Sarah Florence ShemwellAge: 78 years1879–1958
- Name
- Sarah Florence Shemwell
- Given names
- Sarah Florence
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Sarah Florence Weaks
 Birth | December 23, 1879 30 26 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Demarious Gray before 1880 (Age 9 days) |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 5 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Artie M Shemwell April 17, 1883 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell November 1, 1885 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zora May Shemwell December 20, 1887 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell March 11, 1891 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a mother | A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy March 7, 1895 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Angeline “Angie” Gray — View this family June 25, 1895 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Lee Roy Shemwell January 15, 1899 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | James Frederick “Jim” Weaks — View this family January 1904 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Pastal Weaks July 25, 1907 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Macon Leon Weaks August 1, 1908 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Allene Weaks January 10, 1911 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Emily Elizabeth Weaks September 29, 1912 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | J Marshal Weaks January 28, 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a son | Robert Pastal Weaks June 30, 1918 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 | February 5, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell January 9, 1921 (Age 41 years) Cause: Tuberculosis Note: Informant: W. H. McMillan, Erin Tn. |
| Marriage of a parent | John Thomas Shemwell — Mary D “Molly” Alderson — View this family June 5, 1928 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 49 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 10, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Luther Edgar Shemwell August 8, 1935 (Age 55 years) Note: Informant: Roy Shemwell Note: Luther died in Paris, TN in a room over the Shemwell Cafe/Restaurant. |
| Death of a sister | Mamie Flora Shemwell September 6, 1935 (Age 55 years) Cause: Diabetic coma |
| Death of a brother | Artie M Shemwell January 21, 1936 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | J Marshal Weaks — Mary Virginia Barnes — View this family August 6, 1936 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1940 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a father | John Thomas Shemwell April 15, 1941 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 61 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 |
| Death of a husband | James Frederick “Jim” Weaks January 24, 1953 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 sister | Zora May Shemwell October 5, 1956 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 | August 1, 1958 (Age 78 years) Note: Name on Death Certificate reported by daughter |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Weaks Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
A Elizabeth “Bettie” McElroy Birth: about 1853 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1895 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Luella “Ella” Shemwell Birth: January 7, 1871 21 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 23, 1964 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Luther Edgar Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1874 25 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1935 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
George Shemwell Birth: about 1877 27 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Artie M Shemwell Birth: April 17, 1883 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1936 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Bert Leon “Bertie” Shemwell Birth: November 1, 1885 36 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1921 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Zora May Shemwell Birth: December 20, 1887 38 34 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1956 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mamie Flora Shemwell Birth: March 11, 1891 41 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1935 — McKinnon, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Angeline “Angie” Gray |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Angeline “Angie” Gray Birth: June 1858 37 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1924 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 25, 1895 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Lee Roy Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1899 49 40 Death: May 23, 1961 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Mary D “Molly” Alderson |
| father |
John Thomas Shemwell Birth: May 1849 24 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary D “Molly” Alderson Birth: January 13, 1864 — Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1943 — Union City, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: June 5, 1928 — Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with James Frederick “Jim” Weaks |
| husband |
James Frederick “Jim” Weaks Birth: October 6, 1875 37 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 24, 1953 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Sarah Florence Shemwell Birth: December 23, 1879 30 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1958 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 1904 — |
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4 years son |
Robert Pastal Weaks Birth: July 25, 1907 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 30, 1918 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
Macon Leon Weaks Birth: August 1, 1908 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1991 — Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Allene Weaks Birth: January 10, 1911 35 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1998 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Emily Elizabeth Weaks Birth: September 29, 1912 36 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 12, 2006 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
J Marshal Weaks Birth: January 28, 1915 39 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 21, 1970 — Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States |
Sarah Florence Shemwell has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Hiram Rice Shemwell + Isabell Adelle “Dellie” Rougemont
Parents George Franklin Connell + Nancy Ann Shemwell
Parents Franklin Bell + Sarah Shemwell
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 7 Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Enem. by W. M. McElroy Daughter 1 yo. no name.. Florence is in the 1900 census as 19 yo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Shemwell - Household
Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Notes: Next door to brother William | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Frederick Weaks - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Frederick Weaks - Household
Barnes Hollow Rd. Stewart TN
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Frederick Weaks - Household
Stewart TN
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| Death | Name on Death Certificate reported by daughter |