Willie Fossie ShemwellAge: 82 years1884–1967
- Name
- Willie Fossie Shemwell
- Given names
- Willie Fossie
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Willie Fossie Melton
 Birth | January 20, 1884 39 38 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans estimated January 25, 1884 (Age 5 days) Note: Her death date is unknown, it was believed to be 25 Jan 1884 but her will was dated in 1889. |
| Death of a father | Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell April 1, 1886 (Age 2 years) Address: District 4 |
| Birth of a sister | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 10, 1886 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam October 24, 1887 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell July 27, 1906 (Age 22 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a sister | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 23, 1913 (Age 29 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 31 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 |
 Marriage | Leonard Martin Melton — View this family December 23, 1933 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 husband | Leonard Martin Melton June 18, 1948 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Allen Shemwell July 9, 1948 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1950 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell April 19, 1953 (Age 69 years) Cause: Acute pancreatitis |
| Burial of a sister | Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell April 20, 1953 (Age 69 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 | January 1, 1967 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Louis Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Henry “Tom” Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1844 29 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1886 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam Birth: about 1846 32 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1887 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 13, 1869 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell Birth: February 11, 1871 26 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 27, 1906 — Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Samuel Allen Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1874 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1948 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Mary Lelia Shemwell Birth: October 11, 1878 34 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 29, 1973 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1881 36 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 19, 1953 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Willie Fossie Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1884 39 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1967 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Tommie Sarah Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1886 41 40 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1913 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Leonard Martin Melton |
| husband |
Leonard Martin Melton Birth: October 30, 1867 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1948 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Willie Fossie Shemwell Birth: January 20, 1884 39 38 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 1, 1967 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1933 — |
| Leonard Martin Melton + Mary A Clark |
| husband |
Leonard Martin Melton Birth: October 30, 1867 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1948 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary A Clark Birth: 1871 — Daviess, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1929 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
Joseph Blanford Melton Birth: May 1, 1906 38 35 Death: August 20, 1983 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months step-son |
Joseph Leonard Melton Melton Birth: August 9, 1907 39 36 Death: August 2, 1982 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Anderson Worley - Household
Hurricane, Tolu, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Anderson Worley - Household
Tolu, Crittenden, Ky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Willie Fossie Shemwell - Household
227 Burdette St. Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky
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