Dr. Frank Shemwell FarrisAge: 69 years1916–1985
- Name
- Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris
- Name prefix
- Dr.
- Given names
- Frank Shemwell
- Surname
- Farris
 Birth | October 6, 1916 40 36 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916Note: 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 2 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 14 months)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 brother | James Hibbs “Jim” Farris October 5, 1919 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | January 5, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell March 31, 1923 (Age 6 years) Cause: bronchial pneumonia |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 8, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Norburn Ragon Farris December 29, 1932 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Marjory R Ralls — View this family October 7, 1938 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Josephine “Josie” Hibbs July 14, 1939 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1940 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 | Emma Elizabeth Shemwell August 13, 1948 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Stevan Shemwell Farris August 13, 1952 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a son | Stevan Shemwell Farris August 16, 1952 (Age 35 years) Cause: Prematurity |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 33 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 |
| Marriage | Margaret “Marjorie” Moore — View this family after 1953 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a wife | Marjory R Ralls April 25, 1958 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Norburn Allen Farris November 15, 1967 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Joseph A “Joe” Farris May 25, 1975 (Age 58 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Dr. Joseph A “Joe” Farris May 1975 (Age 58 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenoaks Memorial Park Note: Plot: Lakeside Mausoleum |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 | October 12, 1985 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Kenton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Norburn Ragon Farris Birth: August 5, 1876 24 21 — Salem, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: December 29, 1932 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Emma Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: October 6, 1880 33 26 — Birdsville, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: August 13, 1948 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 8, 1909 — Crittenden, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Norburn Allen Farris Birth: February 23, 1912 35 31 — Salem, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1967 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Dr. Joseph A “Joe” Farris Birth: October 16, 1914 38 34 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: May 25, 1975 |
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2 years himself |
Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris Birth: October 6, 1916 40 36 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1985 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Hibbs “Jim” Farris Birth: October 5, 1919 43 38 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 19, 2013 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Family with Marjory R Ralls |
| himself |
Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris Birth: October 6, 1916 40 36 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1985 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Marjory R Ralls Birth: March 11, 1916 36 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 25, 1958 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 7, 1938 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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14 years son |
Stevan Shemwell Farris Birth: August 13, 1952 35 36 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: August 16, 1952 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Margaret “Marjorie” Moore |
| himself |
Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris Birth: October 6, 1916 40 36 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1985 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Margaret “Marjorie” Moore Birth: February 20, 1917 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 25, 1998 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1953 — |
Dr. Frank Shemwell Farris has 1 first cousin recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (1)
Parents Dr. Allen Henry Shemwell + Lillie Pearl “Lil” Kelton
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Frank Allen Shemwell - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Norburn Ragon Farris - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Emma Elizabeth Farris - Household
1615 Broadway Ave Paducah, McCracken, Ky
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