Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” ShemwellAge: 78 years1887–1966
- Name
- Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell
- Given names
- Thomas Marion
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Nickname
- Pappa Tom
 Birth | December 6, 1887 41 28 |
 Death of a father | John Elam Shemwell June 20, 1890 (Age 2 years) Cause: Gun Shot Wound Note: Killed in ambush while acting as constable Stewart Co. |
| Marriage of a parent | Ephriam B Bilbrey — Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack — View this family Type: Civil marriage January 14, 1895 (Age 7 years) |
 Occupation | Saw Mill Operator |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey February 20, 1902 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Louisa Suddarth — View this family February 12, 1906 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Douglas Wilton Shemwell June 30, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a son | John Douglas Wilton Shemwell September 6, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Occupation | Teamster 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Elam Shemwell June 15, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a son | Elam Shemwell June 15, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Shemwell March 19, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | Smith Suddarth Shemwell September 9, 1919 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Thomas Shemwell January 8, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Infant Girl Shemwell May 1, 1925 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Infant Girl Shemwell May 1, 1925 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Samuel Grace Shemwell September 15, 1926 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack January 16, 1928 (Age 40 years) Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 1, 1930 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Wade Lucian “Lou” Shemwell September 1, 1931 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a wife | Louisa Suddarth December 25, 1936 (Age 49 years) Cause: Ludwig's Angina |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Guy Donald Stone December 3, 1941 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John Marion “Buzz” Stone February 4, 1943 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Louisa Stone February 4, 1943 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 sister | Emma Annie Shemwell March 15, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage | Lillie Irene Ezell — View this family October 16, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Betty Lou Shemwell December 4, 1955 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell August 1, 1956 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 | March 6, 1966 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | March 7, 1966 (1 day after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bilbrey Cemetery |
| Identification number | KZLR-VJH Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Elam Shemwell Birth: August 6, 1846 31 34 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 20, 1890 |
| mother |
Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack Birth: August 13, 1859 35 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1928 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1879 — |
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15 months elder sister |
Emma Annie Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1880 33 20 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1950 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John Douglas “Johnnie” Shemwell Birth: May 16, 1884 37 24 — Tobaccoport, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1956 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years himself |
Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell Birth: December 6, 1887 41 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1966 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with Ephriam B Bilbrey |
| step-father |
Ephriam B Bilbrey Birth: November 14, 1857 28 27 — Overton, Tennessee, United States Death: January 20, 1908 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Marinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack Birth: August 13, 1859 35 25 — Graves, Kentucky, United States Death: January 16, 1928 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 14, 1895 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years half-brother |
Joseph Carter “Joe” Bilbrey Birth: February 20, 1902 44 42 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 1973 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Louisa Suddarth |
| himself |
Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell Birth: December 6, 1887 41 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1966 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Louisa Suddarth Birth: April 8, 1888 42 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 25, 1936 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 12, 1906 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Douglas Wilton Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1908 20 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 6, 1908 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Elam Shemwell Birth: June 15, 1912 24 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 15, 1912 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Mary Shemwell Birth: March 19, 1917 29 28 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 6, 1998 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Smith Suddarth Shemwell Birth: September 9, 1919 31 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1996 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
William Thomas Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1, 1983 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Infant Girl Shemwell Birth: May 1, 1925 37 37 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 1925 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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16 months son |
Samuel Grace Shemwell Birth: September 15, 1926 38 38 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 1, 2013 — Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years son |
Wade Lucian “Lou” Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1931 43 43 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 5, 1999 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lillie Irene Ezell |
| himself |
Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell Birth: December 6, 1887 41 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1966 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lillie Irene Ezell Birth: October 15, 1903 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1991 |
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Marriage: October 16, 1950 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| John Lewis Morgan + Lillie Irene Ezell |
| wife’s husband |
John Lewis Morgan Birth: February 19, 1882 Death: July 18, 1950 |
| wife |
Lillie Irene Ezell Birth: October 15, 1903 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 1991 |
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Marriage: April 23, 1919 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months step-son |
Elmer Holland Morgan Birth: May 17, 1920 38 16 Death: March 4, 1927 |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ephriam B. Bilbrey - Household
Stewart, Tn
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell - Household
Pryors Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Next Door to John | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion Shemwell - Household
Civil Dist. 4 Bumpus Mills, Stewart, TN.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion Shemwell - Household
Stewart, Tn
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