Lester Morris ShemwellAge: 85 years1914–2000
- Name
- Lester Morris Shemwell
- Given names
- Lester Morris
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 4, 1914 41 32 |
 Occupation | Farmer |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 months)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 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 | March 10, 1920 (Age 5 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 | April 21, 1930 (Age 15 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Bessie” Wallace November 3, 1933 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Larry Donald “Don” Shemwell December 10, 1938 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Rudell “Rudy” Shemwell May 27, 1944 (Age 29 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 |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 35 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 | William Santford Shemwell December 21, 1958 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a mother | Callie Emaline Morris July 10, 1964 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Kathryn Lorraine Shemwell November 26, 1966 (Age 52 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 brother | Ray Ervin Shemwell Sr. February 8, 1982 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Ewing Shemwell February 27, 1983 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Kathryn Lorraine Shemwell July 11, 1987 (Age 72 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Death of a wife | Ruby Pearl Campbell January 22, 1996 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | Delmar Lloyd Shemwell July 8, 1998 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ivy Myrtle Shemwell May 14, 1999 (Age 84 years) |
| Religion | Julian Baptist Church before 2000 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | July 29, 2000 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | August 1, 2000 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Flat Lick Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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William Santford Shemwell Birth: June 15, 1873 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 1958 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Callie Emaline Morris Birth: August 4, 1882 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 10, 1964 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1900 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Ivy Myrtle Shemwell Birth: July 16, 1902 29 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1999 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Ray Ervin Shemwell Sr. Birth: March 13, 1904 30 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 8, 1982 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Ewing Shemwell Birth: April 23, 1907 33 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 27, 1983 — Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Delmar Lloyd Shemwell Birth: March 6, 1910 36 27 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 8, 1998 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years himself |
Lester Morris Shemwell Birth: September 4, 1914 41 32 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 2000 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ruby Pearl Campbell |
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Lester Morris Shemwell Birth: September 4, 1914 41 32 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 2000 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ruby Pearl Campbell Birth: November 27, 1914 19 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1996 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Larry Donald “Don” Shemwell Birth: December 10, 1938 24 24 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 27, 2011 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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James Rudell “Rudy” Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1944 29 29 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 13, 2000 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Canton & Lafayette Road Trigg, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 6 Linton, Trigg, Ky.
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| Note | LESTER SHEMWELL
The Times Leader
Princeton, Ky.
Aug. 2, 2000
Lester Shemwell, 85, of Caledonia Pee Dee Road, Gracey, Ky., died Saturday, July 29, 2000 at his home.
A farmer and member of Julian Baptist Church, he was born Sept 4, 1914, in Trigg County, Ky. a son of the late William Sanford and Callie Emmaline Morris Shemwell
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Campbell Shemwell on Jan 22, 1996 ; a grandson, Bradley Lamb ; a granddaughter, Kathy Shemwell ; three brothers, Ervin Shemwell, Ewing Shemwell and Lloyd Shemwell ; a sister, Myrtle Burk.
Survivors include five sons and daughters-in-law, Don amd Mary Shemwell of Hopkinsville, Bobby and June Shemwell of Nashville, Tenn., Rudy and Linda Shemwell of Christian County, Ky., David and Vicki Shemwell of Henderson, and Darrell and Cindy Shemwell of Wadesville, Ind. ; three daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Ron Williams and Sharon and Jeff Pyle, all of Bowling Green, and Charlotte and Fred Lamb of Caldwell County ;
14 grandchildren, Karen Brashears, Barry Shemwell, Hope Keys, Melissa Outland, John Paul Shemwell, Michael Lamb, James Lamb, Ben Shemwell, Emily Shemwell, Christina Shemwell, Tyler Shemwell, Ashley Pyle, Jason Pyle, Amy Pyle,
and six great-grandchildren, Kaleb Brashears, Logan Brashears, Amanda Shemwell, Drew Shemwell, Micah Taylor, Chase Taylor.
Funeral services Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Goodwin Funeral Home in Cadiz with the Rev Elton Wilson and Rev Don Scott officiating.
Burial followed in Flat Lick Cemetery in Christian County, Ky. |