Samuel Allen ShemwellAge: 73 years1874–1948
- Name
- Samuel Allen Shemwell
- Given names
- Samuel Allen
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | December 9, 1874 30 28 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Zachariah Thomas “Z T” Shemwell August 31, 1876 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Lelia Shemwell October 11, 1878 (Age 3 years) |
 Occupation | Blacksmith |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Susan Evans “Sudie” Shemwell June 3, 1881 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Willie Fossie Shemwell January 20, 1884 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth “Betsey” Evans estimated January 25, 1884 (Age 9 years) 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 11 years) Address: District 4 |
| Birth of a sister | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 10, 1886 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Margaret “Sally” Elam October 24, 1887 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Anne “Lizzie” Shemwell July 27, 1906 (Age 31 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
 Marriage | Margaret Ophenia Crews — View this family April 23, 1909 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Frances Elizabeth Shemwell November 28, 1909 (Age 34 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Allen “Pat” Shemwell April 3, 1912 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a sister | Tommie Sarah Shemwell July 23, 1913 (Age 38 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Birth of a son #3 | Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell August 19, 1916 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 54 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 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lewis Smith — Frances Elizabeth Shemwell — View this family 1934 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell — Eva Clark Rogers — View this family between 1940 and 1950 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James Allen “Pat” Shemwell — Dorothy Thompson Lowry — View this family September 7, 1945 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 | July 9, 1948 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Powell 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger 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 younger sister |
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 Margaret Ophenia Crews |
| himself |
Samuel Allen Shemwell Birth: December 9, 1874 30 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1948 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
Joseph Cooper “Mike” Shemwell Birth: August 19, 1916 41 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 1997 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Henry Shemwell - Household
Dist. 4 Saline/ Tobacco Port, Stewart, Tennessee,
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| 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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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Allen Shemwell - Household
Rural Christian, Kentucky
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