The Shemwell Family

Roscoe Green ShemwellAge: 76 years19232000

Name
Roscoe Green Shemwell
Given names
Roscoe Green
Surname
Shemwell
Birth August 31, 1923 36 27
Death of a paternal grandmotherMartha Angeline Lyles
December 2, 1923 (Age 3 months)
Birth of a sisterMary Adlene Shemwell
December 4, 1925 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 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 1, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Census April 8, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Military
Army
July 26, 1943 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 26 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
Death of a fatherJack Owen Shemwell
November 19, 1968 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherFannie Bell
January 15, 1971 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 of a wifeEdna Mae Raymond
January 18, 1996 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterMary Adlene Shemwell
July 14, 1999 (Age 75 years)
Death July 17, 2000 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Benton Cemetery
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father
Jack Owen Shemwell
Birth: May 30, 1887 40 32Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 19, 1968Kentucky, United States
mother
Fannie Bell
Birth: March 14, 1896Kentucky, United States
Death: January 15, 1971Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 4, 1922
10 months
himself
Roscoe Green Shemwell
Birth: August 31, 1923 36 27Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 2000Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Adlene Shemwell
Birth: December 4, 1925 38 29Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1999Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Family with Edna Mae Raymond - View this family
himself
Roscoe Green Shemwell
Birth: August 31, 1923 36 27Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 2000Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Edna Mae Raymond
Birth: February 27, 1923St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death: January 18, 1996Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
son
Private

Roscoe Green Shemwell has 6 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Owen Shemwell - Household

Dist. 4 Oak Level, Marshall Ky.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Jack O ShemwellheadM42M35KYKYKYFarmerFarmYWW
Fannie ShemwellwifeF34M27KYILTN
Roscoe G ShemwellsonM6S-KYKYKY
Mary A ShemwelldaughterF4S-KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Owen “Jack” Shemwell - Household

Benton KY 2 Paducob-Wadesbon Road Benton, Marshall, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Shemwell, JackheadMW52MKYSame HouseFarmerFarming
Shemwell, FanniewifeFW44MKYSame House
Shemwell, RoscoesonMW17SKYSame House
Shemwell, AdlenedaughterFW14SKYSame House