William Joseph “Will” ShemwellAge: 72 years1882–1955
- Name
- William Joseph “Will” Shemwell
- Given names
- William Joseph
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Will
 Birth | August 17, 1882 25 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Ada May Shemwell July 9, 1884 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell October 30, 1887 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harry Fountain Shemwell March 16, 1889 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leonard Mason Shemwell March 8, 1891 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Albert Ennis Shemwell May 6, 1894 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Jane “Mattie” Pidcock May 20, 1894 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 brother | Charles Howard Shemwell August 17, 1899 (Age 17 years) Note: He is in June 1900 Census |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Occupation | Coal Miner 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Ollie E Steed — View this family December 25, 1905 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 33 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft September 12, 1918 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 34 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 35 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 | January 2, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel Black Shemwell December 22, 1921 (Age 39 years) Cause: Chronic Interstitial Nephritis |
| Death of a sister | Ada May Shemwell April 8, 1925 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | James Washington Shemwell September 26, 1926 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Laura Lee Brinkley October 25, 1927 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 47 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 |
| Death of a wife | Ollie E Steed December 14, 1929 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage | Pearl Markwell — View this family 1931 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Beatrice Shemwell August 3, 1937 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a wife | Pearl Markwell July 6, 1941 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 |
| Census | April 7, 1950 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel Alice Shemwell July 3, 1950 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 67 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 63 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 20, 1955 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Miller & Piper Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Washington Shemwell Birth: September 2, 1856 24 32 — Ohio, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1926 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Laura Lee Brinkley Birth: October 29, 1857 28 29 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 25, 1927 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 30, 1879 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months elder sister |
Minnie Beatrice Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1880 23 22 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 3, 1937 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Ada May Shemwell Birth: July 9, 1884 27 26 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 8, 1925 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Ethel Alice Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1887 31 30 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1950 — Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States |
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17 months younger brother |
Harry Fountain Shemwell Birth: March 16, 1889 32 31 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 16, 1967 — Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Leonard Mason Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1891 34 33 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1979 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Albert Ennis Shemwell Birth: May 6, 1894 37 36 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1980 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Charles Howard Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1899 42 41 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 18, 1961 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ollie E Steed |
| himself |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ollie E Steed Birth: September 4, 1890 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 1929 — Paradise, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1905 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Pearl Markwell |
| himself |
William Joseph “Will” Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1882 25 24 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 20, 1955 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Pearl Markwell Birth: October 26, 1902 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1931 — |
| James Alexander Sorrells + Pearl Markwell |
| wife’s husband |
James Alexander Sorrells Death: |
| wife |
Pearl Markwell Birth: October 26, 1902 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 6, 1941 — Cleaton, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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William Joseph “Will” Shemwell has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (7)
Parents James Andrew Tomerlin + Ruth Ellen “Ruthie” Shemwell
Parents Sylvester Millard Brown + Drusilla F Shemwell
Parents John L Shemwell + Analiza Alice “Annie” Jones
Parents Samuel M Shemwell + Elizabeth Ellen “Eliza” Jarvis
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Washington Shemwell - Household
Central City Muhlenberg Ky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Ollie Steed - Household
Drakesboro, Muhlenberg Ky.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Joseph “Will” Shemwell - Household
Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana
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