The Shemwell Family

Betty Jean ShemwellAge: 84 years19302015

Name
Betty Jean Shemwell
Given names
Betty Jean
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Betty Jean Williams
Birth November 11, 1930 21 20
Birth of a brotherRobert Leon “Bobby” Shemwell
October 1, 1933 (Age 2 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn William Frith
April 27, 1942 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherIda Florence Cherry
February 10, 1943 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 11 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 fatherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 18 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach
Birth of a son
#1
Raymond Michael Williams
June 16, 1949 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sonRaymond Michael Williams
June 30, 1949 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 19 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 paternal grandfatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 15 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
Marriage of a parentFlorian John CesarzIda Florence FrithView this family
before 1977 (Age 46 years)

Death of a motherIda Florence Frith
February 17, 1990 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandRaymond Archie Williams Jr.
August 29, 1992 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterIda Nell Shemwell
July 27, 2008 (Age 77 years)
Death January 25, 2015 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodmere Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
mother
Marriage: August 13, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder sister
Ida Nell Shemwell
Birth: June 15, 1929 20 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2008Wayne, Michigan, United States
17 months
herself
Betty Jean Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1930 21 20Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 25, 2015Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
younger brother
Robert Leon “Bobby” Shemwell
Birth: October 1, 1933 24 23Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 2, 2016Carleton, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Mother’s family with Florian John Cesarz - View this family
step-father
Florian John Cesarz
Birth: January 15, 1916Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: May 31, 1991Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
mother
Marriage: before 1977
Family with Raymond Archie Williams Jr. - View this family
husband
Raymond Archie Williams Jr.
Birth: May 17, 1930 31Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 29, 1992Monroe, Michigan, United States
herself
Betty Jean Shemwell
Birth: November 11, 1930 21 20Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 25, 2015Wayne, Michigan, United States
son
Raymond Michael Williams
Birth: June 16, 1949 19 18Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: June 30, 1949Wayne, Michigan, United States
daughter
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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