The Shemwell Family

Lucinda “Lou” StinsonAge: 83 years18761960

Name
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Given names
Lucinda
Surname
Stinson
Married name
Lucinda Collier
Married name
Lucinda Shemwell
Nickname
Lou
Birth September 17, 1876 42 18
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 15 months)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriageGeorge Henry ShemwellView this family
March 13, 1895 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Daisy Pearl Shemwell
February 18, 1896 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 23 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
George Bernard Gieseke
January 5, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Brown “Tom” Stinson
January 14, 1916 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a grandson
#2
Carl Shemwell Gieseke
February 18, 1918 (Age 41 years)
Death of a grandsonCarl Shemwell Gieseke
February 18, 1918 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 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 41 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 grandson
#3
Thomas Paul Gieseke
February 3, 1919 (Age 42 years)
Death of a grandsonThomas Paul Gieseke
February 3, 1919 (Age 42 years)
Census January 22, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Vivian Clyde “Bill” Gieseke
May 20, 1920 (Age 43 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Henry Shemwell
November 11, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Clarence Julian Gieseke Jr.
February 28, 1923 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Ellis Ray Gieseke
December 6, 1924 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
James Leslie Gieseke
January 5, 1927 (Age 50 years)
MarriageElisha Elliot CollierView this family
September 1, 1927 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Mary Ethel Gieseke
August 16, 1928 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 53 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 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
Elisha Earl Gieseke
July 6, 1931 (Age 54 years)
Death of a motherMary Tennessee Gary
October 31, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Hubert Lee Gieseke
July 13, 1938 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandElisha Elliot Collier
September 4, 1939 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 73 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 daughterDaisy Pearl Shemwell
February 6, 1960 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 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 June 24, 1960 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ebenezer Cemetery
Note: The tombstone is wrong. GS should be GH and Lucinda died in 1960 not 1950. -b
Family with parents - View this family
father
Thomas Brown “Tom” Stinson
Birth: May 3, 1834Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 14, 1916Franklin, Greenlee, Arizona, United States
mother
Mary Tennessee Gary
Birth: September 15, 1858Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 31, 1932Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
herself
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Birth: September 17, 1876 42 18Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 24, 1960Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Family with George Henry Shemwell - View this family
husband
George Henry Shemwell
Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 1920Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Birth: September 17, 1876 42 18Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 24, 1960Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: March 13, 1895Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
11 months
daughter
Family with Elisha Elliot Collier - View this family
husband
Elisha Elliot Collier
Birth: September 7, 1871Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1939Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
herself
Lucinda “Lou” Stinson
Birth: September 17, 1876 42 18Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 24, 1960Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: September 1, 1927Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Elisha Elliot Collier + Celia Jane DeWeese - View this family
husband
Elisha Elliot Collier
Birth: September 7, 1871Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 4, 1939Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife
Marriage: March 13, 1892Logan, Kentucky, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - George Henry Shemwell - Household

Magisterial District 2, Sharon, Clifty Clifty, Todd, Ky.

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
George Henry ShemwellheadMJan 187624M5--KYKYKYFarmer
Lucinda wifeFSep 187623M511KYTNTN
Daisy Pearl ShemwelldaughterFFeb 18964S---KYKYKY

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

Rumsey & Madisonville Road Rumsey, McLean, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, George HheadMW34M115KYKYKYFarmer
Shemwell, Lou SwifeFW33M11511KYKYTN
Shemwell, Pearl DdaughterFW14S00KYKYKY

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

Skilesville, Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, George HheadMW45MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, LucindawifeFW44MKYTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elisha Elliot Collier - Household

Muhlenberg, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Collier, Elisha EheadMW58M20KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Collier, Lou SwifeFW53M18KYTNTN

Burial
The tombstone is wrong. GS should be GH and Lucinda died in 1960 not 1950. -b