Frances Elizabeth ShemwellAge: 63 years1909–1973
- Name
- Frances Elizabeth Shemwell
- Given names
- Frances Elizabeth
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Frances Elizabeth Smith
 Birth | November 28, 1909 34 21 |
 Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 4 months) |
 Birth of a brother | James Allen “Pat” Shemwell April 3, 1912 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell August 19, 1916 (Age 6 years) |
 No Known Biological Children | 1940 -1950 No Children |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 | March 3, 1920 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 4, 1930 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Robert Lewis Smith — View this family 1934 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 father | Samuel Allen Shemwell July 9, 1948 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 husband | Robert Lewis Smith December 30, 1969 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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 | August 24, 1973 (Age 63 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Allen Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1874 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1948 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Ophenia Crews Birth: March 31, 1888 44 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 23, 1979 — Covington's Convalescent Center, LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 23, 1909 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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7 months herself |
Frances Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: November 28, 1909 34 21 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
James Allen “Pat” Shemwell Birth: April 3, 1912 37 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1983 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell Birth: August 19, 1916 41 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 1997 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Robert Lewis Smith |
| husband |
Robert Lewis Smith Birth: February 5, 1901 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 30, 1969 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Frances Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: November 28, 1909 34 21 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1934 — |
Frances Elizabeth Shemwell has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents James Anderson Worley + Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell
Parents William Henry Smith + Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell
Parents Thomas Halie Averitt + Tommie Sarah Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Allen Shemwell - Household
Main Street Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henrietta Orphenia Rives - Household
Kempsville Road Lafayette, Christian, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Allen Shemwell - Household
Lafayette, Christian, KY
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