Mary “May” ShemwellAge: 83 years1877–1961
- Name
- Mary “May” Shemwell
- Given names
- Mary
- Nickname
- May
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Mary Vestal
 Birth | April 12, 1877 47 38 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Odell Shemwell August 5, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell October 25, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
 Marriage | Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal — View this family December 11, 1894 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Etta Elizabeth Vestal October 29, 1896 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. July 17, 1897 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 son #3 | Joel Vestal September 21, 1899 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a son | Joel Vestal September 21, 1899 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a sister | Etta Shemwell January 2, 1901 (Age 23 years) Cause: typhoid fever |
| Death of a brother | Odell Shemwell July 13, 1904 (Age 27 years) Address: Shemwell Home Cause: typhoid fever |
| Birth of a son #4 | Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr. September 30, 1907 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah Francis Vestal August 26, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Alice Mae Vestal March 27, 1915 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 21, 1916 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | James A “Jim” Leonard — Etta Elizabeth Vestal — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 2, 1917 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Christine Vestal November 21, 1917 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 39 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 40 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 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | May Vestal Leonard January 8, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Della Shemwell April 7, 1923 (Age 45 years) Cause: stroke Note: Death Certificate says "single" |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 52 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 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a brother | Baxter Shemwell May 31, 1932 (Age 55 years) Cause: Gun shot wound to abdomen |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Martha Frances Hunt July 29, 1935 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harold Shemwell January 4, 1936 (Age 58 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Harold Shemwell January 7, 1936 (Age 58 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Lincoln Cemetery |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Walter Willis Vestal October 31, 1937 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a son | Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. March 16, 1938 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Odell Shemwell Vestal Jr. July 18, 1941 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 64 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 sister | Alice Shemwell September 12, 1946 (Age 69 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Alice Shemwell September 14, 1946 (Age 69 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Census | April 10, 1950 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cora B Shemwell November 7, 1950 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a husband | Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal December 7, 1952 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 72 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 granddaughter #5 | Bonnie Ariail September 28, 1954 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 68 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 | March 29, 1961 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1830 40 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1880 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson Birth: June 30, 1838 28 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1916 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 7, 1857 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Baxter Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1858 28 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 31, 1932 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Mary Louisa Shemwell Birth: July 14, 1859 29 21 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1860 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
William Whitehead Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1860 30 22 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 26, 1861 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Edward Marcellus Shemwell Birth: October 28, 1862 32 24 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1864 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Cora B Shemwell Birth: August 21, 1864 34 26 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1950 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Frederick Shemwell Birth: October 13, 1866 36 28 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1867 |
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17 months elder sister |
Della Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1868 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1923 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Etta Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1870 40 32 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1901 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sara Frances Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1872 42 34 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1875 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder sister |
Alice Shemwell Birth: August 11, 1874 44 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1946 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Harold Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1876 46 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 1936 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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8 months herself |
Mary “May” Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1877 47 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1961 |
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3 years younger brother |
Odell Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1880 50 42 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 13, 1904 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal |
| husband |
Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal Birth: September 26, 1860 — Yadkin, North Carolina, United States Death: December 7, 1952 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mary “May” Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1877 47 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1961 |
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Marriage: December 11, 1894 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Etta Elizabeth Vestal Birth: October 29, 1896 36 19 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 17, 1997 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months son |
Willis Jasper Vestal Jr. Birth: July 17, 1897 36 20 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1938 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years son |
Joel Vestal Birth: September 21, 1899 38 22 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1899 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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8 years son |
Odell Shemwell Vestal Sr. Birth: September 30, 1907 47 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 7, 1998 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Francis Vestal Birth: August 26, 1910 49 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 14, 1998 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Alice Mae Vestal Birth: March 27, 1915 54 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 11, 2011 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Christine Vestal Birth: November 21, 1917 57 40 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 12, 2017 — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
Mary “May” Shemwell has 32 first cousins recorded
Father's family (32)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
Parents Casper A Owen + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Jesse H Maley + Charlotte Jane Shemwell
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell - Household
Tyro, Davidson, NC
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
1 st. ??? Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis J Vestal - Household
West 1st Ave Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Willis Jasper Vestal - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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