William Santford ShemwellAge: 85 years1873–1958
- Name
- William Santford Shemwell
- Given names
- William Santford
- Surname
- Shemwell
Note: Family lore is William was the son of Elizabeth Ann Demaris “Bette” Shemwell and Middleton “Milt” Francis. Milt would have been Bette's uncle, he was married to her mothers sister. In 1900 He & sister Ann are living with widowed Uncle Andrew Armstrong and his widowed sister Millie Shemwell - likely her children, says they are his niece & nephew.
Note: My grandmother Callie used to yell "Sant" when she wanted him. -James Robert Shemwell
 Birth | June 15, 1873 18 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas W Shemwell July 20, 1877 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 4 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Marriage of a parent | Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner — Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell — View this family June 12, 1889 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Henry Ernest Stagner June 6, 1890 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner October 7, 1892 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 24 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 11, 1900 (Age 26 years) |
 Civil marriage | Callie Emaline Morris — View this family December 23, 1900 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ivy Myrtle Shemwell July 16, 1902 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ray Ervin Shemwell Sr. March 13, 1904 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Ewing Shemwell April 23, 1907 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell November 20, 1907 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Delmar Lloyd Shemwell March 6, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Lester Morris Shemwell September 4, 1914 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 42 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mildred Elizabeth “Millie” Armstrong February 16, 1917 (Age 43 years) Cause: Heart Failure |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 43 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 44 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 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Garnett Green — Ivy Myrtle Shemwell — View this family December 9, 1921 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Volna Imogene “Gene” Greene January 22, 1923 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Marjorie Geraldine “Jeri” Greene April 30, 1926 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Ewing Shemwell — Pearline Allison — View this family before 1928 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Anna Joyce Shemwell April 1, 1929 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 56 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Ray Ervin “Junior” Shemwell Jr. November 3, 1929 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1930 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Anna Christine Shemwell January 31, 1932 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Anna Christine Shemwell January 31, 1932 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Wanda Larue Shemwell February 15, 1933 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Larry Donald “Don” Shemwell December 10, 1938 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Betty Jean Shemwell January 1, 1939 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Rudell “Rudy” Shemwell May 27, 1944 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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 76 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 72 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 | December 21, 1958 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| mother |
Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1854 54 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
| himself |
William Santford Shemwell Birth: June 15, 1873 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 1958 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner |
| step-father |
Josiah McKinney Carr “Dock” Stagner Birth: February 12, 1849 42 37 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1915 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Demarious “Bette” Shemwell Birth: December 31, 1854 54 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1907 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 12, 1889 — |
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1 year half-brother |
Henry Ernest Stagner Birth: June 6, 1890 41 35 — Dorcy, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1974 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-sister |
Maude Gertrude “Maudie” Stagner Birth: October 7, 1892 43 37 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1979 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Callie Emaline Morris |
| himself |
William Santford Shemwell Birth: June 15, 1873 18 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 1958 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
Lester Morris Shemwell Birth: September 4, 1914 41 32 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 29, 2000 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Andrew Jackson Armstrong - Household
Long Hollow, Trigg, Kentucky
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| 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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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Sanford Shemwell - Household
Magisterial District 6 Linton, Trigg, Ky.
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| Name | Family lore is William was the son of Elizabeth Ann Demaris “Bette” Shemwell and Middleton “Milt” Francis. Milt would have been Bette's uncle, he was married to her mothers sister. In 1900 He & sister Ann are living with widowed Uncle Andrew Armstrong and his widowed sister Millie Shemwell - likely her children, says they are his niece & nephew. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | My grandmother Callie used to yell "Sant" when she wanted him. -James Robert Shemwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | William S Shemwell, "USA Census, 1910"
Name: William S Shemwell
Event Place: Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Immigration Year:
Birthplace: Kentucky
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household ID: 94
Page: 5
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William S Shemwell M 36y Kentucky
WIFE Callie E Shemwell F 27y Kentucky
DAU Ivy M Shemwell F 7y Kentucky
SON Rhey E Shemwell M 6y Kentucky
SON William E Shemwell M 3y Kentucky
SON Henry J Shemwell U y 2m Kentucky |