The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 3, 1932 60 30 Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death of a father	Albert Allen Atkin June 18, 1933 (Age 17 months) Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Census	April 23, 1940 (Age 8 years) Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 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 17 years) South Korea 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 half-sister	Bessie Dee Atkins August 27, 1955 (Age 23 years) Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Mall Anders Atkin December 22, 1968 (Age 36 years) Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, United States
Death of a half-brother	Newton Lamar Atkin July 18, 1973 (Age 41 years) Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 13 years) Vietnam 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 of a half-sister	Zora Bell Atkins March 10, 1978 (Age 46 years) Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin May 24, 1984 (Age 52 years) Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death of a mother	Nettie Janie McCoy August 11, 1985 (Age 53 years) South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Clinton Vernon Atkin November 22, 1986 (Age 54 years) Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Benal Allen Atkin February 4, 1989 (Age 57 years) South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-sister	Venie Lou Atkin April 9, 1994 (Age 62 years) Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-brother	Robert Allen “R A” Atkin February 12, 1995 (Age 63 years) Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Calvin Milford Atkins April 7, 1995 (Age 63 years) Martin, Stephens, Georgia, United States
Death of a half-sister	Verena Ann Atkin October 13, 1996 (Age 64 years) Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death of a half-sister	Clara Lee Atkins March 18, 1998 (Age 66 years) Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death of a brother	Hoyal Albert Atkins September 2, 2004 (Age 72 years) Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States
Death of a brother	Claude William Atkins December 27, 2007 (Age 75 years) Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Death	July 5, 2019 (Age 87 years) York, South Carolina, United States
Burial	Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Unity Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida Verena Poore Clara Lee Atkins Bessie Dee Atkins Zora Bell Atkins Newton Lamar Atkin Robert Allen “R A” Atkin Clinton Vernon Atkin Mall Anders Atkin Zelia Lillian Atkin Benal Allen Atkin Venie Lou Atkin Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin Verena Ann Atkin Family with spouse Nettie Janie McCoy Hoyal Albert Atkins Claude William Atkins Calvin Milford Atkins Dewey Leroy Atkins Albert Allen Atkin Birth: June 30, 1871 26 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1933 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Allen Atkin Hoyal Albert Atkins Claude William Atkins Calvin Milford Atkins Dewey Leroy Atkins Nettie Janie McCoy Birth: October 26, 1901 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 11, 1985 — South Carolina, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Corrine Oliver Doris Emmajean Atkins Hoyal Albert Atkins Birth: May 26, 1925 53 23 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: September 2, 2004 — Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Claude William Atkins Birth: October 1, 1928 57 26 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: December 27, 2007 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
20 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Calvin Milford Atkins Birth: June 9, 1930 58 28 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1995 — Martin, Stephens, Georgia, United States
19 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewey Leroy Atkins Birth: January 3, 1932 60 30 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 2019 — York, South Carolina, United States
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida Verena Poore Clara Lee Atkins Bessie Dee Atkins Zora Bell Atkins Newton Lamar Atkin Robert Allen “R A” Atkin Clinton Vernon Atkin Mall Anders Atkin Zelia Lillian Atkin Benal Allen Atkin Venie Lou Atkin Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin Verena Ann Atkin Family with spouse Nettie Janie McCoy Hoyal Albert Atkins Claude William Atkins Calvin Milford Atkins Dewey Leroy Atkins Albert Allen Atkin Birth: June 30, 1871 26 30 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: June 18, 1933 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Albert Allen Atkin Clara Lee Atkins Bessie Dee Atkins Zora Bell Atkins Newton Lamar Atkin Robert Allen “R A” Atkin Clinton Vernon Atkin Mall Anders Atkin Zelia Lillian Atkin Benal Allen Atkin Venie Lou Atkin Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin Verena Ann Atkin Ida Verena Poore Birth: March 10, 1880 — Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 4, 1920 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
	Marriage: estimated 1896 —
13 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George W Mason Clara Lee Atkins Birth: January 17, 1897 25 16 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1998 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
