The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	January 14, 1910 27 23
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Elizabeth Patterson 1910 Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 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 brother	Charles H Allen June 27, 1917 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 6 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 7 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 mother	Jenny Smith February 13, 1920 (Age 10 years)
Marriage of a parent	Butler Allen — Myrtle Welch Walker — View this family November 1920 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Laverne Allen July 15, 1926 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	James Henry Allen 1927 (Age 16 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 half-brother	Clyde S Allen July 25, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Death of a half-brother	Clyde S Allen October 26, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 maternal grandmother	Mary Elizabeth Skaggs March 13, 1948 (Age 38 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 years) South Korea 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 35 years) Vietnam 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 brother	Clarence Edward Allen February 17, 1982 (Age 72 years) Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States
Death	March 1, 1992 (Age 82 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jenny Smith Clarence Edward Allen Charles H Allen Francis O Allen Family with spouse Myrtle Welch Walker Laverne Allen Clyde S Allen Butler Allen Birth: June 6, 1882 39 25 Death: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Butler Allen Clarence Edward Allen Charles H Allen Francis O Allen Jenny Smith Birth: November 11, 1886 20 Death: February 13, 1920
	Marriage: January 25, 1901 —
21 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Opal Gertrude Abney Blanche Allen Donald Eugene Allen Clarence Edward Allen Birth: November 10, 1902 20 15 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States Death: February 17, 1982 — Beech Grove, Marion, Indiana, United States
22 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles H Allen Birth: September 2, 1904 22 17 Death: June 27, 1917
5 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Norma Hubbart Francis O Allen Birth: January 14, 1910 27 23 Death: March 1, 1992 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States

Father’s family with Myrtle Welch Walker - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jenny Smith Clarence Edward Allen Charles H Allen Francis O Allen Family with spouse Myrtle Welch Walker Laverne Allen Clyde S Allen Butler Allen Birth: June 6, 1882 39 25 Death: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Butler Allen Laverne Allen Clyde S Allen Myrtle Welch Walker Death: January 18, 1933
	Marriage: November 1920 —
6 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ivan Metzger Laverne Allen Birth: July 15, 1926 44 Death: Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
6 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Clyde S Allen Birth: July 25, 1932 50 Death: October 26, 1932

Family with Norma Hubbart - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Norma Hubbart Francis O Allen Birth: January 14, 1910 27 23 Death: March 1, 1992 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Francis O Allen Norma Hubbart Death:
daughter	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents James Henry Allen Mary Elizabeth Patterson	Butler Allen 1882–
mother Parents John Smith Mary Elizabeth Skaggs	Jenny Smith 1886–1920
elder brother Family Opal Gertrude Abney Private Blanche Allen Private Donald Eugene Allen	Clarence Edward Allen 1902–1982
elder brother Family (none)	Charles H Allen 1904–1917
himself Family Norma Hubbart Private	Francis O Allen 1910–1992
Father’s family with Myrtle Welch Walker
father Parents James Henry Allen Mary Elizabeth Patterson	Butler Allen 1882–
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Myrtle Welch Walker –1933
half-sister Family Ivan Metzger Private Private Private	Laverne Allen 1926–
half-brother Family (none)	Clyde S Allen 1932–1932
Family with Norma Hubbart
himself Parents Butler Allen Jenny Smith	Francis O Allen 1910–1992
wife Parents (unknown)	Norma Hubbart –
daughter Family (none)	Private