The Shemwell Family

William Thomas ShemwellAge: 61 years19221983

Name
William Thomas Shemwell
Given names
William Thomas
Surname
Shemwell
Birth January 8, 1922 34 33
Birth of a sisterInfant Girl Shemwell
May 1, 1925 (Age 3 years)
Death of a sisterInfant Girl Shemwell
May 1, 1925 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Grace Shemwell
September 15, 1926 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMarinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
January 16, 1928 (Age 6 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Death of a maternal grandmotherSammie Ella Bartee
April 29, 1929 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 8 years)
Birth of a brotherWade Lucian “Lou” Shemwell
September 1, 1931 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherLouisa Suddarth
December 25, 1936 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Ludwig's Angina
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Occupation
Laborer (Saw Mill)
1940 (Age 17 years)
Employer: Thomas M. Shemwell owner of Saw Mill
Military
Army
October 16, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Agency: Army
Residence October 16, 1942 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 12, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a parentThomas Marion “Pappa Tom” ShemwellLillie Irene EzellView this family
October 16, 1950 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 fatherThomas Marion “Pappa Tom” Shemwell
March 6, 1966 (Age 44 years)
Occupation
Truck Driver
between 1958 and 1967 (Age 35 years)
Address: Over the road.
Employer: Self employed
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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
Occupation
Truck Driver
between 1968 and 1976 (Age 45 years)
Employer: Commercial Carriers
Death February 1, 1983 (Age 61 years)
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Glen Eden Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 12, 1906Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
John Douglas Wilton Shemwell
Birth: June 30, 1908 20 20Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 1908Stewart, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Elam Shemwell
Birth: June 15, 1912 24 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 1912Stewart, Tennessee, United States
5 years
elder sister
Mary Shemwell
Birth: March 19, 1917 29 28Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 6, 1998Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Smith Suddarth Shemwell
Birth: September 9, 1919 31 31Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 10, 1996Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
William Thomas Shemwell
Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1983Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
younger sister
Infant Girl Shemwell
Birth: May 1, 1925 37 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1, 1925Stewart, Tennessee, United States
16 months
younger brother
Samuel Grace Shemwell
Birth: September 15, 1926 38 38Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 1, 2013Moore, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger brother
Wade Lucian “Lou” Shemwell
Birth: September 1, 1931 43 43Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 5, 1999Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Lillie Irene Ezell - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 16, 1950Christian, Kentucky, United States
Family with Edith Dorene Douglas - View this family
himself
William Thomas Shemwell
Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1983Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Edith Dorene Douglas
Birth: December 17, 1923 34 31Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States
Death: July 7, 2012Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Dorothy Elizabeth Carney - View this family
himself
William Thomas Shemwell
Birth: January 8, 1922 34 33Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 1, 1983Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Dorothy Elizabeth Carney
Birth: July 20, 1925 30 16Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1987Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion Shemwell - Household

Civil Dist. 4 Bumpus Mills, Stewart, TN.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Thomas M ShemwellheadM42M18TNTNTNProprietorLumber mill
Lou ShemwellwifeF42M18TNTNTN
Mary ShemwelldaughterF13S-TNTNTN
Smith S ShemwellsonM10S-TNTNTN
William T ShemwellsonM8S-TNTNTN
Samuel G ShemwellsonM3y6mS-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Marion Shemwell - Household

Stewart, Tn

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Tom M ShemwellheadMW52TNSawyerLumber mill
Suddarth ShemwellsonMW20TNChaueferOwn truck
Thomas ShemwellsonMW18TNLaborerLumber mill
Samuel ShemwellsonMW13TN
Wade ShemwellsonMW8TN
Lucian SowelllodgerMW22TNLaborerFarm
Louie SowelllodgerMW23TN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas Shemwell - Household

1087 N. Military Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Shemwell, William TheadMW28MarTN
Shemwell, Dorothy EwifeFW23MarTNWrapper in BakeryBakery Wholeasle
Carney, Lillian MFW17NevTNClerk in Dime StoreRetail Mdse store