The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	1884
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 years) Cuba 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 daughter #1	Lela Edwards 1906 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter #2	Stella Louise Edwards October 23, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son #3	Samuel Harlan Edwards October 10, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son #4	Johnny Wilson Edwards November 28, 1912 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter #5	Thelma Edwards 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 son #6	Hubert Rufus Edwards September 17, 1917 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 daughter #7	Vella Ione Edwards March 15, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 45 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 daughter	Vella Ione Edwards 1935 (Age 51 years)
Death of a daughter	Stella Louise Edwards October 23, 1939 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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
Death of a husband	John Jackson Edwards August 16, 1954 (Age 70 years) Todd, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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	February 27, 1974 (Age 90 years) Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States

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Family with John Jackson Edwards - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Birth: 1884 Death: February 27, 1974 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Lela Edwards Birth: 1906 35 22 Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Stella Louise Edwards Birth: October 23, 1908 38 24 Death: October 23, 1939
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Samuel Harlan Edwards Birth: October 10, 1910 40 26 Death: May 30, 1984 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Johnny Wilson Edwards Birth: November 28, 1912 42 28 Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thelma Edwards Birth: 1914 43 30 Death:
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Hubert Rufus Edwards Birth: September 17, 1917 47 33 Death: June 28, 1985 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Vella Ione Edwards Birth: March 15, 1920 49 36 Death: 1935
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John Jackson Edwards + Susie “Sue” Powell - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susie “Sue” Powell Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Myrtie Cleveland Bolton Lela Edwards Stella Louise Edwards Samuel Harlan Edwards Johnny Wilson Edwards Thelma Edwards Hubert Rufus Edwards Vella Ione Edwards John Jackson Edwards Birth: August 15, 1870 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1954 — Todd, Kentucky, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Jackson Edwards Marie Edwards Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Family with spouse Luther Jessup Mable Jessup Nellie Myrtle Jessup William Henry “Bill” Jessup Susie “Sue” Powell Death:
	Marriage: about 1893 —
5 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Wash Harper Marie Edwards Birth: August 22, 1897 27 Death: July 26, 1971 — Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
16 months step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards Birth: December 31, 1898 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 30, 1932 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States

Family with John Jackson Edwards
husband Parents William Harrison Edwards Martha Jane Bivin	John Jackson Edwards 1870–1954
herself Parents (unknown)	Myrtie Cleveland Bolton 1884–1974
daughter Family (none)	Lela Edwards 1906–
daughter Family (none)	Stella Louise Edwards 1908–1939
son Family (none)	Samuel Harlan Edwards 1910–1984
son Family (none)	Johnny Wilson Edwards 1912–
daughter Family (none)	Thelma Edwards 1914–
son Family (none)	Hubert Rufus Edwards 1917–1985
daughter Family (none)	Vella Ione Edwards 1920–1935
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
John Jackson Edwards + Susie “Sue” Powell
husband Parents William Harrison Edwards Martha Jane Bivin	John Jackson Edwards 1870–1954
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Susie “Sue” Powell –
step-daughter Family Wash Harper Private	Marie Edwards 1897–1971
step-daughter Family Samuel Christian Shemwell John Patrick “J P” Shemwell Lilburn “Blackie” Shemwell Evelyn Shemwell	Missie Germ “Germie” Edwards 1898–1932