The Shemwell Family

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Birth	September 3, 1915 56 40 Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 months) 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 15 months) 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 2 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/
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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
Death of a father	John Edward Farley November 7, 1932 (Age 17 years) Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Census	April 29, 1940 (Age 24 years) Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Birth of a son #1	Robert Joseph Farley March 4, 1942 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 mother	Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester July 3, 1953 (Age 37 years) Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 34 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 30 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	James Stanley Farley 1982 (Age 66 years)
Death	April 10, 1988 (Age 72 years)
Burial	Smith Cemetery, Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace T Keach Family with spouse Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley John Edward Farley Birth: June 12, 1859 — Virginia, United States Death: November 7, 1932 — Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Edward Farley James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester Birth: April 29, 1875 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: July 3, 1953 — Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: April 6, 1892 — Henderson, Tennessee, United States
22 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Stanley Farley Birth: 1913 53 37 Death: 1982
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Neth Pauline Shemwell Robert Joseph Farley George Edward Farley Birth: September 3, 1915 56 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1988

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Grace T Keach Family with spouse Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester James Stanley Farley George Edward Farley John Edward Farley Birth: June 12, 1859 — Virginia, United States Death: November 7, 1932 — Robards, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Edward Farley Grace T Keach Birth: 1865 Death: 1890
	Marriage: —

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Neth Pauline Shemwell Robert Joseph Farley George Edward Farley Birth: September 3, 1915 56 40 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: April 10, 1988
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Edward Farley Robert Joseph Farley Neth Pauline Shemwell Birth: July 8, 1915 38 35 — Henderson, Kentucky, United States Death: March 21, 2000 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
son	Private
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Robert Joseph Farley Birth: March 4, 1942 26 26 Death: February 25, 2004
son	Private
son	Private

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Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	John Edward Farley 1859–1932
mother Parents (unknown)	Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester 1875–1953
elder brother Family Private	James Stanley Farley 1913–1982
himself Family Neth Pauline Shemwell Private Robert Joseph Farley Private Private	George Edward Farley 1915–1988
Father’s family with Grace T Keach
father Parents (unknown)	John Edward Farley 1859–1932
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Grace T Keach 1865–1890
Family with Neth Pauline Shemwell
himself Parents John Edward Farley Margaret Susan “Sue” Lester	George Edward Farley 1915–1988
wife Parents William Hedger Shemwell Mattie Lee Church	Neth Pauline Shemwell 1915–2000
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Robert Joseph Farley 1942–2004
son Family (none)	Private
son Family (none)	Private