The Shemwell Family

Frances “Fannie” ShemwellAge: 90 years19081999

Name
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell
Given names
Frances
Surname
Shemwell
Married name
Frances Johnson
Nickname
Fannie
Birth August 29, 1908 35 32
Birth of a sisterLou B Shemwell
1909 (Age 4 months)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 19 months)
Birth of a brotherCarrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell
September 27, 1915 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Marcus Shemwell
July 20, 1916 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 7 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 8 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 9 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/
Death of a brotherJames William Shemwell
February 19, 1919 (Age 10 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Death of a sisterLou B Shemwell
before 1920 (Age 11 years)

Census January 13, 1920 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherPenelope Frances “Fanny” Coursey
August 10, 1922 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherCarrel B Flood
February 24, 1927 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 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 21 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 31 years)
MarriageHerman JohnsonView this family
about 1943 (Age 34 years)

Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 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 fatherSamuel Anderson Shemwell
August 30, 1950 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 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 husbandHerman Johnson
June 12, 1965 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherLillie Elizabeth Flood
January 18, 1969 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 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 sisterVeva Irene Shemwell
August 19, 1978 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherCarrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell
March 12, 1991 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Bruce Shemwell
May 20, 1996 (Age 87 years)
Death January 1, 1999 (Age 90 years)
Burial January 4, 1999 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Elk Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: October 16, 1892Logan, Kentucky, United States
17 months
elder sister
Nina Shemwell
Birth: March 28, 1894 20 17Kentucky, United States
Death: May 17, 1895Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
James William Shemwell
Birth: March 28, 1897 23 20Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 19, 1919Camp Taylor, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
23 months
elder brother
Samuel Bruce Shemwell
Birth: March 29, 1901 27 24Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 20, 1996Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
Daisy Lee Shemwell
Birth: July 26, 1903 30 27Kentucky, United States
Death: August 12, 1904Kentucky, United States
5 years
herself
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1908 35 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1, 1999Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
16 months
younger sister
Lou B Shemwell
Birth: 1909 35 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1920
7 years
younger brother
Carrol Anderson “Andy” Shemwell
Birth: September 27, 1915 42 39Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 12, 1991Liberty, Clay, Missouri, United States
Family with Herman Johnson - View this family
husband
Herman Johnson
Birth: December 14, 1903Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 12, 1965Logan, Kentucky, United States
herself
Frances “Fannie” Shemwell
Birth: August 29, 1908 35 32Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 1, 1999Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1943

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Shemwell, S AheadMW36M13KYKYKYFarmer
Shemwell, LilliewifeFW33M1364KYKYKY
Shemwell, JamessonMW13SKYKYKY
Shemwell, IrenedaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Shemwell, RobertsonMW8SKYKYKY
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW6SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Lou BdaughterFW1SKYKYKY

She has 6 children born, 4 living children. -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentuckywell

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Shemwell, S AheadMW46MKYKYKYFarrmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, Lillie EwifeFW43MKYKYKY
Shemwell, BrucesonMW18SKYKYKY
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Shemwell, Carol AsonMW4-8mSKYKYKY
Shemwell, Viola Wdaughter in lawFW20WdKYKYKY

says Fannie is 11? -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Shemwell, S AheadMW55M19KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Shemwell, LilliewifeFW52M16KYKYKY
Shemwell, BrucesonMW29SKYKYKYMinisterBaptist church
Shemwell, FanniedaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Shemwell, AndersonsonMW14SKYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Anderson Shemwell - Household

Hwy 106 Rt.2 Lewisburg Ky. Logan, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, Sam AheadMW66MKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Shemwell, LillieXwifeFW63MKYSame house
Shemwell, S BrucesonMW39SKYSame houseFarmingFarm
Shemwell, FrancesdaughterFW31MKYSame house