Bessie Ruth ShemwellAge: 77 years1909–1986
- Name
- Bessie Ruth Shemwell
- Given names
- Bessie Ruth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Bessie Ruth Brown
- Married name
- Bessie Ruth Waters
 Birth | March 8, 1909 24 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell March 8, 1909 |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell March 31, 1912 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Florence Elizabeth Shemwell February 20, 1914 (Age 4 years) |
 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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Zerutus Doretta Morris June 13, 1917 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell December 21, 1917 (Age 8 years) |
| 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/ |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence Martin Shemwell May 3, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell January 31, 1922 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sidney Neal Shemwell April 12, 1924 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a mother | Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner September 2, 1926 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Gillis Monty Brown — View this family October 13, 1926 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Gillis Monty Brown Jr August 3, 1927 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack January 16, 1928 (Age 18 years) Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza |
| Marriage of a parent | John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell — Ellen Elizabeth Bryant — View this family Type: Civil marriage August 10, 1928 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell June 11, 1929 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Douglas Brown October 15, 1929 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 20 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 15, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Billy Gene Brown May 30, 1932 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dorris Earl Shemwell January 22, 1933 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Knox Polk Stagner July 7, 1935 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Joyce Dale Shemwell September 15, 1937 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Edward Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 31 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 brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 8, 1949 (Age 40 years) Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach |
| Burial of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 11, 1949 (Age 40 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell April 29, 1949 (Age 40 years) Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism |
| Burial of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell May 2, 1949 (Age 40 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 |
| Census | April 19, 1950 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Terry Zane Brown January 6, 1952 (Age 42 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 grandson #2 | Steven Keith Brown April 24, 1955 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a father | John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell August 1, 1956 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Danny Wayne Brown August 7, 1960 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell June 7, 1971 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell August 3, 1973 (Age 64 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 |
| Death of a husband | Gillis Monty Brown February 1984 (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage | Lee Waters — View this family about 1985 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | December 3, 1986 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1884 37 24 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner Birth: November 27, 1889 45 39 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1926 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 12, 1904 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Earline Louisa Shemwell Birth: February 2, 1907 22 17 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 15, 2002 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years twin brother |
Jessie Wilton Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 8, 1949 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1986 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
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 |
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23 months younger sister |
Florence Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1914 29 24 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1990 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Bishop Brandon Shemwell Birth: December 21, 1917 33 28 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1971 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Clarence Martin Shemwell Birth: May 3, 1920 35 30 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 2, 1987 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell Birth: January 31, 1922 37 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Sidney Neal Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1924 39 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1998 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Ellen Elizabeth Bryant |
| father |
John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1884 37 24 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Ellen Elizabeth Bryant Birth: September 7, 1900 46 36 — Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: June 3, 1987 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 10, 1928 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months half-brother |
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 2000 — Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Dorris Earl Shemwell Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 4, 2009 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Joyce Dale Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1937 53 37 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 21, 2012 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months half-brother |
James Edward Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 27, 1993 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| half-brother |
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr. Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 16, 2019 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Gillis Monty Brown |
| husband |
Gillis Monty Brown Birth: February 9, 1907 23 21 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1984 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1986 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 13, 1926 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Gillis Monty Brown Jr Birth: August 3, 1927 20 18 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2006 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Douglas Brown Birth: October 15, 1929 22 20 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 2019 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Billy Gene Brown Birth: May 30, 1932 25 23 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 25, 1994 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lee Waters |
| husband |
Lee Waters Birth: August 15, 1905 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 22, 1992 — Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1986 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1985 — |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell has 53 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Amos Grant Wright + Emma Annie Shemwell
Parents Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell + Louisa Suddarth
Mother's family (38)
Parents Lonel Desmond Hargis + Mary Addie Stagner
Parents Joseph Clemons Ross + Maniza Jane Stagner
Parents William Neal Stimpson + Clementine “Clemmie” Stagner
Parents Ira Louis Ellis + Lucy Evelyn Stagner
Parents Samuel Franklin Miles + Genevieve Lee “Jennie” Stagner
Parents James Henry Walker + Florence Lillie Stagner
Parents Isaac Brandon “Ike” Stagner + Annie Lee Stimson
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Douglas Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Douglas Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Palmyra Road Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Mill Road Montgomery, Tennessee
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