Adeline Olivia ShemwellAge: 70 years1902–1973
- Name
- Adeline Olivia Shemwell
- Given names
- Adeline Olivia
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | May 1902 37 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell January 15, 1904 (Age 20 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 2 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a sister | Laura Bell Shemwell June 20, 1904 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Julia Clark Shemwell March 17, 1905 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. December 27, 1906 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell August 20, 1908 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. November 17, 1910 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 12, 1913 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Wayne Shemwell January 8, 1914 (Age 11 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 sister | Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell April 12, 1918 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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/ |
| Death of a father | Judge Robert Lee Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth Diuguid November 29, 1923 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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, 1940 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 47 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 mother | Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland August 9, 1959 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. February 18, 1963 (Age 60 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. February 22, 1963 (Age 60 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Lincoln Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Mary Catherine Shemwell 1968 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 | February 22, 1973 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Strow Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Judge Robert Lee Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1865 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 5, 1919 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland Birth: March 10, 1874 30 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 9, 1959 — Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 2, 1896 — Calloway, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Mary Catherine Shemwell Birth: March 14, 1897 32 23 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1968 — Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Helen Rebecca Shemwell Birth: August 18, 1898 33 24 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1975 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Ruth Shemwell Birth: May 31, 1900 35 26 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1901 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years herself |
Adeline Olivia Shemwell Birth: May 1902 37 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1973 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Laura Bell Shemwell Birth: January 15, 1904 38 29 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: June 20, 1904 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Julia Clark Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1905 40 31 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1987 — Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Robert Lee Shemwell Jr. Birth: December 27, 1906 41 32 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 18, 1963 — Riverdale, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Dorothy Eleanor Shemwell Birth: August 20, 1908 43 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2006 — Dixon, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Rev. James Albert Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 17, 1910 45 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: August 27, 1994 — Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret Wayne Shemwell Birth: January 12, 1913 47 38 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1914 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Randolph Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1918 53 44 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 17, 2011 — Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Lee Shemwell - Household
Maiden Alley Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Willie Queen Bourland - Household
Maiden Lane Benton Marshall Ky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Adeline Olivia Shemwell - Household
1733 New Hampshire Ave R Street NW Washington, DC
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