The Shemwell Family

Nevil ShemwellAge: 6 years19131920

Name
Nevil Shemwell
Given names
Nevil
Surname
Shemwell
Birth October 31, 1913 22 15
Birth of a brotherUval Zelna Shemwell
October 31, 1913
Note: There was also a record indicating birth: January 25, 1914
Death of a brotherUval Zelna Shemwell
January 25, 1914 (Age 2 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 sisterHalla Mae Shemwell
November 21, 1917 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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/
Birth of a sisterGenevieve V Shemwell
December 17, 1919 (Age 6 years)
Death before 1920 (Age 6 years)

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father
mother
Marriage: December 15, 1912Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
11 months
twin brother
Uval Zelna Shemwell
Birth: October 31, 1913 22 15Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 25, 1914Graves, Kentucky, United States
himself
Nevil Shemwell
Birth: October 31, 1913 22 15Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: before 1920
4 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Genevieve V Shemwell
Birth: December 17, 1919 28 22Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 24, 2009Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Earleen Shemwell
Birth: April 27, 1924 33 26Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 5, 2022Almo, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
15 years
younger sister
Betty Louise Shemwell
Birth: March 2, 1939 48 41Hickory Grove, Graves, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 22, 2000Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States