Wiley “Buck” ShemwellAge: 84 years1869–1953
- Name
- Wiley “Buck” Shemwell
- Given names
- Wiley
- Nickname
- Buck
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | October 5, 1869 32 21 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | October 6, 1870 (Age 12 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Willie Shemwell estimated 1871 (Age 14 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Etta Bell Shemwell August 4, 1872 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Willie Shemwell estimated 1875 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Henry Shemwell January 4, 1876 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Nellie Shemwell 1879 (Age 9 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Sherrod after June 18, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Piety E Horn after June 18, 1880 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Samuel Christian Shemwell March 31, 1882 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | Sarah Permelia Sherrod — View this family January 31, 1888 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Noble John Shemwell August 3, 1889 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Delia P Shemwell October 30, 1890 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Melvin M Shemwell February 8, 1893 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a son | Melvin M Shemwell March 3, 1893 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Betty Shemwell February 8, 1896 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 28 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 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Etta Mae Shemwell August 29, 1900 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell January 11, 1903 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Laurene Carrie Shemwell January 8, 1906 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Finis N Shemwell February 22, 1907 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Albert R Slaughter 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | May 5, 1910 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Noble John Shemwell — Cora Jane White — View this family November 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell September 28, 1911 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Jackson White — Mary Betty Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage November 24, 1912 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | John Patrick Shemwell Jr. January 14, 1913 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Alma Marie Shemwell July 6, 1913 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Myrtie Mae White June 9, 1914 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | John Wiley White August 6, 1915 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Thomas Thurman Shemwell March 13, 1916 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Roy Jackson “R J” White September 10, 1916 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | Milburn Coy Dorris — Etta Mae Shemwell — View this family December 24, 1917 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 47 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 48 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 granddaughter #8 | Sarah Elizabeth Shemwell January 6, 1919 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Milburn Lee Dorris February 2, 1919 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | January 19, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Estill Marvin Dorris August 29, 1920 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Henry Shemwell November 11, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Hester Sherrod January 7, 1922 (Age 52 years) Note: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, USA |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Charles Baker Dorris July 22, 1922 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles Baker Dorris February 15, 1923 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Alma Marie Shemwell November 11, 1923 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Sue Bell Dorris June 4, 1925 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Helen Lee Phillips November 12, 1925 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Violet Mae Shemwell June 23, 1927 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Paul Shemwell Phillips October 13, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Betty Jean Shemwell March 20, 1928 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Etta Mae Shemwell May 20, 1928 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 59 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Robert Claude Phillips March 14, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Wanda Marie Shemwell August 14, 1930 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Helen Lee Phillips October 16, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Arnold Cole — Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell — View this family August 23, 1934 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Danny Glenn Shemwell July 7, 1938 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Danny Glenn Shemwell July 7, 1938 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Joe Morris Phillips May 25, 1939 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Permelia Sherrod May 8, 1940 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Etta Bell Shemwell April 25, 1942 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 72 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 |
| Marriage | Ollie Ann Hildabrand — View this family after 1948 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 80 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 76 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 | December 5, 1953 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Patrick Shemwell Jr. Birth: October 30, 1836 30 32 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Hester Sherrod Birth: January 1848 45 42 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 7, 1922 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1868 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months himself |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Willie Shemwell Birth: estimated 1871 34 23 Death: estimated 1875 |
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19 months younger sister |
Etta Bell Shemwell Birth: August 4, 1872 35 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 25, 1942 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
George Henry Shemwell Birth: January 4, 1876 39 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1920 — Drakesboro, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nellie Shemwell Birth: 1879 42 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| sister |
Ann Shemwell Death: |
| sister |
Jessie Shemwell Death: |
| younger brother |
Samuel Christian Shemwell Birth: March 31, 1882 45 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 19, 1963 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Sarah Permelia Sherrod |
| himself |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Permelia Sherrod Birth: November 19, 1871 28 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1940 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 31, 1888 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months son |
Noble John Shemwell Birth: August 3, 1889 19 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Delia P Shemwell Birth: October 30, 1890 21 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 11, 1976 — Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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2 years son |
Melvin M Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1893 23 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 3, 1893 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Betty Shemwell Birth: February 8, 1896 26 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 12, 1969 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Etta Mae Shemwell Birth: August 29, 1900 30 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 20, 1928 |
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2 years daughter |
Rose H “Rosie” Shemwell Birth: January 11, 1903 33 31 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 24, 1984 |
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3 years daughter |
Laurene Carrie Shemwell Birth: January 8, 1906 36 34 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1980 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months son |
Finis N Shemwell Birth: February 22, 1907 37 35 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 2004 — Kettering, Montgomery, Ohio, United States |
| Family with Ollie Ann Hildabrand |
| himself |
Wiley “Buck” Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1869 32 21 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1953 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ollie Ann Hildabrand Birth: June 8, 1878 26 23 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 6, 1967 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: after 1948 — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove Todd Ky
Notes: Millie is missing, can't read 3rd name should be Wiley, Barbara is niece-eldest sisters daughter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Patrick Jr. Shemwell - Household
Dist. 77 Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, USA
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wiley Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household
Russellville & Greenville Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Wiley “Buck” Shemwell - Household
Highway # 81 Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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