The Shemwell Family

Mary Adlene ShemwellAge: 73 years19251999

Name
Mary Adlene Shemwell
Given names
Mary Adlene
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Mary Adlene Pitt
Birth December 4, 1925 38 29
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 1, 1930 (Age 4 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 24 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 fatherJack Owen Shemwell
November 19, 1968 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherFannie Bell
January 15, 1971 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 20 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 July 14, 1999 (Age 73 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery
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father
Jack Owen Shemwell
Birth: May 30, 1887 40 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 19, 1968Kentucky, United States
mother
Fannie Bell
Birth: March 14, 1896Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 1971Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 4, 1922
10 months
elder brother
Roscoe Green Shemwell
Birth: August 31, 1923 36 27Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 2000Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
2 years
herself
Mary Adlene Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1925 38 29Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1999Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Van Spears Pitt - View this family
husband
Van Spears Pitt
Birth: July 31, 1915Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 23, 2008Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
herself
Mary Adlene Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1925 38 29Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1999Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
daughter
Private
son
Private

Mary Adlene Shemwell has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Owen Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Oak Level, Marshall Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Jack O ShemwellheadM42M35KYKYKYFarmerFarmYWW
Fannie ShemwellwifeF34M27KYILTN
Roscoe G ShemwellsonM6S-KYKYKY
Mary A ShemwelldaughterF4S-KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Owen “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Benton KY 2 Paducob-Wadesbon Road Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, JackheadMW52MKYSame HouseFarmerFarming
Shemwell, FanniewifeFW44MKYSame House
Shemwell, RoscoesonMW17SKYSame House
Shemwell, AdlenedaughterFW14SKYSame House