22 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Herbert Bradley Vaughn Bessie Dee Atkins Birth: November 20, 1898 27 18 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: August 27, 1955 — Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
21 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Paul Kay Gambrell Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell Margie Lee Gambrell Ellen Pauline Gambrell Herbert Bradley Gambrell George Allen Gambrell Ernest Olin Gambrell Alma Gambrell Sara Belle Gambrell Zora Bell Atkins Birth: August 28, 1900 29 20 — Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: March 10, 1978 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
22 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Julia Lee Wallace Carolyn Elizabeth Atkin Newton Lamar Atkin Birth: July 10, 1902 31 22 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1973 — Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Carrie Ethel McCoy Allen Pressley Atkin Jerry Walter Atkin Robert Lee Atkin James William “Billy” Atkin Robert Allen “R A” Atkin Birth: June 25, 1904 32 24 — South Carolina, United States Death: February 12, 1995 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
20 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Vennie Jeanette Ellison Clinton Vernon Atkin Birth: February 27, 1906 34 25 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: November 22, 1986 — Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Helen Viola Virginia Page Melvin Andrew Atkin Earnest Rudolph Atkin Kenneth Leroy Atkin Mall Anders Atkin Birth: February 20, 1908 36 27 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: December 22, 1968 — Valley Head, DeKalb, Alabama, United States
20 months half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Zelia Lillian Atkin Birth: October 9, 1909 38 29 — South Carolina, United States Death: November 11, 1912 — South Carolina, United States
19 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Edna Obident Sheriff Benal Allen Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1989 — South Carolina, United States
half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ralph William Mullinax Derry Ralph Mullinax Venie Lou Atkin Birth: May 10, 1911 39 31 — South Carolina, United States Death: April 9, 1994 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Elizabeth Donehue Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin Birth: August 29, 1914 43 34 — Sandy Springs, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: May 24, 1984 — Greer, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
6 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Arthur Few John Douglas “Johnny” Few John Arthur Few Verena Ann Atkin Birth: February 26, 1920 48 39 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States Death: October 13, 1996 — Greenville, South Carolina, United States

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dewey Leroy Atkins Birth: January 3, 1932 60 30 — Honea Path, Anderson, South Carolina, United States Death: July 5, 2019 — York, South Carolina, United States
wife	Private
son	Private
daughter	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents William Benjamin Franklin Atkin Nancy Emaline Shemwell	Albert Allen Atkin 1871–1933
mother Parents John Williams McCoy Harriet Gunnels	Nettie Janie McCoy 1901–1985
elder brother Family Corrine Oliver Doris Emmajean Atkins	Hoyal Albert Atkins 1925–2004
elder brother Family Private Private Private Private	Claude William Atkins 1928–2007
elder brother Family (none)	Calvin Milford Atkins 1930–1995
himself Family Private Private Private	Dewey Leroy Atkins 1932–2019
brother Family (none)	Private
Father’s family with Ida Verena Poore
father Parents William Benjamin Franklin Atkin Nancy Emaline Shemwell	Albert Allen Atkin 1871–1933
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Ida Verena Poore 1880–1920
half-sister Family George W Mason	Clara Lee Atkins 1897–1998
half-sister Family Herbert Bradley Vaughn	Bessie Dee Atkins 1898–1955
half-sister Family Paul Kay Gambrell Rev. Ansel Kay Gambrell Margie Lee Gambrell Ellen Pauline Gambrell Herbert Bradley Gambrell George Allen Gambrell Ernest Olin Gambrell Alma Gambrell Sara Belle Gambrell	Zora Bell Atkins 1900–1978
half-brother Family Julia Lee Wallace Private Carolyn Elizabeth Atkin	Newton Lamar Atkin 1902–1973
half-brother Family Carrie Ethel McCoy Allen Pressley Atkin Jerry Walter Atkin Robert Lee Atkin James William “Billy” Atkin Private	Robert Allen “R A” Atkin 1904–1995
half-brother Family Vennie Jeanette Ellison Private Private Private	Clinton Vernon Atkin 1906–1986
half-brother Family Helen Viola Virginia Page Melvin Andrew Atkin Earnest Rudolph Atkin Kenneth Leroy Atkin	Mall Anders Atkin 1908–1968
half-sister Family (none)	Zelia Lillian Atkin 1909–1912
half-brother Family Edna Obident Sheriff	Benal Allen Atkin 1911–1989
half-sister Family Ralph William Mullinax Derry Ralph Mullinax Private Private	Venie Lou Atkin 1911–1994
half-brother Family Margaret Elizabeth Donehue Private	Jollie Dan “J D” Atkin 1914–1984
half-sister Family James Arthur Few John Douglas “Johnny” Few Private Private John Arthur Few	Verena Ann Atkin 1920–1996
Family with Private
himself Parents Albert Allen Atkin Nettie Janie McCoy	Dewey Leroy Atkins 1932–2019
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
son Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private