Mayme Nell “Minnie” EpleyAge: 65 years1911–1977
- Name
- Mayme Nell “Minnie” Epley
- Given names
- Mayme Nell
- Surname
- Epley
- Married name
- Mayme Nell Shemwell
- Married name
- Mayme Nell Wright
- Nickname
- Minnie
 Birth | May 25, 1911 39 31 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 8, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
 Death of a father | Francis Marion Epley June 18, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
 Marriage | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell — View this family August 31, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 Elam “Troy” Shemwell April 29, 1949 (Age 37 years) Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism |
| Burial of a husband | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell May 2, 1949 (Age 37 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery Note: WWII Draft Card and Death Certificate states birth year 1910 - headstone states birth year 1912 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
| Marriage | Brose Wright — View this family before 1962 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Leona Bell Cauley November 24, 1972 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | May 19, 1977 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | May 21, 1977 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Floral Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Francis Marion Epley Birth: September 19, 1871 Death: June 18, 1940 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Leona Bell Cauley Birth: July 1, 1879 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1972 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 12, 1898 — Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
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13 years herself |
Mayme Nell “Minnie” Epley Birth: May 25, 1911 39 31 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1977 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| Family with James Elam “Troy” Shemwell |
| husband |
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1949 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mayme Nell “Minnie” Epley Birth: May 25, 1911 39 31 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1977 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: August 31, 1940 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Brose Wright |
| husband |
Brose Wright Birth: March 9, 1925 — Letcher, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1993 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Mayme Nell “Minnie” Epley Birth: May 25, 1911 39 31 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 19, 1977 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: before 1962 — |
| James Elam “Troy” Shemwell + Mary Kaye Arvin |
| husband |
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1949 — Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary Kaye Arvin Birth: December 4, 1912 31 22 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 1995 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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Marriage: August 12, 1930 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months step-son |
James Howard “Jim” Shemwell Birth: January 22, 1932 19 19 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1996 — Twin Falls, Idaho, United States |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Elam “Troy” Shemwell - Household
404 Virginia St. Hopkinsville, Christian, KY
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