The Shemwell Family

Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.Age: 80 years19382019

Name
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Given names
Harvey Bertum
Surname
Shemwell
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth November 16, 1938 54 38
twin: James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938 54 38
Birth of a brotherJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
November 16, 1938
twin: Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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 half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 8, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Operation - Ulcerated Stomach
Burial of a half-brotherJessie Wilton Shemwell
April 11, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
April 29, 1949 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Heart Attack - Alchoholism
Burial of a half-brotherJames Elam “Troy” Shemwell
May 2, 1949 (Age 10 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 8, 1950 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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 fatherJohn Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell
August 1, 1956 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLydia Sarah Reese
June 20, 1960 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Jr.
May 26, 1961 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Cal Mason Shemwell
October 13, 1967 (Age 28 years)
Death of a half-brotherBishop Brandon Shemwell
June 7, 1971 (Age 32 years)
Death of a half-brotherDuncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
August 3, 1973 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 half-sisterBessie Ruth Shemwell
December 3, 1986 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-brotherClarence Martin Shemwell
March 2, 1987 (Age 48 years)
Death of a motherEllen Elizabeth Bryant
June 3, 1987 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterFlorence Elizabeth Shemwell
August 31, 1990 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherJames Edward Shemwell Sr.
October 27, 1993 (Age 54 years)
Death of a half-brotherSidney Neal Shemwell
April 11, 1998 (Age 59 years)
Burial of a half-brotherSidney Neal Shemwell
April 11, 1998 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery
Death of a brotherThomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
December 4, 2000 (Age 62 years)
Death of a half-sisterEarline Louisa Shemwell
December 15, 2002 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherDorris Earl Shemwell
March 4, 2009 (Age 70 years)
Burial of a brotherDorris Earl Shemwell
March 6, 2009 (Age 70 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West
Death of a sonCal Mason Shemwell
December 11, 2009 (Age 71 years)
Burial of a sonCal Mason Shemwell
December 15, 2009 (Age 71 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Little River Cemetery
Death of a sisterJoyce Dale Shemwell
June 21, 2012 (Age 73 years)
Death May 16, 2019 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Little River Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 10, 1928Stewart, Tennessee, United States
10 months
elder brother
Thomas Douglas “Sunny boy” Shemwell
Birth: June 11, 1929 45 28Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 4, 2000Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
4 years
elder brother
Dorris Earl Shemwell
Birth: January 22, 1933 48 32Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 2009Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Joyce Dale Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1937 53 37Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 21, 2012Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
14 months
twin brother
James Edward Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 27, 1993Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
himself
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2019Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Father’s family with Gracy Pearl “Grace” Stagner - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 12, 1904Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
2 years
half-brother
Jessie Wilton Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 8, 1949Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
half-sister
Bessie Ruth Shemwell
Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 3, 1986Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
James Elam “Troy” Shemwell
Birth: March 31, 1912 27 22Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 29, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
23 months
half-sister
4 years
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
Clarence Martin Shemwell
Birth: May 3, 1920 35 30Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 2, 1987Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
half-brother
Duncan Eve “Dunk” Shemwell
Birth: January 31, 1922 37 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 3, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States
2 years
half-brother
Sidney Neal Shemwell
Birth: April 12, 1924 39 34Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1998Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Wanda Faye Mason - View this family
himself
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr.
Birth: November 16, 1938 54 38Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 16, 2019Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
wife
Wanda Faye Mason
Birth: July 9, 1942Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 11, 2020Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
Harvey Bertum Shemwell Jr.
Birth: May 26, 1961 22 18Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 11, 2022Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
son
Private
son
Cal Mason Shemwell
Birth: October 13, 1967 28 25Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: December 11, 2009Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Harvey Bertum Shemwell Sr. has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell - Household

Clarksville Pike Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, John DheadMW66MarTNNight WatchmanLiquor Dispensary
Shemwell, Ellen EwifeFW49MarKY
Shemwell, Dorris EarlsonMW17NevKY
Shemwell, Joyce DaledaughterFW14NevKY
Shemwell, James EdsonMW11NevKY
Shemwell, Harvey BsonMW11NevKY