Earline Louisa ShemwellAge: 95 years1907–2002
- Name
- Earline Louisa Shemwell
- Given names
- Earline Louisa
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Earline Louisa Brown
- Married name
- Earline Louisa Lawrence
 Birth | February 2, 1907 22 17 |
 Marriage | Dennis Bernard Lawrence — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell March 8, 1909 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bessie Ruth Shemwell March 8, 1909 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell March 31, 1912 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Florence Elizabeth Shemwell February 20, 1914 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell December 21, 1917 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence Martin Shemwell May 3, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell January 31, 1922 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sidney Neal Shemwell April 12, 1924 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a mother | Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner September 2, 1926 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack January 16, 1928 (Age 20 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 21 years) |
| Marriage | George Dewey Brown — View this family September 18, 1928 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Morris Hayden Brown February 5, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell June 11, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 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 | 1930 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Everett Brown June 23, 1932 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dorris Earl Shemwell January 22, 1933 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Knox Polk Stagner July 7, 1935 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Joyce Dale Shemwell September 15, 1937 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Edward Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Rex Brown February 16, 1939 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jerry Dalton Brown April 17, 1942 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Betty Joyce Brown January 24, 1947 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 8, 1949 (Age 42 years) Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach |
| Burial of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 11, 1949 (Age 42 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell April 29, 1949 (Age 42 years) Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism |
| Burial of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell May 2, 1949 (Age 42 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 6, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 father | John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell August 1, 1956 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | George Dewey Brown April 16, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | David Dewey Brown August 1, 1958 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Stuart Reagan Brown October 3, 1962 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell June 7, 1971 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell August 3, 1973 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 son | George Everett Brown December 3, 1979 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a grandson | David Dewey Brown December 17, 1980 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Stuart Reagan Brown January 14, 1984 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bessie Ruth Shemwell December 3, 1986 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Martin Shemwell March 2, 1987 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence Elizabeth Shemwell August 31, 1990 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a husband | Dennis Bernard Lawrence October 12, 1990 (Age 83 years) Note: or October 12, 1992 |
| Death of a half-brother | James Edward Shemwell Sr. October 27, 1993 (Age 86 years) |
| Death of a son | James Rex Brown April 3, 1996 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a brother | Sidney Neal Shemwell April 11, 1998 (Age 91 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Sidney Neal Shemwell April 11, 1998 (Age 91 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery |
| Death of a half-brother | Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell December 4, 2000 (Age 93 years) |
 Death | December 15, 2002 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| 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 herself |
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 younger 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 |
| younger sister |
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 George Dewey Brown |
| husband |
George Dewey Brown Birth: May 7, 1899 46 39 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1958 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: September 18, 1928 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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5 months son |
Morris Hayden Brown Birth: February 5, 1929 29 22 — Monroe, Tennessee, United States Death: November 6, 2003 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
George Everett Brown Birth: June 23, 1932 33 25 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 3, 1979 — Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
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7 years son |
James Rex Brown Birth: February 16, 1939 39 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 3, 1996 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Jerry Dalton Brown Birth: April 17, 1942 42 35 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 16, 2011 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Betty Joyce Brown Birth: January 24, 1947 47 39 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 9, 2025 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Dennis Bernard Lawrence |
| husband |
Dennis Bernard Lawrence Birth: March 4, 1910 Death: October 12, 1990 |
| herself |
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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Marriage: — |
Earline Louisa 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 | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Dewey Brown - Household
405 East 23rd Street Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - George Dewey Brown - Household
415 South Clay Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
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