William Roley ShemwellAge: 60 years1886–1947
- Name
- William Roley Shemwell
- Given names
- William Roley
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | April 11, 1886 37 32 |
 Birth of a brother | Rowland Leroy Shemwell June 29, 1889 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wiley Bolinger Shemwell September 24, 1896 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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 1, 1900 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Benjamin Franklin Shemwell November 11, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Catherine Hall November 14, 1905 (Age 19 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a sister | Rozena May Shemwell March 2, 1908 (Age 21 years) |
 Religious marriage | Nellie May Greer — View this family October 25, 1911 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Ellen Roley February 21, 1912 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Grace Aurelia Shemwell August 5, 1912 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Pearl Bernice Shemwell June 28, 1913 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Caswell Shemwell August 21, 1915 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 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 #4 | Ruby Mae Shemwell July 29, 1918 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 12, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Grace Aurelia Shemwell October 11, 1925 (Age 39 years) Cause: ptomaine poisoning (food poisoning) |
| Burial of a daughter | Grace Aurelia Shemwell October 12, 1925 (Age 39 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKee Chapel Cemetery |
| Death of a father | James Caswell Shemwell March 27, 1927 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 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 10, 1930 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Reid Hays June 2, 1941 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 |
 Death | April 2, 1947 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McKee Chapel Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Caswell Shemwell Birth: April 22, 1848 25 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 27, 1927 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ellen Roley Birth: May 15, 1853 — Indiana, United States Death: February 21, 1912 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: April 14, 1878 — Henry, Missouri, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
James Florence Shemwell Birth: October 27, 1879 31 26 — Missouri, United States Death: April 19, 1972 — Valley Falls, Jefferson, Kansas, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Gertrude C “Girty” Shemwell Birth: August 30, 1881 33 28 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: August 15, 1970 — Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Rozena May Shemwell Birth: May 27, 1884 36 31 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: March 2, 1908 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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22 months himself |
William Roley Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1886 37 32 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1947 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Rowland Leroy Shemwell Birth: June 29, 1889 41 36 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: December 1, 1959 — Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Wiley Bolinger Shemwell Birth: September 24, 1896 48 43 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 30, 1953 — Smithton, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Nellie May Greer |
| himself |
William Roley Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1886 37 32 — Benton, Missouri, United States Death: April 2, 1947 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nellie May Greer Birth: August 19, 1891 29 22 — Newland, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 18, 1986 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 25, 1911 — |
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9 months daughter |
Grace Aurelia Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1912 26 20 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 11, 1925 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Pearl Bernice Shemwell Birth: June 28, 1913 27 21 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: May 4, 1996 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
William Caswell Shemwell Birth: August 21, 1915 29 24 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: August 27, 1981 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ruby Mae Shemwell Birth: July 29, 1918 32 26 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: May 30, 2016 — Villa Park, Orange, California, United States |
William Roley Shemwell has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (41)
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
Parents Asa W Mallott + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents Adam Houston Richardson + Almiranda J “Allie” Shemwell
Parents John Russell Rukes + Elphina Ella Shemwell
Parents Hiriam Breckenridge Richardson + Nancy Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents John Wilson Moorman + Rebecca Parallel “Becca” Shemwell
Parents Edward M Richardson + Virginia D “Jennie” Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James C Shemwell - Household
Washington, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William R Shemwell - Household
Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Roley Shemwell - Household
2934 Brown Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Roley Shemwell - Household
1919 Paralle Avenue Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas
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