Oscar Turner ShemwellAge: 81 years1879–1961
- Name
- Oscar Turner Shemwell
- Given names
- Oscar Turner
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | September 29, 1879 32 24 |
 Census | June 8, 1880 (Age 8 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Bettie Emilou Shemwell May 20, 1881 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 23 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Almon Ray Hix Shemwell March 2, 1883 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 3, 1885 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jack Owen Shemwell May 30, 1887 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a father | Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell August 10, 1889 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell November 8, 1889 (Age 10 years) |
 superintendent | National Education Association |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 |
| Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 24 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a sister | Etta Adaline Shemwell March 19, 1910 (Age 30 years) Cause: Consumption |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Ruth Baines Hobgood — View this family August 1913 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Howard Shemwell September 22, 1914 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | William Howard Shemwell September 22, 1914 (Age 34 years) Cause: Still Born |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell October 15, 1915 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Kiziah Caroline “Kizzie” Ray January 11, 1916 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 #3 | Ruth Agnes Shemwell June 3, 1917 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 37 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 38 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 5, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James David Shemwell August 5, 1921 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Angeline Lyles December 2, 1923 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Robert Shemwell May 28, 1926 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 2, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 60 years) |
 Military | WWII Draft Registration April 27, 1942 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret Anne Partee August 6, 1943 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 grandson #2 | Michael Phillip Dewald August 4, 1946 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Robert Shemwell — Martha Elizabeth Wagers — View this family before 1948 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a son | George Robert Shemwell August 23, 1948 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1950 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Walter Patterson Partee September 4, 1953 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 brother | Almon Ray Hix Shemwell November 26, 1960 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 |
| Grand Lodge of Kentucky | Faternal Organizations Note: In Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F&A.M. 122 Annual Communication, October 17-19-, … Note: Mason and Eastern Star |
| Religion | Christian Church before 1961 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | March 3, 1961 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell Birth: December 22, 1846 26 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1889 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Martha Angeline Lyles Birth: December 2, 1854 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 2, 1923 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1878 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months himself |
Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Bettie Emilou Shemwell Birth: May 20, 1881 34 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 1, 1966 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Almon Ray Hix Shemwell Birth: March 2, 1883 36 28 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1960 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Etta Adaline Shemwell Birth: March 3, 1885 38 30 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 19, 1910 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Jack Owen Shemwell Birth: May 30, 1887 40 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 19, 1968 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Pleasant Greenberry “Bee” Shemwell Birth: November 8, 1889 42 34 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: May 14, 1965 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ruth Baines Hobgood |
| himself |
Oscar Turner Shemwell Birth: September 29, 1879 32 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ruth Baines Hobgood Birth: July 6, 1890 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 1, 1984 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 1913 — |
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14 months son |
William Howard Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1914 34 24 — Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1914 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell Birth: October 15, 1915 36 25 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: May 5, 2012 — Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Ruth Agnes Shemwell Birth: June 3, 1917 37 26 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 2006 — Pompano Beach, Broward, Florida, United States |
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4 years son |
James David Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1921 41 31 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: October 29, 1994 — Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States |
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5 years son |
George Robert Shemwell Birth: May 28, 1926 46 35 — Sebree, Webster, Kentucky, United States Death: August 23, 1948 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
Oscar Turner Shemwell has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (27)
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell + Luella Bell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Peter Pinkney Shemwell + Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance
Parents Judge Robert Lee Shemwell + Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Martha Angeline Lyles - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Martha Angeline Lyles - Household
Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Port Royal, Henry, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Ky.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Benton, Marshall, Ky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Oscar Turner Shemwell - Household
Walnut Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| superintendent | Oscar Turner Shemwell, B.Sc., So St Nor School, A.B. 1913 Indiana University
1918 he was superintendent for New Castle, 1918
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| Grand Lodge of Kentucky | In Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, F&A.M. 122 Annual Communication, October 17-19-, 1922
Hebbardsville Lodge #886, Oscar: Senior Deacon
Master Mason
Adminitted, Marshall #700, 9/10/1921 |