Ivy Myrtle ShemwellAge: 96 years1902–1999
- Name
- Ivy Myrtle Shemwell
- Given names
- Ivy Myrtle
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Ivy Myrtle Burke
- Married name
- Ivy Myrtle Greene
- Married name
- Ivy Myrtle Green
 Birth | July 16, 1902 29 19 |
 Marriage | James Gordon Burke — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a brother | Ray Ervin Shemwell Sr. March 13, 1904 (Age 19 months) |
| Birth of a brother | William Ewing Shemwell April 23, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Delmar Lloyd Shemwell March 6, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lester Morris Shemwell September 4, 1914 (Age 12 years) |
 Occupation | Seamstress/Pattern maker/Inspector Employer: Hopkinsville Clothing Co. |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 17 years) |
| Marriage | Richard Garnett Green — View this family December 9, 1921 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene January 22, 1923 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene April 30, 1926 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a husband | Richard Garnett Green September 20, 1928 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Bessie” Wallace November 3, 1933 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Callie Emaline Morris July 10, 1964 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Gordon Burke August 30, 1973 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Ewing Shemwell February 27, 1983 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | Delmar Lloyd Shemwell July 8, 1998 (Age 95 years) |
| Religion | Church of Christ before 1999 (Age 96 years) |
 Death | May 14, 1999 (Age 96 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Hill Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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 herself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 younger brother |
Lester Morris Shemwell Birth: September 4, 1914 41 32 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 2000 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Gordon Burke |
| husband |
James Gordon Burke Birth: March 10, 1886 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1973 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: — |
| Family with Richard Garnett Green |
| husband |
Richard Garnett Green Birth: May 21, 1900 39 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 1928 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: December 9, 1921 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene Birth: January 22, 1923 22 20 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 2014 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene Birth: April 30, 1926 25 23 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 2004 — San Diego, California, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Trigg, Kentucky
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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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