4, 1955 (Age 37 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a father	Little Berry Arvin Sr. May 29, 1956 (Age 38 years) Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cause: Coronary Thrombosis Note: Son Ernest Arvin found him, he had a heart attack while on his tractor, he hit a rock and fell off.
Death of a husband	Virgil Hubert Jewell October 5, 1970 (Age 53 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States Cause: Hit by a car while checking his mail
Burial of a husband	Virgil Hubert Jewell October 7, 1970 (Age 53 years) Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens
Marriage	John Claude Cayce — View this family after August 4, 1971 (Age 53 years)
Divorce	John Claude Cayce — View this family November 12, 1974 (Age 57 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	William Augustus “Gus” Arvin March 18, 1984 (Age 66 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a brother	Little Berry Arvin Jr. January 7, 1987 (Age 69 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death	January 26, 1988 (Age 70 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Lena Rivers Underwood Birth: June 15, 1890 29 25 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1919 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: June 8, 1906 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
18 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mabel Loreena Deason Little Berry Arvin Jr. Birth: November 27, 1907 26 17 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1987 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Alma Martha Hayes William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Birth: August 20, 1910 29 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 18, 1984 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Elam “Troy” Shemwell James Howard “Jim” Shemwell Family with spouse Leonard Alfred McNary Mary Kaye Arvin Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1995 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States
2 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith Ernest Morgan Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Birth: March 28, 1915 33 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 2003 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgil Hubert Jewell Family with spouse John Claude Cayce Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Addie Harper - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Addie Harper Birth: July 1882 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: September 17, 1925 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Rose Belle Baker - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Rose Belle Baker Birth: December 18, 1899 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1951 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: February 10, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
11 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Family with spouse William Thomas Franklin Arvin Birth: December 28, 1932 51 33 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 2021 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Raymond Elliot Arvin Birth: June 12, 1935 53 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 13, 2016 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clyde Dale Adams Family with spouse Jim Henry Cole Helen Frances Arvin Birth: July 6, 1937 55 37 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 2002 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Lena Rivers Underwood Little Berry Arvin Jr. William Augustus “Gus” Arvin Mary Kaye Arvin Ernest Ray Arvin Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Harper Family with spouse Rose Belle Baker William Thomas Franklin Arvin Raymond Elliot Arvin Helen Frances Arvin Family with spouse Maude Lee Fuller Little Berry Arvin Sr. Birth: August 2, 1881 42 37 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Little Berry Arvin Sr. Family with spouse Vernon Emery Gilliland Maude Lee Fuller Birth: March 12, 1885 Death: July 31, 1966 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: May 4, 1955 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Family with Virgil Hubert Jewell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Virgil Hubert Jewell Birth: August 14, 1915 — Caldwell, Kentucky, United States Death: October 5, 1970 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgil Hubert Jewell Family with spouse John Claude Cayce Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: December 4, 1935 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

Family with John Claude Cayce - View this family

ex-husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin John Claude Cayce Birth: March 9, 1921 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1997 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgil Hubert Jewell Family with spouse John Claude Cayce Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin Birth: August 5, 1917 36 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: after August 4, 1971 —
	Divorce: November 12, 1974 — Christian, Kentucky, United States

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Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Little Berry Arvin - Household Elliotsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Irwin, L B head R Yes M W 74 M 40 No Yes KY KY KY Carpenter W Irwin, Addie wife F W 42 M 14 No Yes KY KY KY None Irwin, Imogene daughter F W 12 S Yes Yes KY KY KY None
Census View	1940 United States - Census transcript - Virgil Hubert Jewell - Household Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Jewell, Virgil H head M W 24 M 8 KY Jewell, Minnie I wife F W 22 M 7 KY Shemwell, Mary sister in law F W 27 M 7 KY Shemwell, James H son M W 8 S 1 KY

Family with parents
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
mother Parents William Benjamin Underwood Nancy Ann Knight	Lena Rivers Underwood 1890–1919
elder brother Family Mabel Loreena Deason	Little Berry Arvin Jr. 1907–1987
elder brother Family Alma Martha Hayes	William Augustus “Gus” Arvin 1910–1984
elder sister Family James Elam “Troy” Shemwell James Howard “Jim” Shemwell Leonard Alfred McNary	Mary Kaye Arvin 1912–1995
elder brother Family Ella Elizabeth “Ellie” Smith Ernest Morgan Arvin Private	Ernest Ray Arvin 1915–2003
herself Family Virgil Hubert Jewell John Claude Cayce	Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin 1917–1988
Father’s family with Addie Harper
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Addie Harper 1882–1931
Father’s family with Rose Belle Baker
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Rose Belle Baker 1899–1951
half-brother Family Bettye Jean Aldridge Deborah Jean Arvin Barry Donald Arvin Private Private	William Thomas Franklin Arvin 1932–2021
half-brother Family Private Private	Raymond Elliot Arvin 1935–2016
half-sister Family Clyde Dale Adams Jim Henry Cole	Helen Frances Arvin 1937–2002
Father’s family with Maude Lee Fuller
father Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Little Berry Arvin Sr. 1881–1956
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Maude Lee Fuller 1885–1966
Family with Virgil Hubert Jewell
husband Parents (unknown)	Virgil Hubert Jewell 1915–1970
herself Parents Little Berry Arvin Sr. Lena Rivers Underwood	Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin 1917–1988
Family with John Claude Cayce
ex-husband Parents (unknown)	John Claude Cayce 1921–1997
herself Parents Little Berry Arvin Sr. Lena Rivers Underwood	Minnie Imogene “Gene” Arvin 1917–1988