Alice ShemwellAge: 72 years1874–1946
- Name
- Alice Shemwell
- Given names
- Alice
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Alice Shackleford
 Birth | August 11, 1874 44 36 |
 Death of a sister | Sara Frances Shemwell September 13, 1875 (Age 13 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Harold Shemwell August 17, 1876 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “May” Shemwell April 12, 1877 (Age 2 years) |
 No Children | No Children |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 3 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Odell Shemwell August 5, 1880 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell October 25, 1880 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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 18, 1900 (Age 25 years) Note: Living with sister Cora Wheeler |
| Death of a sister | Etta Shemwell January 2, 1901 (Age 26 years) Cause: typhoid fever |
 Marriage | Capt. George P Shackleford — View this family June 21, 1904 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a brother | Odell Shemwell July 13, 1904 (Age 29 years) Address: Shemwell Home Cause: typhoid fever |
| Census | 1910 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 21, 1916 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 41 years)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 42 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 43 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 8, 1920 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a sister | Della Shemwell April 7, 1923 (Age 48 years) Cause: stroke Note: Death Certificate says "single" |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 55 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 9, 1930 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Baxter Shemwell May 31, 1932 (Age 57 years) Cause: Gun shot wound to abdomen |
| Death of a brother | Harold Shemwell January 4, 1936 (Age 61 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Harold Shemwell January 7, 1936 (Age 61 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fort Lincoln Cemetery |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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 71 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 | September 12, 1946 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | September 14, 1946 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oakwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell Birth: February 27, 1830 40 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1880 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson Birth: June 30, 1838 28 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 21, 1916 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 7, 1857 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Baxter Shemwell Birth: March 12, 1858 28 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 31, 1932 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Mary Louisa Shemwell Birth: July 14, 1859 29 21 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1860 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months elder brother |
William Whitehead Shemwell Birth: December 2, 1860 30 22 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 26, 1861 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Edward Marcellus Shemwell Birth: October 28, 1862 32 24 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 13, 1864 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Cora B Shemwell Birth: August 21, 1864 34 26 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1950 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Frederick Shemwell Birth: October 13, 1866 36 28 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: June 23, 1867 |
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17 months elder sister |
Della Shemwell Birth: March 17, 1868 38 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 7, 1923 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Etta Shemwell Birth: June 30, 1870 40 32 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 2, 1901 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sara Frances Shemwell Birth: September 11, 1872 42 34 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 13, 1875 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months herself |
Alice Shemwell Birth: August 11, 1874 44 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1946 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Harold Shemwell Birth: August 17, 1876 46 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 4, 1936 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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8 months younger sister |
Mary “May” Shemwell Birth: April 12, 1877 47 38 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 29, 1961 |
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3 years younger brother |
Odell Shemwell Birth: August 5, 1880 50 42 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 13, 1904 — Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Capt. George P Shackleford |
| husband |
Capt. George P Shackleford Birth: September 9, 1869 — Virginia, United States Death: November 21, 1949 — Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| herself |
Alice Shemwell Birth: August 11, 1874 44 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 12, 1946 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: June 21, 1904 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell - Household
Tyro, Davidson, NC
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Louis Burnis Wheeler - Household
Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | Living with sister Cora Wheeler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
203A - North Davis Avenue Richmond, Virginia
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
2509A Hanover Ave. Richmond, Virginia
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Capt. George P Shackelford - Household
2429? Stuart Avenue Richmond, Virginia
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