Florence Elizabeth ShemwellAge: 76 years1914–1990
- Name
- Florence Elizabeth Shemwell
- Given names
- Florence Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Florence Elizabeth Marsh
 Birth | February 20, 1914 29 24 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 22 months)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 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell December 21, 1917 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 2 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 3 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 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clarence Martin Shemwell May 3, 1920 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell January 31, 1922 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sidney Neal Shemwell April 12, 1924 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner September 2, 1926 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack January 16, 1928 (Age 13 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 14 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell June 11, 1929 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 15 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Roy Marsh Jr. August 29, 1931 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a son | James Roy Marsh Jr. August 30, 1931 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Grace Marsh September 23, 1932 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Dorris Earl Shemwell January 22, 1933 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Marjorie Ann “Margie” Marsh November 23, 1934 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Knox Polk Stagner July 7, 1935 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Barbara June “Bobbie” Marsh April 23, 1936 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Joyce Dale Shemwell September 15, 1937 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Edward Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr. November 16, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Charles Edward Marsh May 10, 1940 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 son #6 | Carl Neal Marsh December 19, 1945 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 8, 1949 (Age 35 years) Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach |
| Burial of a brother | Jessie Wilton Shemwell April 11, 1949 (Age 35 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell April 29, 1949 (Age 35 years) Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism |
| Burial of a brother | James Elam “Troy” Shemwell May 2, 1949 (Age 35 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 22, 1950 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 35 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 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Gary S Wingfield May 2, 1957 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Hampton Ray “Buzz” Hall Jr August 19, 1961 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Donna Agnes Miller March 14, 1964 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Donna Agnes Miller March 14, 1964 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Bishop Brandon Shemwell June 7, 1971 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell August 3, 1973 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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 sister | Bessie Ruth Shemwell December 3, 1986 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clarence Martin Shemwell March 2, 1987 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | August 31, 1990 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hamby 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 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 elder 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 |
| elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 James Roy Marsh |
| husband |
James Roy Marsh Birth: March 1, 1912 25 25 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 20, 1994 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Florence Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: February 20, 1914 29 24 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 31, 1990 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
James Roy Marsh Jr. Birth: August 29, 1931 19 17 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1931 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Helen Grace Marsh Birth: September 23, 1932 20 18 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 21, 2024 — Scottsburg, Halifax, Virginia, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Marjorie Ann “Margie” Marsh Birth: November 23, 1934 22 20 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 2021 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Barbara June “Bobbie” Marsh Birth: April 23, 1936 24 22 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 2015 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Charles Edward Marsh Birth: May 10, 1940 28 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 2022 — Maryland, United States |
| daughter |
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| son |
Carl Neal Marsh Birth: December 19, 1945 33 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 30, 2017 — Sykesville, Carroll, Maryland, United States |
| son |
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Florence Elizabeth 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 | 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 - Milton James Marsh - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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