The Shemwell Family

Ida Florence FrithAge: 80 years19091990

Name
Ida Florence Frith
Given names
Ida Florence
Surname
Frith
Married name
Ida Florence Shemwell
Married name
Ida Florence Cesarz
Birth November 27, 1909 38 30
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/
MarriageJessie Wilton ShemwellView this family
August 13, 1928 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Ida Nell Shemwell
June 15, 1929 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 2, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Betty Jean Shemwell
November 11, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Robert Leon “Bobby” Shemwell
October 1, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherJohn William Frith
April 27, 1942 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherIda Florence Cherry
February 10, 1943 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 husbandJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach
Burial of a husbandJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 11, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#1
Raymond Michael Williams
June 16, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Death of a grandsonRaymond Michael Williams
June 30, 1949 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Denise Shemwell
November 29, 1954 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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
MarriageFlorian John CesarzView this family
before 1977 (Age 67 years)

Death February 17, 1990 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodmere Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John William Frith
Birth: November 8, 1871Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 27, 1942Stewart, Tennessee, United States
mother
Ida Florence Cherry
Birth: January 22, 1879Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 10, 1943Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: October 14, 1900Stewart, Tennessee, United States
9 years
herself
Family with Jessie Wilton Shemwell - View this family
husband
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Marriage: August 13, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
daughter
Ida Nell Shemwell
Birth: June 15, 1929 20 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2008Wayne, Michigan, United States
17 months
daughter
Betty Jean Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1930 21 20Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 25, 2015Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
son
Robert Leon “Bobby” Shemwell
Birth: October 1, 1933 24 23Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 2, 2016Carleton, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Family with Florian John Cesarz - View this family
husband
Florian John Cesarz
Birth: January 15, 1916Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: May 31, 1991Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
herself
Marriage: before 1977

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Douglas Shemwell - Household

2132 Hazel Street Hopkinsville, Christian, KY

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, John DheadMW45M20TNTNTNHauls LogsSaw Mill
Shemwell, Ellen EwifeFW29M27KYKYKY
Shemwell, Thomas DsonMW9mMKYTNKYLaborerLight Plant
Shemwell, Jessie WsonMW20M19TNTNTN
Shemwell, Ida Fdaughter in lawFW20M18KYKYKY
Shemwell, Ida Ngrand daughterFW9mS19KYTNKY
Shemwell, BishopsonMW12S19KYKYKY
Shemwell, Clarence MsonMW10MKYKYKY
Shemwell, Duncan EsonMW8S26KYKYKY
Shemwell, Sidney NsonMW5MKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Jessie Wilton Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, JessieheadMW31MTNSame PlaceLaborerFarm
Shemwell, IdaXwifeFW30MTNSame Place
Shemwell, Ida NelldaughterFW10STNSame Place
Shemwell, BettiedaughterFW9SKYSame Place
Shemwell, BobbiesonMW6STNSame Place