Kerna Elliot ShemwellAge: 84 years1887–1971
- Name
- Kerna Elliot Shemwell
- Given names
- Kerna Elliot
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Kerna Elliot Moore
 Birth | February 1887 33 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Luther Cashman Shemwell July 25, 1889 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell March 15, 1893 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. October 7, 1895 (Age 8 years) |
 School Census Age 7 | School Census 1895 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Curtis Lee Shemwell December 22, 1897 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Nina Pearl Shemwell April 14, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | William Luther Shemwell August 15, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Gaither Henry Adison Moore — View this family December 30, 1913 (Age 26 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 #1 | Vera M Moore January 11, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Henry Moore November 17, 1918 (Age 31 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/ |
| Census | January 27, 1920 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Edward Powell Moore June 14, 1922 (Age 35 years) |
 Divorce | Gaither Henry Adison Moore — View this family between 1922 and 1930 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 23, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lucy M Gilliam February 1, 1942 (Age 55 years) Cause: Cancer of stomach and hypertension |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Marilyn Louise Moore December 6, 1945 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Effie E Shemwell August 15, 1949 (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 |
| Death of a husband | Gaither Henry Adison Moore February 14, 1964 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Leah Leota Shemwell February 16, 1964 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dallas Hedger Shemwell June 16, 1964 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Marvin Browden Shemwell June 22, 1964 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zillia Ann Shemwell December 5, 1968 (Age 81 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 13, 1971 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Luther Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1853 34 30 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 1910 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Lucy M Gilliam Birth: April 28, 1859 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1942 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1877 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Leah Leota Shemwell Birth: March 7, 1878 24 18 Death: February 16, 1964 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Effie E Shemwell Birth: March 24, 1880 26 20 Death: August 15, 1949 |
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2 years elder sister |
Zillia Ann Shemwell Birth: August 27, 1882 29 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1968 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Marvin Browden Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1884 31 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 22, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years herself |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Luther Cashman Shemwell Birth: July 25, 1889 36 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1972 — Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Dallas Hedger Shemwell Birth: March 15, 1893 39 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Felix Jason Shemwell Sr. Birth: October 7, 1895 42 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1981 — South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Curtis Lee Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1897 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 12, 1979 — Wickliffe, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nina Pearl Shemwell Birth: April 14, 1900 46 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1981 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Gaither Henry Adison Moore |
| ex-husband |
Gaither Henry Adison Moore Birth: December 1, 1894 37 21 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1964 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Kerna Elliot Shemwell Birth: February 1887 33 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 13, 1971 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: December 30, 1913 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Divorce: between 1922 and 1930 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
William Henry Moore Birth: November 17, 1918 23 31 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: November 23, 1977 — Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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-22 months daughter |
Vera M Moore Birth: January 11, 1917 22 29 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1995 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
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5 years son |
Edward Powell Moore Birth: June 14, 1922 27 35 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: August 25, 1984 — Berrien, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Dist. 2 Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Luther Shemwell - Household
Driscoll, Ballard, KY.
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Gaither Henry Adison Moore - Household
Kevil, Ballard, KY
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Kerna Elliot Shemwell - Household
Ballard, KY
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Kerna Elliot Shemwell - Household
S Sater Road Ballard, KY
Census has Kerna, Vera & Edward as Shemwell's & she is Widowed |