Rudy Scott ShemwellAge: 80 years1890–1971
- Name
- Rudy Scott Shemwell
- Given names
- Rudy Scott
- Surname
- Shemwell
 Birth | February 15, 1890 27 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Ethel Shemwell January 19, 1892 (Age 23 months) Note: Stone says 1891 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Allen P Nance January 22, 1893 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Gladys Shemwell April 29, 1894 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel Shemwell September 28, 1896 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bethel Shemwell July 26, 1898 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Raffie Matilda “Roxie” Shemwell February 10, 1902 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 14 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Birth of a sister | Lois Neville Shemwell January 14, 1907 (Age 16 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Marriage | Rhoda Caroline Holmes — View this family June 10, 1917 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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/ |
| Military service | Batt. E, 327th Field Artillery between May 24, 1918 and February 20, 1919 (Age 28 years)Note: European Theatre between September 8, 1918 and February 4, 1919 |
| Birth of a son #1 | J Howard Shemwell June 9, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | Peter Pinkney Shemwell August 10, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | J Howard Shemwell October 17, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Vernon Dale Shemwell December 13, 1924 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance January 22, 1929 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 40 years) |
| Death of a wife | Rhoda Caroline Holmes August 10, 1938 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage | Lola May Myrick — View this family September 19, 1943 (Age 53 years) |
 Occupation | Farmer 1943 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a son | Vernon Dale Shemwell May 6, 1945 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 59 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 sister | Hattie Shemwell September 27, 1965 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Bethel Shemwell December 11, 1968 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a sister | Gladys Shemwell January 15, 1970 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 | February 2, 1971 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Level United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Peter Pinkney Shemwell Birth: July 10, 1862 42 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1920 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Veronica Ann “Kittie” Nance Birth: January 31, 1864 45 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 22, 1929 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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Marriage: December 22, 1886 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Hattie Shemwell Birth: May 22, 1888 25 24 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 27, 1965 |
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21 months himself |
Rudy Scott Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1890 27 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1971 — Kentucky, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Ethel Shemwell Birth: January 19, 1892 29 27 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1896 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Gladys Shemwell Birth: April 29, 1894 31 30 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 15, 1970 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Bethel Shemwell Birth: July 26, 1898 36 34 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: December 11, 1968 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Raffie Matilda “Roxie” Shemwell Birth: February 10, 1902 39 38 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1982 |
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5 years younger sister |
Lois Neville Shemwell Birth: January 14, 1907 44 42 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1981 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Rhoda Caroline Holmes |
| himself |
Rudy Scott Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1890 27 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1971 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Rhoda Caroline Holmes Birth: April 3, 1892 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 1938 |
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Marriage: June 10, 1917 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
J Howard Shemwell Birth: June 9, 1920 30 28 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 17, 1920 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years son |
Vernon Dale Shemwell Birth: December 13, 1924 34 32 Death: May 6, 1945 |
| Family with Lola May Myrick |
| himself |
Rudy Scott Shemwell Birth: February 15, 1890 27 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 2, 1971 — Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lola May Myrick Birth: about 1887 Death: 1983 |
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Marriage: September 19, 1943 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
Rudy Scott Shemwell has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (26)
Parents Pleasant Greenberry Shemwell + Martha Angeline Lyles
Parents Joseph Brooks “Boots” Lyles + Nancy Adeline Shemwell
Parents Dr. James Buchanan Shemwell + Luella Bell
Parents Alexander Lee Riley + Madora E “Dora” Shemwell
Parents Judge Robert Lee Shemwell + Wilhelmina Queen “Willie” Bourland
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Peter Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Peter Pinkney Shemwell - Household
Marshall, Kentucky
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| Military service | European Theatre between September 8, 1918 and February 4, 1919 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Rudy Scott Shemwell - Household
Civil District 4 Oak Level, Marshall Ky.
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| Marriage | Robert R.-Sarah E. Treadway-Witness
Rev. W.R. Lovett-Minister |